Kagurabachi will go on a short hiatus and return in Issue 30. Issue 30 will come out in Japan on June 23, 2025. [Thanks, ryokutya2089!]

The last chapter of Kagurabachi to come out in the weekly magazine was Chapter 82. That one was in the June 9, 2025 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. As for the reason behind the hiatus, it’s because mangaka Takeru Hokazono needs a break for health reasons. Though there aren’t any details or specifics, it’s likely not a serious ailment if he’s going to return at the end of the month.

Kagurabachi is a manga that started serialization in September 2023. It’s an action and fantasy series that follows Chihiro, the son of a famous swordsmith. Though he aspires to become a swordsmith in the future, his life takes a tragic turn after his father’s murder. With sword in hand, Chihiro embarks on a journey to take revenge on the killers. The manga is highly popular not only for its artwork and story, but also from Internet memes that circled around it on English social media. As of the time of writing, it’s the 9th most popular manga on Shueisha’s Mangaplus. It’s just behind Sakamoto Days and Spy x Family.

The Kagurabachi manga will go on hiatus until Issue 30 of Weekly Shonen Jump, which will come out on June 23, 2025.

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A new crossover merchandise collection pairing Spy x Family characters with Sanrio mascots will appear in Japan. Shueisha revealed the new collaboration on the Japanese official website for the Spy x Family franchise.

This crossover will pair all four of the Forger family with different Sanrio mascots. It will respectively pair Loid with Pompompurin, Yor with My Melody, Anya with Hello Kitty, and Bond with Cinnamoroll. The Anya-Hello Kitty pair will also have an additional non-chibi artwork in the overall lineup.

The new merchandise collection will be primarily available physically via pop-up stores set to appear temporarily in Tokyo (Ikebukuro), Osaka (Umeda), and Fukuoka (Tenjin) in the latter half of August 2025. Online pre-orders for the goods are also immediately available via Toho Animation Store. However, the Japanese web store only s domestic shipments without any international forwarding widget.

Here is the complete list of merchandise, along with the prices in Japanese yen:

• Anya drawstring purse - ¥2,420
• Anya & Hello Kitty mesh pouch - ¥2,420
• Clear cards - ¥660 for a random item or ¥6,600 for the complete 10-in-1 set
• Heart-shaped badges - ¥660 for a random item or ¥6,600 for the complete 10-in-1 set
• Clear file (2 designs) - ¥440 each
• Die cut sticker (5 designs) - ¥440 each
• Acrylic stand (4 designs) - ¥1,100 each
• Set of two multi clips (4 designs) - ¥1,100 each
• Hand towel - ¥880
• Mini pouch - ¥1,430
• Canvas board - ¥3,850
• Big acrylic stand of Anya & Hello Kitty - ¥1,650
• Lunch tote bag - ¥1,650
• Tote bag (2 designs) - ¥2,200 each
• Can mirror (4 designs) - ¥770 each
• Acrylic keychain - ¥990 for a random item or ¥4,950 for the complete 5-in-1 set

The Spy x Family - Sanrio Characters Pop Up Store will be available August 13-31, 2025. Online pre-orders of the merchandise are immediately available in Japan, and Toho Animation Store will ship the products domestically starting in September 2025.

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Chapter 127 of Kaiju No 8 launched worldwide, and the Japanese version of it included a note that the manga will end in two chapters on the final page. This means Chapter 129 will be the final one. Chapter 128 will debut on June 19, 2025, with MangaPlus  and Viz Media hosting it outside Japan. 

At the moment, only the version on the Shonen Jump Plus site in Japan includes the additional note stating the end is near. The translations on the MangaPlus and Viz Media sites don’t include that same notice on the final page in the English, French, or Spanish. 

The Kaiji No 8 manga run started back in July 2020. It’s at 15 volumes in Japan, with volume 14 debuting in English on September 2, 2025. It inspired both a light novel and anime adaptation, with the second season of the anime starting in July 2025. There will also be a mobile game called, appropriately enough, Kaiju No 8 The Game. That’s still on the way. 

