Matoba Launches New Fantasy Manga 'Eden no Tō' in August
matoba returns to Monthly Shonen Gangan with a new fantasy series after concluding his previous hit 'Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included' in 2025.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The August issue of Monthly Shonen Gangan announced that manga creator matoba will launch a new series titled 'Eden no Tō: Luluchikakunia to Tō no Meikyū' in the magazine's next issue on August 12. The manga is described as a 'girl meets girl x apocalypse world' story set in a fantasy world without heroes or demon lords, where girls explore labyrinthine dungeons. matoba previously created 'Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included' and 'As Miss Beelzebub Likes.'
matoba's new series will debut in the September issue of Monthly Shonen Gangan on August 12, 2026, with a color opening page and a front cover feature. The magazine describes the story as a 'girl meets girl x apocalypse world' set in a fantasy realm without heroes or demon lords, where girls venture into labyrinthine dungeons. matoba previously created Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included, which ran from 2020 to 2025 and received a television anime adaptation in 2025. His earlier work As Miss Beelzebub Likes also ran in the same magazine and was adapted into an anime in 2018.
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- Anime News Network News Manga Creator matoba Launches New Fantasy Series on August 12