The popular manga Jujutsu Kaisen (author: Gege Akutami) will conclude in the 44th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, set to release on September 30th, as announced recently by Shueisha. With only five chapters remaining, the series will bring an end to its six-and-a-half-year history since it started in March 2018. As a result, ONE PIECE, which has been running for 27 years, will be the only long-running series left in Jump, with 18 out of the 19 serialized works having been running for five years or less after Jujutsu Kaisen ends.

Currently, 20 works are serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, with ONE PIECE, which started in 1997, being the longest at 27 years. Earlier this month, My Hero Academia wrapped up its 10-year history, leaving ONE PIECE as the only series surpassing the 10-year mark.

The main long-running series after ONE PIECE include Jujutsu Kaisen (2018), Mission: Yozakura Family (2019), Undead Unluck (2020), Me & Roboco (2020), SAKAMOTO DAYS (2020), The Elusive Samurai (2021), WITCH WATCH (2021), and Blue Box (2021), all of which have been adapted into anime (including works set to air soon).

Out of the 20 serialized works, 9 have been adapted into anime, while the remaining 11, which started between 2022 and 2024, have not yet received anime adaptations. However, titles like Akane-banashi, Kill Blue, The Exorcist of the Nue Clan, and Kagurabachi have been nominated for manga awards and received high praise internationally.

With the conclusion of Jujutsu Kaisen this September, marking the end of its six-and-a-half-year run, Mission: Yozakura Family, which will soon reach its fifth anniversary, will be the next longest-running series in Weekly Shonen Jump. Among the series that began in 2019, Mission: Yozakura Family stands alone, followed by Undead Unluck, which started in 2020. A total of 18 series, all serialized for five years or less, are currently holding down the fort in Weekly Shonen Jump.

Starting from the next issue, set to release on October 7th after Jujutsu Kaisen ends, the latest chapter of HUNTER×HUNTER, which began serialization in 1998, will be published for the first time in a year and nine months. However, as the Jump editorial team announced that the series will not continue in a weekly format, it is difficult to count it among the regularly serialized works.

Although ONE PIECE remains a long-running series, its creator, Eiichiro Oda, stated in 2019 that the story would end in five years, making this year the fifth since that announcement. However, considering the schedule shifts, such as a one-month break, it is unlikely that the series will conclude this year, although the story has already entered its final chapter.

As the end of ONE PIECE draws near and with no other long-running series in Weekly Shonen Jump, the magazine is undoubtedly facing a turning point, and attention is now focused on the works that will continue to support Jump in the future.

In May of this year, Shueisha introduced Kagurabachi as “a series with the most momentum in Weekly Shonen Jump right now,” citing its worldwide success as the first chapter of Kagurabachi reached the top spot in global views within a week of its serialization (September 2023, English edition) on the multi-language manga app and web service, MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA. They explained, “As of April 2024, it has surpassed 99 million page views, and its momentum is unstoppable, both domestically and internationally.” Despite the upcoming conclusions of ONE PIECE and Jujutsu Kaisen, it seems likely that Jump will soon see another hit series emerge.

Source : ORICON NEWS