Shogakukan is implementing a formal hiring policy and executive salary cuts in response to the Jojin Kamen scandal, while continuing to publish new manga across its labels, including a new web label and Patlabor one-shots.
Shogakukan spent August 2026 responding to the Jojin Kamen scandal on its Manga ONE app. A third-party investigation into the editorial department and creator Shoichi Yamamoto received reports of 44 incidents of misconduct. The company announced findings on August 3, and on August 18 formalized a policy that bars commissioning or maintaining ties with creators found guilty of severe human rights violations, including sexual assault and abuse. The policy adds human rights clauses to future contracts, involves legal and administrative departments in decisions, and disciplines employees involved. President Nobuhiro Oga will take a 50% pay cut for three months, with other executives returning 20% to 30% of their salaries.
Alongside the scandal response, Shogakukan continued its regular publishing activity. On August 17, a new web manga label called MANGABU! launched with 15 series, headed by former Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Masahiko Ibaraki and former Monthly IKKI editor-in-chief Hideki Egami. The label is operated by FaMH Entertainment, a subsidiary of Fam Group established in May 2025. The same week, the sequel to Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple released its first collected volume, and the original series went on sale on Kindle. Masami Yuki published a second new Patlabor one-shot in Weekly Big Comic Spirits, following his first new one-shot in May, his first work on the franchise since the original series ended in 1994.
Other Manga ONE titles saw changes. Battle in 5 Seconds went on hiatus as author Miyakokasiwa treats depression, and Chogen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru ended its short serialization. The publisher's response to the scandal and its ongoing slate of releases define its current position.
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Shogakukan opened pre-orders on September 9 for a three-item Monster Hunter collaboration with down manufacturer NANGA, produced by the outdoor magazine BE-PAL. The lineup includes a Palico Gaming Sleeping Bag priced at 85,800 yen, a Raging Rajang Down Jacket at 59,400 yen, and an Eco Hybrid Rathalos / Windward Plains T-shirt at 8,250 yen per color. The sleeping bag and jacket ship around January 2027.
The Hotel Inhumans anime revealed its second season key visual, trailer, and theme song artists on Tuesday. GAN, the solo project of Takanori Iwata, performs the opening theme "Rasen" (Spiral), and girl group Phantom Siita performs the ending theme "Sweet Pea." The season debuts October 4 on TV Tokyo at 11:45 p.m. JST, then airs on BS TV Tokyo October 5 and AT-X October 6. Director Tetsuro Amino returns at studio Bridge, with Bridge's Isle studio, established as a subsidiary in May 2025, credited for production. Shoji Yonemura writes the scripts, Shingo Fujisaki designs the characters, and Koharu composes the music. Hina Yomiya voices new concierge Shiba Kirihara, who appears in the key visual with Yusuke Kobayashi's Ikuro Hoshi and Hinano Shirahama's Sara Haizaki. GAN said "Rasen" was written for the anime as a modern hip-hop number where rap and emotional melody intersect, depicting a relationship that keeps pulling people back together. Phantom Siita said Miku Nakamura of Cö shu Nie wrote "Sweet Pea." The first season aired July to September 2025, and Ao Tajima's manga ended with its 12th volume in September 2025.
The October issue of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine announced that manga creator Nao Maita will launch a new manga in the magazine's February 2027 issue on December 28. The announcement did not reveal the manga's title or other details. The same issue published the final chapter of Maita's Shining! manga.
Mami Tsumura will launch a new manga titled Tanosuke no Kawazanyō (Tanosuke's Overly Optimistic Estimation) in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine's 19th issue on September 11, announced the magazine's 18th issue on Friday. Tsumura is the author of Kotaro Lives Alone, which ended in June 2023 after a decade-long run.
Shogakukan formalized a policy to stop commissioning or maintaining ties with creators found guilty of severe human rights violations, including sexual assault and abuse, following the Jojin Kamen scandal on its Manga ONE app. The publisher will add human rights clauses to future contracts, involve legal and administrative departments in decisions, and discipline employees involved. President Nobuhiro Oga will take a 50% pay cut for three months, with other executives returning 20% to 30% of their salaries.
The Kindle Store is discounting Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, with volumes 1 through 10 at 70 percent off and volumes 11 through 30 at 50 percent off. The sequel, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple 2 - Master Arc, is serializing on Sunday Webry, and its first volume released on August 18.
A new web manga label called MANGABU! launched on August 17, 2026, operated by FaMH Entertainment. The label is headed by Masahiko Ibaraki, former editor-in-chief of Weekly Shonen Jump and the first editor-in-chief of Jump Square, and Hideki Egami, former editor-in-chief of Monthly IKKI. The label's catchphrase is "After school isn't over yet," and it aims to publish a wide range of genres without restrictions. At launch, 15 series began serialization simultaneously, including "Bakudanhan no Musume," a comic adaptation of Aki Kajiwara's nonfiction novel by Matsu Karasume; "Times Tetepamu" by Mai Inoue; "Kome to Hana to, Awai to." by Daisuke Higuchi; and "IRUKA" by Kizu. The lineup spans suspense, romance, human drama, and comedy. The label positions itself as a place where creators, readers, and editors can enjoy manga like a club activity. FaMH Entertainment was established in May 2025 as a subsidiary of Fam Group, with Hiroyuki Kondo of Mash Group serving as chairman.
Shogakukan revealed on August 3 a summary of findings from a third-party investigation into its Manga ONE editorial department and involvement with manga creator Shoichi Yamamoto. The investigation received reports of 44 incidents of misconduct. The company will cut executive salaries for three months and enact five preventative measures, including a Human Rights Policy and Committee.
Shogakukan's Manga ONE app announced that Miyakokasiwa's Battle in 5 Seconds manga is going on hiatus. The author said poor health made drawing difficult by June, and medical exams led to a depression diagnosis. Miyakokasiwa is pausing to focus on treatment and recovery, thanking readers as the series reaches its 11th anniversary.
Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comic website published the final chapter of Makoto Fukami and Shusaku Namikawa's Chogen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru manga. The final chapter will be free to read on August 22. The manga, an adaptation of the board game by Creatures, launched on March 28.
Weekly Big Comic Spirits announced that Masami Yuki will publish a second new Patlabor one-shot story in the magazine's next issue on August 17. The issue will also include a joint interview between Yuki and producer Nobuyuki Sakuma, a collaborative manga with Yuhiro Tsujitsugu, and a manga panel sticker bonus.
Masami Yūki, the original manga artist of the Patlabor franchise, will publish a new one-shot story in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits on May 18. The one-shot marks Yūki's first Patlabor manga work since the original series ended in 1994.