Takashi Sano's Bakudan Manga Ends With 40th Chapter
The end of Bakudan closes a short but complete run for Takashi Sano's adaptation of a Katsuhiro Go novel, adding a finished title to his manga bibliography.
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The manga adaptation of Katsuhiro Go's novel Bakudan (Bomb) concluded with its 40th chapter on May 29. The series launched on Kodansha's Comic Days platform in May 2025 and ran for four compiled volumes, the last released on April 20.
The story follows a middle-aged man brought to a Tokyo police station for a minor assault. During questioning he predicts a bomb will go off in Akihabara at 10 o'clock. When the explosion occurs, he makes further predictions, pulling police into a race against time. The manga ran on Kodansha's Comic Days platform from May 2025. The fourth and final compiled volume shipped on April 20.
Sano previously drew Back When You Called Us Devils, which ended in October 2020 with 14 volumes, and Kimi ga Kemono ni Naru Mae ni, which ran from October 2021 to March 2023. Kodansha USA Publishing handles the English release of Bakudan.
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