The Kaiju No 8 manga ends with chapter 129. The anime is on Crunchyroll, with season 2 starting in July 2025. The game is in development for PCs and mobile devices.

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Shueisha announced the first volume of the manga adaptation of Metaphor: ReFantazio is now available in Japan. It is available via stores like Amazon Japan, which will ship to the US, for ¥572 (~$4). There’s no word on when or if it will release worldwide.

This first volume of the manga is 192 pages long and is only in Japanese. Since the first chapter was about 60 pages, the second 45, the third 45, and the fourth 45, it seems like the first four are the only ones that appear in print. So when the second volume debuts, it will begin with Chapter 5: The Curtain Rises. As far as the story goes, it covers from the start of the adventure to when the Tournament for the Throne begins, Will decides to enter the contest to become king, and the group starts the search for a Gauntlet Runner.

Here's how the cover of the volume looks:

It is possible to read the Metaphor: ReFantazio manga in English even though the first volume is only available in Japan at the moment. MangaPlus simulpubs the new chapters at the same time as they launch in Japan. Chapter 5 debuted worldwide on May 20, 2025. The next chapter will appear on the site on June 19, 2025. Note that this is a title where only six chapters will be available to read for free without any sort of subscription or payment. So once that update drops, it would be wise to immediately catch up so you don’t miss out once chapter 7 appears. Given the current pace of the series, that chapter will likely debut in July 2025.

The first volume of the Metaphor: ReFantazio manga is available in Japan, and the game is on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC worldwide. 

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During the May 2025 Tudum showcase, Netflix revealed the live-action version of Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece and confirmed his voice actor. He’ll be played by Mikaela Hoover. There’s also a brief trailer showing him off, during which the 2026 launch window for the second season appeared. 

The teaser video began with Chopper trying to hide behind a column. Inaki Godoy, as Monkey D. Luffy, mentioned that we can see him and told him to come out. Chopper then stepped out and introduced himself, walking down the steps as he did. He noted that the second season of the live-action adaptation will come out in 2026. After he fell down the stairs, he called for a doctor. However, at that point he brought up that he is a physician. It doesn’t note if any of his other forms will appear.

Here’s the full One Piece live-action video from Netflix showing how Chopper will look in the series.

The character is also now part of a new daily life series called Chopper's. That shows up on social media sites like Instagram and shows him as he goes through daily life and ordinary situations in the modern world.

Many of Mikaela Hoover’s performances prior to her role in One Piece involved ing roles or one-time appearances in ongoing series. For example, she was in one episode of Duster, and she played a Humanimal named Floor in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.  

This marks the fifth English voice actor for Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece, with Brina Palencia perhaps being the most recent recognizable one. Palencia portrayed him since 2000. 

The first season of the One Piece live-action adaptation is on Netflix. The anime is streaming on services like Crunchyroll and Netflix. Viz Media handles the manga outside Japan. 

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People who have been following the One Punch Man manga have to wait until July 2025 to see a new chapter, as it goes on a hiatus. Yusuke Murata, one of the mangaka artists behind the title, announced that the next One Punch Man update on the Tonari no Young Jump website is delayed until July 17, 2025, due to several unspecified circumstances.

This was not the first time One Punch Man had a hiatus, though. In March 2024, ONE and Yusuke Murata announced a long-term hiatus as they wanted to rework the manga from Chapter 240. The reworked chapters finally appeared starting from January 23, 2025.

The One Punch Man manga has been available to read for free in Japanese on Tonari no Young Jump. Prior to this hiatus announcement, ONE and Yusuke Murata regularly published new chapters on a biweekly basis. The latest chapter to date, Chapter 248, appeared on May 8, 2025.

Yusuke Murata's new announcement tweet in Japanese is also available to view right below:

One Punch Man is also available in the tankobon (standalone book) format. The latest Japanese volume available as of May 2025 is Volume 33—covering Chapters 168-171—which Shueisha published on April 4, 2025. VIZ has also been gradually providing official English releases of the manga, with the English Volume 31 slated for release on July 15, 2025.

