This article may contain spoilers from Kagurabachi.
Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia marked its conclusion in 2024, and given the sensation that it was all over the world, its loss hadn't gone unnoticed. From fans to the publisher itself, everyone feels the loss of My Hero Academia. Fans absolutely loved My Hero Academia for what it offered as a story, especially when it comes to long-running manga series, and for Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine, it was a pillar that stood alongside One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen. The fact that Jujutsu Kaisen ended with it made the magazine shakier than ever before, in dire need of new replacements.
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However, a year after the end of My Hero Academia, it can be said that new exciting manga have successfully managed to fill in the hole left behind by My Hero Academia, and that they hold a ton of potential. The biggest new Shonen Jump manga this year is, undoubtedly, Kagurabachi, and its recent volume sales go on to prove that. Kagurabachi released its newest volume very recently, alongside some other big Jump hits, and it is safe to say that it crushed all competitors. It is safe to say that Japan has officially found its perfect replacement for My Hero Academia as one of the three pillars of Shonen Jump.
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Kagurabachi Volume 9 Dominates In Sales
- Kagurabachi has almost 150k sales for the latest volume
- It beat popular manga like Sakamoto Days and Blue Box
Kagurabachi has been dominating when it comes to new manga releases in Japan. Although the series endured a shaky start, it has since strengthened itself, both in terms of popularity among the fans online, as well as sales.
Every morning, I wake up with fresh hatred in my heart. — Chihiro, Kagurabachi
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Kagurabachi recently revealed its 9th volume, and it was released alongside some other major hits for Shonen Jump, such as Blue Box, Ichi the Witch, Sakamoto Days, and even Elusive Samurai. While Kagurabachi dropped Volume 9, Blue Box released Volume 22, Sakamoto Days revealed Volume 24, Ichi the Witch released Volume 5, and finally Elusive Samurai saw the release of its 22nd volume. Clearly, there were big hits in the lineup. Needless to say, Kagurabachi beat all the competition.
In the first month of its release, Kagurabachi managed almost 150k copies, with the official number being 141,441 sales in Japan. To put that into comparison, Blue Box was second with 123k sales, despite having an anime adaptation.
Kagurabachi Will Get An Anime Soon
It Will Get A Big Boost In Popularity
As fans know very well, Kagurabachi is dominating Jump in many ways without even having an anime adaptation. It is still relatively small and fans know that it'll only get bigger once the anime for it officially drops. The plan is for Kagurabachi anime to officially hit in 2026, and it'll surely be one of the most popular anime out there.
Provided the anime adaptation is handled well, Kagurabachi will get a massive boost in sales, and it'll officially solidify itself as one of the new pillars of Shonen Jump, alongside One Piece. The next in line appears to be Ichi the Witch, although it is still relatively newer and will take some more time to get an anime.
Fans of Kagurabachi should be delighted with the progress that the manga has made. At one point, the manga was in the conversation about being the next one to get the famous axe at Shonen Jump, but now, it's one of the biggest and most exciting new series. Fans can only hope that the progress continues.
The My Hero Academia manga concluded with 431 chapters for fans to read. All these chapters can be found on Manga Plus. Kagurabachi is currently being serialized in WSJ, and fans can read all the latest chapters on MangaPlus every week.
- Release Date
- 2016 - 2025-00-00
- Network
- TBS, MBS, Nippon TV
- Directors
- Shouji Ikeno, Tsuyoshi Tobita, Ikuro Sato, Takudai Kakuchi, Masashi Abe, Tetsuya Miyanishi, Kazuma Komatsu, Yoshifumi Sasahara, Masayuki Otsuki, Daisuke Tsukushi, Takayuki Yamamoto, Yohei Fukui, Takuro Tsukada, Masatoyo Takada, Naomi Nakayama, Sayaka Morikawa, Takanori Yano
Cast
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Daiki YamashitaIzuku Midoriya (voice) -
Kaito IshikawaManga Fukidashi (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
- Studio
- Bones
- Creator
- Kōhei Horikoshi
- Streaming Service(s)
- Hulu, Crunchyroll
