Kohei Horikoshi, creator of My Hero Academia, is returning to Weekly Shonen Jump with a new horror one-shot titled Warawanaide yo, Shijima-san (Don't Laugh at Me, Shijima), set for the magazine's combined 37th and 38th issue on sale in Japan on August 10. This is his first Jump manga since My Hero Academia concluded in August 2024.
Kohei Horikoshi's return to Weekly Shonen Jump comes with a 61-page one-shot titled Warawanaide yo, Shijima-san (Don't Laugh at Me, Shijima), described as a "boy-meets-girl horror" manga. It appears in the magazine's combined 37th and 38th issue, on sale in Japan on August 10. Shueisha released a color illustration of the protagonists alongside the announcement. The one-shot is his first manga in the magazine since My Hero Academia concluded in August 2024 after a decade-long serialization.
Horikoshi's interest in horror was stated during the final arc of My Hero Academia, where he wrote he had "a small desire to draw a horror manga." After the series' final volume shipped in December 2024, he said he planned to start a new manga "as soon as I possibly can." The one-shot follows a pattern in his career: My Hero Academia itself originated from his 2008 pilot one-shot My Hero, and his one-shots have previously expanded into serialized works.
Meanwhile, the My Hero Academia franchise continues its 10th anniversary activities. A special video titled 'PLUS ULTRA MOVIE "You Can Be a Hero"' traces Izuku Midoriya's journey from his childhood encounter with All Might to becoming the greatest hero, set to the track 'You Say Run,' with new animation cuts created for the project. The anniversary screening series, Character Matchup Famous Episode Screenings, has announced sessions focusing on Midoriya and Bakugo on August 1 and Midoriya and Shigaraki on August 2, both with stage greetings from voice actors. The events also screen the short anime I Am a Hero Too, based on a one-shot manga by Horikoshi from the fanbook My Hero Academia Ultra Age.
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Studio Bones president Masahiko Minami said the studio would be eager to adapt Kohei Horikoshi's horror one-shot Don't Laugh, Shijima-San if the opportunity arises. Minami, speaking at Otakon 2026, admitted he had not known about the manga until the interview. The one-shot ran in Weekly Shonen Jump on Aug 10.
Kohei Horikoshi, the creator of My Hero Academia, is returning to Weekly Shonen Jump with a new one-shot manga titled Warawanaide yo, Shijima-san (Don't Laugh at Me, Shijima). The 61-page story is described as a "boy-meets-girl horror" manga and will appear in the magazine's combined 37th and 38th issue, which goes on sale in Japan on August 10. Shueisha released a color illustration of the story's protagonists alongside the announcement. The one-shot marks Horikoshi's first manga published in Weekly Shonen Jump since My Hero Academia concluded in August 2024 after a decade-long serialization. During the final arc of My Hero Academia, Horikoshi wrote that he had "a small desire to draw a horror manga," and after the series' final volume shipped in December 2024, he stated he planned to start a new manga "as soon as I possibly can." The same issue of Weekly Shonen Jump will also include a feature celebrating the 50th anniversary of Osamu Akimoto's KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops, with horror novelist Settsu supervising a special article and an illustrated card drawn by Akimoto as a bonus.
A special video titled 'PLUS ULTRA MOVIE "You Can Be a Hero"' has been released for the My Hero Academia anime's 10th anniversary. The video traces Izuku Midoriya's journey from his childhood encounter with All Might to becoming the greatest hero, set to the iconic track 'You Say Run.' New animation cuts were created for the project.
The organizers of the My Hero Academia 10th anniversary screening series have announced the second and third sessions of the Character Matchup Famous Episode Screenings. The second session, on August 1, focuses on Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo. The third session, on August 2, focuses on Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki. Both sessions will include stage greetings with voice actors. Daiki Yamashita (Midoriya) will appear at both, joined by Nobuhiko Okamoto (Bakugo) on August 1 and Kouki Uchiyama (Shigaraki) on August 2. The events will also screen the short anime I Am a Hero Too, based on a one-shot manga by Kohei Horikoshi from the fanbook My Hero Academia Ultra Age. The short follows a high school-aged Eri visiting UA. It premieres at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles in July, then screens at the August 1 and 2 events, and streams on various platforms from August 3. The first session, held May 16, covered Ochaco Uraraka and Himiko Toga.