Naoki Urasawa to Launch New Manga Series Saigo no Manga Kyōshitsu in August
The announcement marks a new original work from one of manga's most acclaimed creators, framed as a deliberate counterpoint to AI-assisted art.
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Naoki Urasawa will launch a new manga series titled Saigo no Manga Kyōshitsu in the September issue of Big Comic Original Special on August 12. The magazine teased the project as a challenge in an era of AI convenience, and Urasawa recently resumed his Asadora! manga after a hiatus.
The July issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original Special announced on Friday that Naoki Urasawa will begin a new manga series, Saigo no Manga Kyōshitsu, in the September issue on August 12. The magazine's teaser asked what challenge Urasawa is taking on in an era when AI does everything, and argued that inconvenient times produced something that sparkled because it took time to hone with two hands. Urasawa has been drawing manga since 1981. He resumed his Asadora! manga in Weekly Big Comic Spirits in March after a hiatus since July 2025. Viz Media has published his 20th Century Boys, Monster, and Pluto in English.
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- Anime News Network News Monster's Naoki Urasawa to Launch New Manga Series on August 12