Manchuria Opium Squad is running again in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine with Tsurushima as artist, after the death of artist Shikako. An anime adaptation was announced alongside the manga's return.
Manchuria Opium Squad returned to Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in its 45th issue, shipping October 5, with Tsurushima as the new artist. Tsurushima previously worked as an assistant on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom. The series is written by Tsukasa Monma.
The manga had been left unfinished by the death of artist Shikako on November 8, 2025, from choroidal melanoma. Chapter 216, the chapter that picks the story back up, runs 12 pages rather than the planned 16: Shikako completed 11 pages, Monma arranged the 12th, and assistants drew the background. Chapter 217 onward is drawn by Tsurushima.
The same Monday announcement that confirmed the resumption also confirmed an anime adaptation. The adaptation is being built on a series whose original artist is gone and whose remaining chapters are being drawn by someone new to the role.
Two dates sit in the coverage: the magazine's announcement came on Monday, and the issue carrying the return ships October 5. Chapters 216 and 217 mark the handover: one completed from Shikako's pages, the next drawn entirely by Tsurushima.
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Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday that Manchuria Opium Squad, written by Tsukasa Monma with art by the late Shikako, is getting an anime adaptation. The manga also resumed serialization the same day with new artist Tsurushima, formerly an assistant on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom. It returned with two chapters: a 12-page chapter 216 completed from Shikako's 11 pages, and chapter 217 onward drawn by Tsurushima.
Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine will resume Manchuria Opium Squad in its 45th issue, shipping October 5. The manga continues with Tsurushima, successor to the late artist Shikako, who died on November 8, 2025 of choroidal melanoma. Chapter 216 runs 12 pages, shorter than the planned 16; Shikako completed 11, writer Tsukasa Monma arranged the 12th, and assistants drew the background. Chapter 217 onward is drawn by Tsurushima.