{"rewrite":{"id":"r_788596291d964ea8a46b702a","clusterId":"c_0427067ba117438aa7597540","slug":"shonen-jump-manga-alien-headbutt-ends-with-chapter-16","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Shonen Jump Manga Alien Headbutt Ends With Chapter 16","summary":"Shueisha announced that Alien Headbutt, one of three new series that launched in Shonen Jump at the start of 2026, will end with its 16th chapter on May 31, 2026. The English simulpub will release the same day. Two compiled volumes are scheduled for July 3, 2026 in Japan.","whyItMatters":"Alien Headbutt is the first of Shonen Jump's three January 2026 debuts to conclude, wrapping after just four months of serialization.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAlien Headbutt, the professional-wrestling-meets-alien-invasion manga that debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in January 2026, will end with chapter 16 on May 31, 2026. Shueisha confirmed the finale date and said the English simulpub will appear the same day. The series followed wrestler Ouga Shirokiba as he returned home to Mukurojima Island after winning a world championship belt, only to find aliens had taken over. After being infected by a parasite, he set out to rescue his family. Shueisha plans to collect all 16 chapters into two volumes, both releasing in Japan on July 3, 2026. Viz Media has not announced an English release.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Alien Headbutt wraps at 16 chapters, short even by Jump's recent standard. The two-volume compilation suggests Shueisha saw enough commercial shape to package it, but not enough to extend the serial run.","twitterPost":"Alien Headbutt ends at 16 chapters with two tankobon volumes. The format says Jump gave it a full arc but no more.","threadsPost":"Alien Headbutt ends at chapter 16, collected into two volumes. That's a tight run even for a Jump series that didn't catch. The two-volume plan suggests the story had a defined arc from the start, not a cancellation mid-stream. The question for readers outside Japan is whether Viz Media picks up the volumes or the simulpub becomes the only way to read it.","newsletterBlurb":"Shueisha announced that Alien Headbutt, one of three new series that launched in Weekly Shonen Jump at the start of 2026, will end with its 16th chapter on May 31. The English simulpub releases the same day. Two compiled volumes are scheduled for July 3 in Japan.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Siliconera (Anime)\",\"url\":\"https://www.siliconera.com/shonen-jump-manga-alien-headbutt-ends/\",\"title\":\"Shonen Jump Manga Alien Headbutt Ends\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3726,"outputTokens":530,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779998496,"createdAt":"2026-05-28T20:01:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-28T20:15:37.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-28T20:15:37.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0427067ba117438aa7597540","canonicalTitle":"Shonen Jump Manga Alien Headbutt Ends","representativeArticleId":"a_461e5e8a1f3e2c0278e5c6fa","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Alien Headbutt\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-28T18:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-28T18:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-28T20:15:37.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Siliconera (Anime)","url":"https://www.siliconera.com/shonen-jump-manga-alien-headbutt-ends/","title":"Shonen Jump Manga Alien Headbutt Ends"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Alien Headbutt"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Alien Headbutt ends with chapter 16 on May 31, 2026.","The manga debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in January 2026, one of three new series that launched that month.","Two compiled volumes are scheduled for release in Japan on July 3, 2026.","The series follows wrestler Ouga Shirokiba returning to Mukurojima Island after winning a world championship, only to find aliens have taken over."]}