{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b5869d9d1c45ef93fce75032","clusterId":"c_255832ea6d9567b2b1a81955","slug":"chiho-saito-s-vs-lupin-manga-ends","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Chiho Saitō's VS Lupin Manga Ends","summary":"Chiho Saitō's VS Lupin manga, based on Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin, has ended. The final chapter appeared in the summer issue of Shogakukan's Zōkan Flowers magazine on Tuesday. The manga launched in the magazine's inaugural issue in 2012 and follows the gentleman thief in early 20th century Paris. Shogakukan published seven compiled volumes, the last in 2023.","whyItMatters":"The conclusion of VS Lupin closes a long-running manga adaptation of a classic literary character that ran for over a decade in Shogakukan's Zōkan Flowers.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eShogakukan published the first compiled volume of VS Lupin in 2014 and the seventh in 2023. The manga is one of several works by Saitō, who also draws the ongoing Hi no Tsugai in Flowers magazine and ended Kaguyaden in January 2024. Saitō was part of the Be-PaPas group that developed Revolutionary Girl Utena.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Chiho Saitō's VS Lupin manga has ended after 14 years. The final chapter ran in Shogakukan's Zōkan Flowers. The series adapted Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin. Saitō continues Hi no Tsugai in Flowers.","twitterPost":"Chiho Saitō's VS Lupin manga has ended after 14 years. The final chapter ran in Shogakukan's Zōkan Flowers. The series adapted Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin. Saitō continues Hi no Tsugai in Flowers.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Chiho Saitō's VS Lupin manga concluded in the summer issue of Zōkan Flowers. The series, based on Arsène Lupin, began in 2012 and ran for seven volumes. Saitō is currently drawing Hi no Tsugai in Flowers magazine.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-14/chiho-saito-vs-lupin-manga-ends/.239585\",\"title\":\"Chiho Saitō's VS Lupin Manga Ends\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3913,"outputTokens":2618,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784073338,"createdAt":"2026-07-14T23:49:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-14T23:52:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-14T23:49:02.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_255832ea6d9567b2b1a81955","canonicalTitle":"News\nChiho Saitō's VS Lupin Manga Ends","representativeArticleId":"a_d4fe3f18dd466423ed69ba33","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"VS Lupin\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Chiho Saitō\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-14T23:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-14T23:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-14T23:52:28.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-14/chiho-saito-vs-lupin-manga-ends/.239585","title":"News\nChiho Saitō's VS Lupin Manga Ends"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["VS Lupin"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Chiho Saitō"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}