Shonen Jump’s Spiritual Successor to Dandadan Will End Next Week

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Although Weekly Shonen Jump is incredibly popular and well-known in the manga world, not every series it publishes lasts a long time. This year alone, several titles like The Elusive Samurai, Young Gun Boarders, and Otry of the Flame have concluded. Now, another shonen series, similar in style to the popular manga Dandadan, is also ending this month with its final chapter already announced.

The manga series Aliens, Baseball, And Civilization, known for its unique blend of everyday life and extraterrestrial elements similar to Momo and Okarun, will conclude with its thirty-fourth chapter this month. Created by Teito Heji and Sai Yamagishi, the story follows Takatsugi and Niina. While it shares similarities with Dandadan in introducing aliens to a normal world, it focuses less on action, and more on character interaction. It’s a bit disappointing that the series, which also incorporates the world of baseball, is ending before its intriguing universe could be further developed.

Baseball & Aliens: A Match Made in Heaven

If you haven’t had the chance to check out Aliens, Baseball, And Civilization, here’s the official description of the series from Shonen Jump, “Indifferent student Takatsugi-kun is living an uneventful life, until he meets Niina, a girl who’s utterly obsessed with baseball. Though she seems to have nothing but baseball on her mind, Takatsugi finds himself drawn to her. Their relationship progresses smoothly…or does it? An unconventional triple-threat romantic comedy begins!” Weekly Shonen Jump hasn’t officially revealed why the series is ending, though this is nothing new, as Shueisha doesn’t normally comment on series finales.

The manga currently has thirty-four chapters, which is a good amount of content for a potential anime adaptation – it could be a short series or a full-length movie. Just because the manga is ending doesn’t rule out an anime, as we’ve seen with Super Psychic Policeman Chojo, which is scheduled to be released later this year. Hopefully, Aliens, Baseball, And Civilization will get the same opportunity!

The popular anime Dandadan is far from over! After a strong second season, a third season is already planned, and the original manga continues to be created by Yukinobu Tatsu. With over 220 chapters already published, fans can expect even more anime seasons in the future. The characters Momo and Okarun have quickly become fan favorites, and their popularity shows no signs of fading.

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2026-02-21 20:40