{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ad850d095c3afb37aa534bc7","clusterId":"c_bc25cafe117c103f3fcc5ea6","slug":"ray-kindo-s-the-knight-of-blasphemy-manga-gets-serialization-starting-july-16","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy Manga Gets Serialization Starting July 16","summary":"Ray Kindo's one-shot manga The Knight of Blasphemy, originally published in Kodansha's special Young Magazine US English issue in August 2025, will begin serialization in the August issue of Monthly Young Magazine on July 16. The series will also launch simultaneously on Kodansha's K MANGA app. The one-shot ranked third in a reader poll whose top five winners are guaranteed serialization.","whyItMatters":"The serialization confirms that Kodansha's Young Magazine US reader poll is producing actual series launches, with The Knight of Blasphemy following The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers as the second winner to begin serialization.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRay Kindo\u0026#39;s one-shot The Knight of Blasphemy, published in Kodansha\u0026#39;s special Young Magazine US English issue last August, will become a serialized series starting July 16. The August issue of Monthly Young Magazine will carry the first chapter, and the series will also launch on Kodansha\u0026#39;s K MANGA app the same day. Kindo announced the simultaneous release on X.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe one-shot ranked third in a reader poll whose top five finishers are guaranteed serialization in Japan\u0026#39;s Monthly Young Magazine or YanMaga Web, with simultaneous English releases on K MANGA. The first winner to begin serialization, Daisuke Itabashi\u0026#39;s The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers, started in Monthly Young Magazine in December. Kodansha also plans to select four additional works from the poll, prioritizing talent and impact over vote rank alone.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy turned a reader poll win into a serialization deal. The one-shot's third-place finish among five guaranteed slots means the poll directly shaped Kodansha's slate.","twitterPost":"The Knight of Blasphemy's serialization comes from a reader poll win. Kodansha let audience votes decide which one-shots get a full run.","threadsPost":"Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy moves from one-shot to ongoing series because readers voted it into the top five of a Kodansha poll. The poll's guarantee of serialization for winners means the audience effectively greenlit the project, not an editorial board.","newsletterBlurb":"Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy, a one-shot from Kodansha's special Young Magazine US English issue, will begin serialization on July 16 in Monthly Young Magazine and on K MANGA. The series placed third in a reader poll whose top five winners are guaranteed serialization, following Daisuke Itabashi's The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers as the second winner to launch.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-22/ray-kindo-the-knight-of-blasphemy-1-shot-manga-from-young-magazine-us-starts-serialization-on-july-/.238772\",\"title\":\"Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy 1-Shot Manga from Young Magazine US Starts Serialization on July 16\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4085,"outputTokens":710,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782132990,"createdAt":"2026-06-22T12:51:26.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-22T12:55:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-22T12:55:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bc25cafe117c103f3fcc5ea6","canonicalTitle":"News\nRay Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy 1-Shot Manga from Young Magazine US Starts Serialization on July 16","representativeArticleId":"a_8eee9fb292d29a98ee88d231","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"The Knight of Blasphemy\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Ray Kindo\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-22T12:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-22T12:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-22T12:55:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-22/ray-kindo-the-knight-of-blasphemy-1-shot-manga-from-young-magazine-us-starts-serialization-on-july-/.238772","title":"News\nRay Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy 1-Shot Manga from Young Magazine US Starts Serialization on July 16"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["The Knight of Blasphemy"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Ray Kindo"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy one-shot was published in Kodansha's special Young Magazine US English issue in August 2025.","The Knight of Blasphemy will begin serialization in the August issue of Monthly Young Magazine on July 16.","The series will launch simultaneously on Kodansha's K MANGA app on July 16.","The one-shot ranked third in a reader poll whose top five winners are guaranteed serialization.","The Knight of Blasphemy is the second winner from the poll to begin serialization, following Daisuke Itabashi's The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers."]}