The next chapter in the One Punch Man manga, Chapter 249, will be available in Japanese on Tonari no Young Jump on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The anime adaptation of the title will have its third season launch in October 2025 to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the first season.

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Suntory announced that characters from Shueisha and Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer will appear on the labels of drinks like Pepsi and CC Lemon in Japan. Things start in the middle of June 2025 and an official site is open, though the crossover campaign and full reveal of additional items comes on June 16, 2025. 

Here’s an official photo from social media that showed some of the Demon Slayer Suntory labels on products like Pepsi, CC Lemon, Dekavita C, Natchan, and Pop Melon Soda. In each case, it looks like there are two variants per drink. One type of label shows a hero, such a member of the main party or Hashira, while the other features a notable demon. The Pop Melon Soda examples show Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and the demon Gyokko on them. The first Pepsi Big Zero labels show Tanjiro Kamado and Muzan Kibutsuji on them. On the front of the Pepsi Lemon Big Zero are Zenitsu Agatsuma and the demon Daki. The first two CC Lemon bottles show Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui and Gyutaro, and the second two show Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku and Akaza. Dekavita C bottles in the example feature Inosuke Hashibira and Enmu. Finally, the Natchan bottles shown had Nezuko Kamado and Rui.

This is how that first example looks:

These are only confirmed for Japan. However, if you have an Asian grocery story near you, there is always a chance that the CC Lemon, Natchan, or other Suntory products imported will be the ones that feature those crossover labels and designs. For example, I saw the CC Lemon bottles with Splatoon 3 labels at a local Japanese grocery story after their September 2024 launch in Japan.

The Demon Slayer Suntory crossover that involves characters appearing on battles of sodas like Pepsi and CC Lemon drinks like Natchan will debut in June 2025. Viz Media handles the manga outside Japan, while the anime is streaming on Crunchyroll.

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Shueisha announced that the Shonen Jump manga RuriDragon is on a break until June 15, 2025. The last new chapter to appear is 34, which launched on May 18, 2025 worldwide. It can be read for free on both MangaPlus and Viz Media at time of writing, as both offer the first three chapters and three most recent ones to read for free online.

The 34th chapter in the series deals with some recent developments that came up around chapter 33. As Ruri’s draconic traits start to come in, it means suddenly learning to deal with and control them. One of the last ones is a frost ability. This means changing the temperature around her, as well as forming ice and freezing things, it means it’s gotten quite chilly and her temperature is dropping. We get to see how she deals with the new power even further.

As for physical copies of the manga, you can find one volume of RuriDragon in print now. Viz Media released that back in January 2025. Volume 2 is expected to debut on August 5, 2025 outside Japan. It’s up to three volumes released so far in Japan, as the third covered chapters 16-24 and debuted in March 2025. 

The series proved quite popular since its debut in June 2022. So much so that there’s already a Nendoroid of the character on the way.

RuriDragon chapter 34 is available to read for free online now, and chapter 35 of the manga will appear in Shonen Jump and online on June 15, 2025. 

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Shueisha announced its new Shonen Jump manga series is called Otr of the Flame. It can be found in English on both MangaPlus and Viz Media. Only the first chapter is available now. 

Otr lives in the Forest Kingdom, which ended up under siege by the Ice Kingdom. As a result, it’s basically winter all year round. He wanted to do something to help his sister Sanna and people in his community, even though he was considered too young and perhaps unsuitable to be a warrior. So he heads to the kingdom’s fortress to act as a cook. The fortress captain Alajoki noticed something unusual when Otr breathed on the fire there to “help it last longer,” and cautioned the boy while also assuring him he’ll meet his father in Valhalla and make him proud no matter what he does. When Ice Kingdom Captain Beezbl and his forces break in, things look dire, but Otr manages to fight back and get a chance to be the hero he dreamed of by protecting the flame. 

If the art or style looks familiar, it’s because mangaka Yuki Kawaguchi is something of an established creator. Previously, he worked on The Hunter’s Guild: Red Hood, following a 14th Gold Future Cup win. However, prior to this series, the creative previously tended to work on original one-shot series. 

