Tsurushima is the new artist on Manchuria Opium Squad, taking over the series' art after the death of Shikako. The manga resumed serialization in Weekly Young Magazine's 45th issue, shipping October 5, with chapter 217 onward drawn by Tsurushima.
Tsurushima's introduction to Manchuria Opium Squad came as a successor rather than a debut. Weekly Young Magazine announced that the manga, written by Tsukasa Monma and previously drawn by the late Shikako, would resume in its 45th issue, shipping October 5. Tsurushima, formerly an assistant on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom, was named as the artist continuing the series.
The handover is handled in stages. Chapter 216 runs 12 pages, shorter than the planned 16. Shikako completed 11 pages, writer Tsukasa Monma arranged the 12th, and assistants drew the background. Chapter 217 onward is drawn by Tsurushima. The same announcement confirmed an anime adaptation, so the story will continue in a weekly magazine under a new artist while an anime is developed.
Coverage settled on the same set of facts from two angles: the resumption date and issue number, and the chapter-by-chapter division of labor. The succession came from within the Kingdom assistant circle that Shikako had asked to carry the artwork. The anime will be built on a series whose remaining run is drawn by Tsurushima, not by the artist who defined it.
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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.