Medalist is an active manga series in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon, with new merchandise and figure announcements in mid-2026.
Medalist, the figure skating manga by Tsurumaikada, is currently serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine. In June 2026, Tsurumaikada contributed an original illustration to celebrate the magazine's 40th anniversary, depicting protagonists Inori Yuitsuka and Tsukasa Akeuraji holding a 40th anniversary card. Kodansha plans to sell merchandise based on that artwork.
Later that month, a Medalist pop-up store ran from June 18 to June 30 at the Kinokuniya Shinjuku Main Store in Tokyo. The store featured newly drawn illustrations of Inori, Tsukasa, Hikaru, and Iruka in banquet attire and suits, plus deformed GraffArt goods with rain umbrellas. A purchase bonus postcard was offered for every 2,200 yen spent.
In July 2026, Dengeki Hobby Web listed Medalist among the franchises with figure debuts and re-releases at Wonder Festival 2026 Summer, with sculpts by Okiraku-dou, Būrian-Wa-Sa-Seki, Atelier ITO, and others. The event is scheduled for July 26. No other coverage of the series' plot, staff, or release schedule appears in the provided stories.
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Dengeki Hobby Web published the third installment of dealer information for Wonder Festival 2026 Summer, three weeks before the July 26 event. The roundup covers figures from KanColle, Medalist, Vigilante -My Hero Academia ILLEGALS-, Blue Archive, Uma Musume, Tsukihime, Made in Abyss, and more, with sculpts by Okiraku-dou, Būrian-Wa-Sa-Seki, Atelier ITO, and others.
A Medalist pop up store will run from June 18 to June 30, 2026, at Kinokuniya Shinjuku Main Store. Newly drawn illustrations show Inori, Tsukasa, Hikaru, and Iruka in banquet dress and suits. Deformed GraffArt goods with rain umbrellas are also available. A purchase bonus postcard is given for every 2,200 yen spent.
Medalist creator Tsurumaikada submitted an original illustration to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine. The drawing shows series protagonists Inori Yuitsuka and Tsukasa Akeuraji holding a "40th Anniversary" card. Kodansha will sell merchandise based on the artwork. Monthly Afternoon launched in December 1986 and has published major titles including Ah My Goddess, Parasyte, and Blade of the Immortal.
TheOASG Podcast reports that Shogakukan's MangaOne editorial department admitted it allowed manga creator Shoichi Yamamoto to publish under a pen name after his 2020 arrest and conviction for a sex crime. The department also hid his past from the artist drawing the series. Shogakukan later revealed that Tatsuya Matsuki, the act-age writer convicted in 2020, was also working on the service under a pen name. An investigative committee with lawyers has been formed.