This is the second new Shonen Jump manga series to debut in a row. May 2025 kicked off with Magical Girl and Narco War debuting. And at the end of April 2025, Nice Prison launched. War of the Adultsand GGG also showed up for the first time in April 2025.

Otr of the Flame is now running in Shonen Jump, with the first chapter available worldwide in multiple languages. Chapter two of the series will debut on May 18, 2025. 

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Shueisha announced its newest Shonen Jump Plus manga series is Magical Girl and Narco Wars from Yu Nomiya and Meijimerou. It is available worldwide, with the English localization available via MangaPlus. The first chapter is available online to read for free. Note that this is a mature series with graphic elements, and it’s one of the darker new stories from Shueisha.

The title of Magical Girl and Narco Wars is pretty self-explanatory, as the manga follows a magical girl named Riri Hoshina who ends up helping an undercover officer named Akira Susui deal with a new drug epidemic that hit Japan. Things begin with Riri chasing down and defeating someone dealing Candy, a new drug that consists of some of the same ingredients as the treat and is packaged in that way to help slip under the radar. While undercover with the Fuyugiri Family in the Jinsei Clan, Akira attends a funeral and finds out many yakuza are being murdered in a mysterious manner by an unknown assailant. After a chance encounter, we learn that Riri is aware of him, and the two team up to go after Candy’s manufacturer and end that menace.

Shueisha frequently adds new manga series to the Shonen Jump lineup. For example, one of the last ones to appear ahead of this one was Nice Prison. As of May 5, 2025, that is the 11th most popular series in the MangaPlus “hottest” list. Another series that’s fairly new is Love is Overkill. The first volume of that just launched in Japan in May 2025. 

The first chapter of the new Shonen Jump manga Magical Girl and Narco Wars is available worldwide, and chapter 2 will debut on May 12, 2025. 

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There are new details about Dan Da Dan season 2, as GKids released a trailer ahead of the debut in movie theaters. In the US and Canada, we’ll get to see the show first on June 6, 2025, ahead of it streaming on services like Crunchyroll on July 3, 2025. 

First, there’s the one and a half minute trailer for Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye, which is the name the first three season 2 episodes are being released under when those show up in movie theaters. The video begins with the yokai Evil Eye, the antagonist of this latest arc, announcing his intentions to assault humanity now that he found a body. However, Okarun is there and takes on the Turbo Granny form to fight back. From there, we get a hint at some of the fights Momo and Okarun face at the start of the new season.

Here’s the latest trailer: 

We don’t just know the theatrical debut dates for North America. The official English social media covered four different regions. The earliest episodes will appear is on May 30, 2025, as that’s when it will show up in countries in Asia. On June 6, 2025, it will show up in North America and Australia. The European debut is a day later on June 7, 2025. 

Coincidentally, June also happens to be when the next volume of the Dan Da Dan manga will appear in English. Viz Media announced that volume 13 will launch on June 3 2025. Previously, volume 12 debuted on April 1, 2025. 

Dan Da Dan season 2 will start on July 3, 2025, though the first three episodes will appear as Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye in movie theaters in North America on June 6, 2025. The manga is released outside Japan by Viz Media.

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Shueisha announced a new manga series called Nice Prison is now available in Weekly Shonen Jump. The first chapter debuted on April 20, 2025. It’s from Tatsuya Suganuma, who hasn’t worked on too many series beyond a four-koma original just yet. It is available in English via both MangaPlus and Viz Media.

Nice Prison stars Horo Mitsuboshi, who has been a Super Model Prisoner at Nobana-shi Prison for three years. He’s used as an example to others to follow rules, stay in line, and serve their time peacefully. He “works” alongside Tera Adachi, a newly appointed guard at the prison who is following in her father’s footsteps. However, she finds all of the guards there are terrible at her job, and the prisoners are doing ridiculous things like recreating the upside-down Spider-Man kiss, blowing bubbles, treating guards like they’re dogs having hair cuts at a groomer, and doing aerial yoga. It’s then that Horo appears and everyone suddenly falls in line. 

