Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy Manga Gets Serialization Starting July 16

The serialization confirms that Kodansha's Young Magazine US reader poll is producing actual series launches, with The Knight of Blasphemy following The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers as the second winner to begin serialization.

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Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy Manga Gets Serialization Starting July 16

Ray Kindo's one-shot manga The Knight of Blasphemy, originally published in Kodansha's special Young Magazine US English issue in August 2025, will begin serialization in the August issue of Monthly Young Magazine on July 16. The series will also launch simultaneously on Kodansha's K MANGA app. The one-shot ranked third in a reader poll whose top five winners are guaranteed serialization.

Ray Kindo's one-shot The Knight of Blasphemy, published in Kodansha's special Young Magazine US English issue last August, will become a serialized series starting July 16. The August issue of Monthly Young Magazine will carry the first chapter, and the series will also launch on Kodansha's K MANGA app the same day. Kindo announced the simultaneous release on X.

The one-shot ranked third in a reader poll whose top five finishers are guaranteed serialization in Japan's Monthly Young Magazine or YanMaga Web, with simultaneous English releases on K MANGA. The first winner to begin serialization, Daisuke Itabashi's The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers, started in Monthly Young Magazine in December. Kodansha also plans to select four additional works from the poll, prioritizing talent and impact over vote rank alone.

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