{"rewrite":{"id":"r_edd43477be309b059dc8f448","clusterId":"c_80cfc2db4ec55ee074b411fc","slug":"manchuria-opium-squad-manga-gets-anime-resumes-with-new-artist","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Manchuria Opium Squad Manga Gets Anime, Resumes With New Artist","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"The adaptation announcement is folded into the manga's own continuation, so the anime will be built on a series whose art has changed hands and whose remaining run is being drawn by someone other than the artist who defined it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe magazine\u0026#39;s Monday issue carried the adaptation announcement alongside the series\u0026#39; return to serialization. Shikako died on November 8, 2025 from choroidal melanoma, and had wanted someone to complete the manga; the Weekly Young Magazine staff said at the time they would respect that wish.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 216 runs 12 pages, short of the 16 originally planned. Shikako completed 11 pages before their death. Monma arranged the 12th page, which has no characters, and assistants who had supported Shikako drew the background. From chapter 217, Tsurushima takes over the art.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Manchuria Opium Squad resumes with Tsurushima, a former Kingdom assistant, drawing chapter 217 onward while chapter 216 finishes from Shikako's own pages.","twitterPost":"Manchuria Opium Squad resumes with Tsurushima, ex-Kingdom assistant, on chapter 217 onward. Chapter 216 finishes from Shikako's pages.","threadsPost":"Manchuria Opium Squad returns with Tsurushima, a former Kingdom assistant, drawing chapter 217 onward, while chapter 216 is completed from the 11 pages Shikako left behind.","newsletterBlurb":"Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced an anime adaptation of Manchuria Opium Squad, written by Tsukasa Monma with art by the late Shikako. The manga resumed in the same issue, returning with chapter 216, completed from Shikako's 11 pages, and chapter 217 onward drawn by new artist Tsurushima.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-04/manchuria-opium-squad-manga-gets-anime/.242464\",\"title\":\"Manchuria Opium Squad Manga Gets Anime\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4388,"outputTokens":590,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791134062,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T17:11:04.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T17:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T17:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_80cfc2db4ec55ee074b411fc","canonicalTitle":"News\nManchuria Opium Squad Manga Gets Anime","representativeArticleId":"a_e4c9d976f5672d4ebb0afbb3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Manchuria Opium Squad\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tsurushima\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-04T15:05:23.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-04T15:05:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T17:13:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-04/manchuria-opium-squad-manga-gets-anime/.242464","title":"News\nManchuria Opium Squad Manga Gets Anime"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Manchuria Opium Squad"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Tsurushima"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}