{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a30f646d33a849408e2a150e","clusterId":"c_60e3fcf761919fed6342c719","slug":"dungeon-friends-forever-manga-will-end-with-its-8th-volume","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Dungeon Friends Forever Manga Will End With Its 8th Volume","summary":"Kadokawa lists the eighth compiled volume of Yasuhisa Kuma's Dungeon Friends Forever as the series' final volume, shipping November 20. The romantic comedy follows adventurer Van and his childhood friend Ryuka, a dragon who runs a dungeon. Kuma launched the manga in Monthly Comic Alive in January 2022, and Kadokawa published volume seven in November 2025. Seven Seas Entertainment releases the series in English, with volume seven due physically on October 27.","whyItMatters":"The ending lands while Seven Seas is still one volume behind Kadokawa, so English readers will finish the series only after the eighth Japanese volume arrives.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eA November 20 ship date for volume eight closes the series in Japan. That gives the manga a run of eight collected volumes, which began when Kuma launched it in Monthly Comic Alive in January 2022.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish readers are further back. Seven Seas publishes Dungeon Friends Forever physically and digitally, and its physical edition of volume seven arrives October 27. The story follows Van, an adventurer, and Ryuka, a dragon and the boss of a dungeon, whose childhood friendship carries into adulthood.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Seven Seas still has Dungeon Friends Forever volume seven on the schedule for October 27, and volume eight has not shipped in Japan yet. The English release will finish about a year behind the Japanese one.","twitterPost":"Seven Seas is still two volumes behind: Dungeon Friends Forever volume seven ships in English on October 27, while Kadokawa's volume eight, the last, arrives November 20.","threadsPost":"Seven Seas still has Dungeon Friends Forever volume seven on the English schedule for October 27. Kadokawa's volume eight, the last one, ships November 20. The English release finishes roughly a year after the Japanese one, so readers on the Seven Seas run get the ending on delay.","newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa is listing volume eight of Yasuhisa Kuma's Dungeon Friends Forever as the final volume, shipping November 20. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the series in English and has volume seven due physically on October 27, one volume behind the Japanese release. Kuma launched the manga in Monthly Comic Alive in January 2022.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-28/dungeon-friends-forever-manga-ends-with-8th-volume/.242236\",\"title\":\"Dungeon Friends Forever Manga Ends With 8th Volume\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4195,"outputTokens":541,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791088169,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T04:26:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T04:28:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:28:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_60e3fcf761919fed6342c719","canonicalTitle":"News\nDungeon Friends Forever Manga Ends With 8th Volume","representativeArticleId":"a_e2cc91724efe15504e62a7f5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Dungeon Friends Forever\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-28T12:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-28T12:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:28:22.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-28/dungeon-friends-forever-manga-ends-with-8th-volume/.242236","title":"News\nDungeon Friends Forever Manga Ends With 8th Volume"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Dungeon Friends Forever"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}