The Kemono Jihen manga is set to end in its 26th volume, with the 25th volume released and the series having run since December 2016. A stage play adaptation, subtitled Tokyo Arc, is scheduled for a limited Tokyo run in September.
Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen manga is approaching its conclusion. The 25th volume, published on Tuesday, carried the announcement that the series will end in the next volume. Aimoto launched the manga in Jump SQ. in December 2016, and Shueisha has published the compiled volumes. Seven Seas Entertainment handles the English release.
Before the manga's end was confirmed, the series received a live-action stage play adaptation. The play, subtitled Tokyo Arc, revealed its full cast in June. Sōshō Tomimoto plays Kabane Kusaka, and Shūhei Izumi plays Kohachi Inugami. The production is directed by Nobuhiro Mōri with a screenplay by Chong Gwangsong.
The stage play runs September 17-27 at Theater H in Tokyo. The manga's final volume will follow, closing a series that began in 2016 and has run for a decade.
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- manga going on hiatus · 2026-08-28
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- series will end in the next volume · 2026-08-06
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- manga · November issue on October 2 · 2026-08-28
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- manga · 2026-08-06 · Japan · 2026-08-06
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- live_action · September 17-27, 2026 · Tokyo · 2026-06-03
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- The 25th compiled volume, shipped August 4, revealed the series will end in the next volume. · 2026-08-28
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- Seven Seas Entertainment (English) · 2026-08-06
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Aug 28
Shō Aimoto announced on X/Twitter that her Kemono Jihen manga is going on hiatus after her brother died peacefully on August 15. The manga will not appear in the October issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on September 4, but is scheduled to return in the November issue on October 2. The 25th compiled volume, shipped August 4, revealed the series will end in the next volume.
Aug 6
The 25th volume of Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen manga announced on Tuesday that the series will end in the next volume. Aimoto launched the manga in Jump SQ. in December 2016, and Shueisha published the 25th compiled book volume on Tuesday. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English.
Jun 3
The stage play adaptation of Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen manga has revealed its full cast, with Sōshō Tomimoto playing Kabane Kusaka and Shūhei Izumi as Kohachi Inugami. The play, subtitled Tokyo Arc, runs September 17-27 at Theater H in Tokyo, directed by Nobuhiro Mōri with a screenplay by Chong Gwangsong.