Mitsuboshi then confirms his mom gave birth to him in prison. When he heard what happened to Nobana-shi, he decided to purposely get himself arrested and thrown in there to make it a better place. After learning what caused the facility to go downhill, Mitsuboshi and Adachi head out to face the major criminal behind the problems.

The first chapter of Nice Prison is available now, and the second chapter of the new Weekly Shonen Jump manga will debut on April 27, 2025. The first three chapters will be available for free, as will the six latest chapters according to MangaPlus. 

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The 34th JUMPMV music video will feature “Lovers” from Naruto Shippuden. It will premiere on YouTube at 7pm JST on March 28, 2025 (3am PDT/6am EDT).

“Lovers” is a song by 7!! (Seven Oops). It was the ninth opening for the Naruto Shippuden anime, running from episodes 206 to 230. You can listen to it here:

In the thumbnail for the music video, we can see an image of Sakura from the manga. According to the video description, the video will also heavily focus on her, as well as the rest of Team 7. Coincidentally or not, March 28th is also Sakura’s birthday.

The Shonen Jump channel on YouTube started ing its JUMPMV almost exactly two years ago on March 27, 2023. Naruto was one of the first manga series it made a video on, and the first one used Asian Kung-Fu Generation’s “Haruka Kanata.” Another one that came out around that time used DOES’s “Shura” for a Gintama video. Since then, Shueisha has released these videos for several other popular manga series, such as Bleach and Jujutsu Kaisen, at a pretty frequent rate.

Naruto Shippuden is readily available on streaming platforms such as Crunchyroll, and Viz Media licensed the manga for an English release.

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A new teaser trailer for the Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc revealed the release date for the film. The movie is set to appear in Japan on September 19, 2025. The is no information about an overseas release date yet.

The 30-second-long teaser prominently features Reze as well as Denji, Makima, and Aki Hayakawa. The video also featured various iconic quotes from the Reze Arc of the Chainsaw Man manga, such as Denji asking Makima if she thinks he has a heart, and Reze telling Denji that she will teach him about everything.

The teaser is only available in Japanese and you can check it out here:

Meanwhile, the Chainsaw Man manga just recently concluded the Aging Devil arc, and is starting a new arc that will seemingly involve a confrontation with the Death Devil. A longer teaser trailer for the long awaited anime movie also appeared back on December 2024, showing some of the same scenes that the recent short teaser offered and more.

The release date for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is set for September 19, 2025 in Japan. The anime series is streaming on Crunchyroll, and Viz Media handles the manga outside Japan.

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The Koisuru One Piece (known as One Piece in Love in English) spin-off manga series will be the inspiration for an original net anime adaptation. The new series will be comprised of various vertical comedy shorts, and it is set to air in Japan between April 1-5, 2025. There's no worldwide announcement yet, but the original anime it is based on streams on Crunchyroll and Netflix.

The episodes will appear on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, with 4 to 5 episodes releasing every day at 8pm JST. They will only be available in Japanese, and there is no confirmation of an English release yet. The announcement of the new anime adaptation appeared during the AnimeJapan 2025 event held between March 22-23, 2025.

Koisuru One Piece, aka One Piece in Love, is a spin-off comedy manga written by Daiki Ihara. The story follows high school students Luffy Yamamoto, Nami Koyama, and Usopp Nakatsugawa, a group of One Piece fans that form a club dedicated to the series. Each episode is a parody of the long-running manga and anime series. The manga began serialization on June 2018, and it has been in a hiatus since November 7, 2021. It is set to return on April 10, 2025.

Luffy Yamamoto is voiced by Ryosuke Kanemoto (Shiki Tohno in Melty Blood: Type Lumina,) Nami Something is voiced by Ayane Sakura (Ochako Uraraka in My Hero Academia, Yotsuba Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets,) and Usopp Nakatsugawa is voiced by Yuichi Nakamura (Bruno Bucciarati in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Louis Guiabern in Metaphor: ReFantazio.)

The Koisuru One Piece (or One Piece in Love) original net anime will start airing on April 1, 2025 from YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. The One Piece anime is available on Crunchyroll and Netflix, and the English dub of the Egghead Arc is currently airing.

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