{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f463c05db318ba4c790c3a0d","clusterId":"c_bf6fb2e28cbd1f8fcd592030","slug":"splatoon-raiders-game-gets-manga-adaptation-in-july","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Splatoon Raiders Game Gets Manga Adaptation in July","summary":"The July issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine announced that Splatoon Raiders, a new single-player spinoff game in the Splatoon series, will receive a manga in the magazine's next issue on July 15. Sankichi Hinodeya, the writer and artist of the Splatoon and Splatoon 3: Splatlands manga, will also work on this manga. The game launches for the Switch 2 on July 23.","whyItMatters":"The manga adaptation ties the new single-player spinoff game to the existing manga continuity, with the series' regular artist returning to handle it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe manga for \u003ci\u003eSplatoon Raiders\u003c/i\u003e will debut in the next issue of \u003ci\u003eCoro Coro Comics\u003c/i\u003e on July 15, eight days before the game itself launches on the Switch 2. Sankichi Hinodeya, who has drawn the \u003ci\u003eSplatoon\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSplatoon 3: Splatlands\u003c/i\u003e manga, is writing and illustrating the new adaptation. The game puts players in the role of a mechanic traveling to the Spirhalite Islands with the Deep Cut trio. The \u003ci\u003eSplatlands\u003c/i\u003e manga has been on hiatus since April 15; Shogakukan published its eighth compiled volume on March 27. Viz Media releases the series in English.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sankichi Hinodeya, who wrote the main Splatoon manga, returns for the spinoff. The same artist handling both series means the Raiders manga launches a week before the game itself.","twitterPost":"The Splatoon Raiders manga arrives a week before the game, written by the same artist as the main series.","threadsPost":"Sankichi Hinodeya, the artist behind the main Splatoon manga, is writing the Splatoon Raiders manga. It releases a week before the game, which is unusual timing for a tie-in manga.","newsletterBlurb":"The Splatoon Raiders game is getting a manga adaptation in Coro Coro Comics on July 15. Sankichi Hinodeya, the series' regular manga artist, will handle the adaptation. The game itself launches on the Switch 2 on July 23.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-14/splatoon-raiders-game-gets-manga-on-july-15/.238510\",\"title\":\"Splatoon Raiders Game Gets Manga on July 15\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3886,"outputTokens":572,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781525401,"createdAt":"2026-06-15T12:00:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-15T12:04:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-15T12:04:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bf6fb2e28cbd1f8fcd592030","canonicalTitle":"News\nSplatoon Raiders Game Gets Manga on July 15","representativeArticleId":"a_ab69d3fd336b1932812dcf93","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Splatoon Raiders\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Splatoon\",\"Splatoon 3: Splatlands\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Sankichi Hinodeya\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-15T11:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-15T11:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-15T12:04:57.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-14/splatoon-raiders-game-gets-manga-on-july-15/.238510","title":"News\nSplatoon Raiders Game Gets Manga on July 15"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Splatoon Raiders"],"work_titles":["Splatoon","Splatoon 3: Splatlands"],"studios":[],"people":["Sankichi Hinodeya"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Splatoon Raiders manga debuts in Coro Coro Comics on July 15, eight days before the game's launch.","Sankichi Hinodeya, the writer and artist of the Splatoon and Splatoon 3: Splatlands manga, writes and illustrates the new adaptation.","The Splatoon Raiders game launches for the Switch 2 on July 23.","The game puts players in the role of a mechanic traveling to the Spirhalite Islands with the Deep Cut trio.","The Splatlands manga has been on hiatus since April 15; its eighth compiled volume was published on March 27."]}