{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e873e0ed78ba5a4130dc2a3b","clusterId":"c_f8a243b770fa12208a56adc1","slug":"my-hero-academia-creator-kohei-horikoshi-returns-with-horror-one-shot","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Returns With Horror One-Shot","summary":"Kohei Horikoshi, the creator of My Hero Academia, is returning to Weekly Shonen Jump with a new one-shot manga titled Warawanaide yo, Shijima-san (Don't Laugh at Me, Shijima). The 61-page story is described as a \"boy-meets-girl horror\" manga and will appear in the magazine's combined 37th and 38th issue, which goes on sale in Japan on August 10. Shueisha released a color illustration of the story's protagonists alongside the announcement. The one-shot marks Horikoshi's first manga published in Weekly Shonen Jump since My Hero Academia concluded in August 2024 after a decade-long serialization. During the final arc of My Hero Academia, Horikoshi wrote that he had \"a small desire to draw a horror manga,\" and after the series' final volume shipped in December 2024, he stated he planned to start a new manga \"as soon as I possibly can.\" The same issue of Weekly Shonen Jump will also include a feature celebrating the 50th anniversary of Osamu Akimoto's KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops, with horror novelist Settsu supervising a special article and an illustrated card drawn by Akimoto as a bonus.","whyItMatters":"Horikoshi's history of expanding one-shots into serialized works, including My Hero Academia itself, which originated from his 2008 pilot one-shot My Hero, suggests this standalone horror story could develop into a full series.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe one-shot will feature a center color page in the magazine, and Shueisha has released a promotional illustration ahead of its debut. The story is a departure from the superhero genre Horikoshi is known for, fulfilling an interest he expressed while wrapping up My Hero Academia. \u0026#34;I have a small desire to draw a horror manga,\u0026#34; he wrote during the series\u0026#39; final arc. After the final compiled volume of My Hero Academia shipped in December 2024, he added, \u0026#34;I\u0026#39;m planning to start a new manga as soon as I possibly can.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe combined issue also carries a separate commemorative feature for the 50th anniversary of Osamu Akimoto\u0026#39;s KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops. Horror novelist Settsu, known for works including About a Certain Place in the Kinki Region and The Mouth Survey, will supervise a special KochiKame article, and Akimoto will contribute an illustrated bonus card. The announcement of the one-shot comes alongside other My Hero Academia-related activity: a short anime inspired by a story Horikoshi wrote for the My Hero Academia Fan Book: Ultra Age debuted at Anime Expo in July and will screen in Japan at the \u0026#34;Character Match Up\u0026#34; event on August 1-2, before streaming in Japan on August 3.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Horikoshi once wrote he had \"a small desire to draw a horror manga.\" That desire is now a 61-page one-shot, Warawanaide yo Shijima-san, hitting Weekly Shonen Jump on August 10.","twitterPost":"My Hero Academia ran 10 years and sold 100 million copies. Horikoshi's next move is a boy-meets-girl horror one-shot in Jump's combined 37/38 issue. First new manga since 2024.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kohei Horikoshi returns to Weekly Shonen Jump with Warawanaide yo Shijima-san, a 61-page horror one-shot arriving August 10. It is his first manga in the magazine since My Hero Academia ended in 2024, and it fulfills a genre ambition he mentioned during the series' final arc.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-29/my-hero-academia-kohei-horikoshi-writes-new-1-shot-manga/.240089\",\"title\":\"My Hero Academia's Kōhei Horikoshi Writes New 1-Shot Manga\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/my-hero-academia-creator-kohei-horikoshi-returns-with-new-one-shot-horror-manga/\",\"title\":\"My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Returns With New One-Shot Horror Manga\"},{\"source\":\"Animehunch\",\"url\":\"https://animehunch.com/my-hero-academia-creator-kohei-horikoshi-returns-with-new-horror-one-shot/\",\"title\":\"My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Returns With New Horror One-Shot\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6018,"outputTokens":1255,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785819453,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T04:42:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-04T04:42:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-04T04:42:02.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f8a243b770fa12208a56adc1","canonicalTitle":"My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Returns With New Horror One-Shot","representativeArticleId":"a_082e6b88258fa3a8793d7e27","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"My Hero Academia\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Don't Laugh, Shijima-san\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kohei Horikoshi\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-29T09:03:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-29T19:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-04T04:42:23.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-29/my-hero-academia-kohei-horikoshi-writes-new-1-shot-manga/.240089","title":"News\nMy Hero Academia's Kōhei Horikoshi Writes New 1-Shot Manga"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/my-hero-academia-creator-kohei-horikoshi-returns-with-new-one-shot-horror-manga/","title":"My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Returns With New One-Shot Horror Manga"},{"source":"Animehunch","url":"https://animehunch.com/my-hero-academia-creator-kohei-horikoshi-returns-with-new-horror-one-shot/","title":"My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Returns With New Horror One-Shot"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["My Hero Academia"],"work_titles":["Don't Laugh, Shijima-san"],"studios":[],"people":["Kohei Horikoshi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Kohei Horikoshi's new one-shot manga Warawanaide yo, Shijima-san (Don't Laugh at Me, Shijima) is a 61-page \"boy-meets-girl horror\" story.","The one-shot will be published in the combined 37th and 38th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, which goes on sale in Japan on August 10.","The one-shot is Horikoshi's first manga published in Weekly Shonen Jump since My Hero Academia concluded in August 2024.","My Hero Academia ran for ten years after debuting in 2014 and crossed 100 million copies in circulation worldwide in April 2024.","The same issue of Weekly Shonen Jump will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Osamu Akimoto's KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops with a special feature supervised by horror novelist Settsu."]}