Kohei Horikoshi gives an official update on his new manga After My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia fans are eagerly awaiting the return of their beloved author, Kohei Horikoshi, to Weekly Shonen Jump. As fans are aware, Kohei Horikoshi finished his first major manga, My Hero Academialast year, at the end of 2024. The end of My Hero Academia didn't come as a shock to anyone, but knowing it was coming certainly didn't make it any easier to accept. While fans were devastated by My Hero Academia's finally, what's even worse was the state of Weekly Shonen Jump after Horikoshi's departure, especially as Gege Akutami left at the same time because of Jujutsu Kaisen officially ended as well.

Of course, Jump is looking for experienced manager to come backand Gege Akutami has already returned with a new short manga, called Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, which is a direct sequel to JJK. Now, Kohei Horikoshi also wants to make a comebackand fans already know that he plans to write a new series. Recently, in an interview with Hokazono of Kagurabachi, Kohei Horikoshi officially confirmed once again that he intends to draw a new manga and makes his big return to Jump.

Kohei Horikoshi confirms his return to Shonen Jump soon

Hokazono wants Horikoshi to return

• Kohei Horikoshi wants to draw a new series

• Horikoshi knows the burden of Jump

It's no surprise that after My Hero Academia, Kohei Horikoshi wants to draw a new manga series. Usually, young manga artists tend to draw more than one story, and long-running manga is not as common as one might think. For Kohei Horikoshi, who is still very young, drawing a new manga was always a given.

Initially, Horikoshi only wanted to write the story for the next manga and not illustrate it himself, but after speaking with Jump, he was persuaded to draw his own story himself. In other words, the next manga by Kohei Horikoshi will definitely be drawn and illustrated by him. Horikoshi previously mentioned that light work on the manga has begun, meaning it won't take too long for it to officially hit Jump.

In recent times, Kohei Horikoshi confirmed once again that he wants to return to Jump and draw another manga. He explained that working in Jump is a burden that few can handle and he is one of them, as a now seasoned mangaka. Here's Horikoshi's entire conversation with Kagurabachi's Hokazono in a recent interview:

Q: Horikoshi Sensei, please give a brief message to Hokazono Sensei.

Horikoshi: Hokazono-san, do you have something you want to tell me? (Laughs)

Hokazono: I do, I do. Please draw a new series soon.

Horikoshi: I want to draw one.

Hokazono: I'd be happy if more people joined me in the weekly serialization battle. (Laughs)

Horikoshi: That's because there aren't many people who can share this burden and fight. It is a very unique profession

Horikoshi's new series may come out in 2026

Horikoshi has already started planning the new manga

Given that work on it began in 2025, it is reasonable to assume that Kohei Horikoshi will make his big return with a new manga series 2026. Gege Akutami has already made his return with a new manga, Jujutsu Kaisen Moduloalthough he is not illustrating his new series. For Kohei Horikoshi, planning will probably take longer, but given recent statements, it's fair to assume it won't be long before it's officially out. Right now, Shonen Jump only has One Piece as a major manga series. It has some gems in Kagurabachi and Ichi the Witch, but Horikoshi's return is definitely needed.

The My Hero Academia manga ended with 431 chapters for fans to read. All these chapters are available on Manga Plus. Coming to the anime, this series is now airing its final season, MHA Season 8, which will consist of 12 episodes in total. The series can be seen on Crunchyroll.

Release date

April 2, 2016

Network

TBS, MBS, Nippon TV

Directors

Shouji Ikeno, Tsuyoshi Tobita, Ikuro Sato, Takudai Kakuchi, Masashi Abe, Tetsuya Miyanishi, Kazuma Komatsu, Yoshifumi Sasahara, Masayuki Otsuki, Daisuke Tsukushi, Takayuki Yamamoto, Yohei Fukui, Takuro Nayokada, Takuro Nayokada, Morikawa, Takanori Yano

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  Daiki Yamashita

  Izuku Midoriya (voice)

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  Kaito Ishikawa

  Manga Fukidashi (voice)