{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d6e7e8f3c403c53adfa9cfb8","clusterId":"c_5d8f36d715e9dbc2fe58338b","slug":"manchuria-opium-squad-manga-resumes-october-5-with-new-artist-tsurushima","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Manchuria Opium Squad Manga Resumes October 5 With New Artist Tsurushima","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"The magazine is restarting a series whose artist died mid-chapter, with a successor chosen from within the Kingdom assistant circle that Shikako had asked to carry the artwork.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe series had been stalled since Shikako\u0026#39;s death, and the announcement on the manga\u0026#39;s official X account says the return depends on several parties: Shikako\u0026#39;s family, Tsurushima, writer Tsukasa Monma, the production assistants, and readers who waited. Yasuhisa Hara, whose Kingdom manga employed both Shikako and Tsurushima as assistants, shared the announcement and said Shikako had hoped an artist from Kingdom would take over the art, and he credited Tsurushima for taking it on. The manga ran on Comic Days from April 2020 to September 2021 before moving to Weekly Young Magazine that September.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Chapter 216 runs 12 pages because Shikako finished 11 and Tsukasa Monma arranged the 12th. Tsurushima takes over from Chapter 217, so the first chapter under Tsurushima's name is still not a full one of his own.","twitterPost":"Chapter 216 runs 12 pages short: Shikako finished 11, Monma arranged the 12th. Tsurushima only starts at Chapter 217.","threadsPost":"Chapter 216 runs 12 pages rather than 16. Shikako completed 11 of them, Tsukasa Monma arranged the 12th, and assistants drew the background. Tsurushima's first chapter as artist is 217, so the resumption issue arrives before Tsurushima has drawn a full installment.","newsletterBlurb":"Manchuria Opium Squad returns to Weekly Young Magazine on October 5, continuing with artist Tsurushima after the death of Shikako. The first chapter back runs 12 pages, one page fewer than planned, with Shikako having completed 11 and assistants drawing the background. Tsurushima takes over the artwork from chapter 217.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-28/manchuria-opium-squad-manga-resumes-serialization-with-new-artist-tsurushima/.242256\",\"title\":\"Manchuria Opium Squad Manga Resumes Serialization With New Artist Tsurushima\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4745,"outputTokens":635,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791088162,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T04:25:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T04:28:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:28:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5d8f36d715e9dbc2fe58338b","canonicalTitle":"News\nManchuria Opium Squad Manga Resumes Serialization With New Artist Tsurushima","representativeArticleId":"a_356da66c7427c6f50f21362e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Manchuria Opium Squad\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Shikako\",\"Tsurushima\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-28T07:48:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-28T07:48:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-28/manchuria-opium-squad-manga-resumes-serialization-with-new-artist-tsurushima/.242256","title":"News\nManchuria Opium Squad Manga Resumes Serialization With New Artist Tsurushima"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Manchuria Opium Squad"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Shikako","Tsurushima"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}