{"rewrite":{"id":"r_46d71d14c6fbe0af09f7a484","clusterId":"c_8ca2c4f33ef8f1d5c6aae259","slug":"shinobu-ohtaka-s-geek-and-crown-launches-in-magazine-pocket-on-october-27","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Shinobu Ohtaka's Geek and Crown Launches in Magazine Pocket on October 27","summary":"Magazine Pocket's official X account announced that Shinobu Ohtaka, creator of Magi and Orient, will launch a new manga titled Geek and Crown (Geekrown) on October 27. The announcement teases a story about a treasonous military officer caught in a succession crisis. Ohtaka's Orient ran in Weekly Shonen Magazine from May 2018, moved to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine in February 2021, and ended in October 2024 with 22 compiled volumes.","whyItMatters":"Ohtaka's move to Magazine Pocket puts a veteran shonen author on Kodansha's app-first platform, where the announcement itself frames the hook around a single figure: the officer who betrays the crown.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eShinobu Ohtaka\u0026#39;s next serial arrives on October 27, published through Kodansha\u0026#39;s Magazine Pocket app rather than a print magazine. The announcement post describes the premise in one line: a military officer whose treason surfaces during a fight over the throne.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOhtaka\u0026#39;s Orient ended in October 2024, and Kodansha shipped its 22nd and final volume that November. Kodansha USA Publishing handles the English edition and released volume 20 on April 14. An anime adaptation aired in two cours, the first in January 2022 and the second on TV Tokyo in July 2022, with Crunchyroll streaming both.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shinobu Ohtaka (Magi, Orient) launches Geek and Crown in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket on October 27. The teaser: a treasonous military officer in the middle of a succession crisis.","twitterPost":"Shinobu Ohtaka (Magi, Orient) launches Geek and Crown in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket on October 27. The teaser: a treasonous military officer caught in a succession crisis.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Shinobu Ohtaka will launch Geek and Crown in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app on October 27, with a premise built around a treasonous military officer during a succession crisis. It follows Orient, which ended in October 2024 and closed at 22 volumes, with Kodansha USA Publishing handling the English release.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-21/orient-shinobu-ohtaka-launches-new-manga/.243047\",\"title\":\"Orient's Shinobu Ohtaka Launches New Manga\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4357,"outputTokens":605,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792589840,"createdAt":"2026-10-21T13:33:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T13:36:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T13:36:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8ca2c4f33ef8f1d5c6aae259","canonicalTitle":"News\nOrient's Shinobu Ohtaka Launches New Manga","representativeArticleId":"a_3e9d2ab34728bf18d9800dc4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Geek and Crown\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Kodansha\"],\"people\":[\"Shinobu Ohtaka\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-21T12:34:42.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-21T12:34:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T13:36:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-21/orient-shinobu-ohtaka-launches-new-manga/.243047","title":"News\nOrient's Shinobu Ohtaka Launches New Manga"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Geek and Crown"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Kodansha"],"people":["Shinobu Ohtaka"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}