{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6d9f57672033b9a7848b22e1","clusterId":"c_8eb1d4874a85a9f92da7a867","slug":"suikoden-star-leap-manga-ends-with-final-chapter","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Suikoden Star Leap Manga Ends With Final Chapter","summary":"Aki Shimizu's manga adaptation of the Suikoden: Star Leap game ended with its final chapter in the October issue of Kadokawa's Comic Flapper magazine, released September 4. The manga launched in November 2025, following the game's story set before the first Suikoden and after Suikoden V.","whyItMatters":"The manga's conclusion arrives just over a month after the game's Japanese release, closing out the print companion to the new entry in the long-running RPG series.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe October issue of Kadokawa\u0026#39;s Comic Flapper magazine carried the final chapter of Aki Shimizu\u0026#39;s Suikoden: Star Leap manga on September 4. Shimizu launched the adaptation in November 2025, and it ran for less than a year before concluding.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manga follows the game\u0026#39;s story, which is set before the first Suikoden and after Suikoden V. It centers on the Rune of Change, one of the 27 True Runes, and a village chief\u0026#39;s son who sets out with Hisui, Shirin, and Shapur after an assault changes his village\u0026#39;s fate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKonami released the Suikoden: Star Leap game in Japan for iOS and Android on August 7. A global version is planned for PC via Steam, though no launch date has been announced outside Japan.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Aki Shimizu's Suikoden Star Leap manga ran under a year, ending with the October issue of Comic Flapper. The game it adapts remains unreleased, so the manga closes before the story it was built to promote.","twitterPost":"Aki Shimizu's Suikoden Star Leap manga ends before the game it adapts has shipped, leaving the adaptation to close on its own.","threadsPost":"Aki Shimizu's Suikoden Star Leap manga wrapped in under a year, ending with the October issue of Comic Flapper. The game it adapts is still unreleased, so the manga's finale lands before the story it was meant to promote. That timing makes the adaptation a standalone read, not a promotional tie-in.","newsletterBlurb":"Aki Shimizu's Suikoden: Star Leap manga concluded with its final chapter in the October issue of Comic Flapper, released September 4. The adaptation launched in November 2025 and follows the game's story set before the first Suikoden and after Suikoden V.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-14/suikoden-star-leap-manga-ends/.241735\",\"title\":\"Suikoden Star Leap Manga Ends\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4461,"outputTokens":579,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789423164,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T21:53:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T21:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T21:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8eb1d4874a85a9f92da7a867","canonicalTitle":"News\nSuikoden Star Leap Manga Ends","representativeArticleId":"a_b49e99a952a5532e11fed895","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Suikoden Star Leap\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Kadokawa\"],\"people\":[\"Aki Shimizu\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-14T21:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-14T21:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T21:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-14/suikoden-star-leap-manga-ends/.241735","title":"News\nSuikoden Star Leap Manga Ends"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Suikoden Star Leap"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Kadokawa"],"people":["Aki Shimizu"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}