Major Shonen Jump Creator Confirms Their Series Is Ending Very Soon

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A popular manga artist publishing in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump has announced their series is heading towards its conclusion. This comes during a period of change for the magazine, which has cancelled ten different series in the last year while looking for its next big success. Several long-running stories are also naturally wrapping up, meaning readers can expect even more series to end in the coming year.

At the Jump Festa 2026 event in Japan, the creator of the Blue Box manga, Kouji Miura, announced that the series is approaching its end. While he didn’t say exactly how many chapters are left, the recent storyline has been wrapping up major plot points, suggesting the ending is near.

When Will Blue Box End?

For the past few months, it’s felt like Blue Box was nearing its conclusion. With Chinatsu Kano finishing her basketball career and graduating, many expected the story to wrap up with Taiki Inomata’s final badminton matches. And that’s been the focus – following Taiki through his last school games, alongside the resolution of several romantic storylines. Despite this, it’s been hard to believe the series might actually be ending.

Blue Box is a sweet romance story that felt like it could have continued for many more chapters. It began with Chinatsu and Taiki falling in love while pursuing their athletic dreams, and many readers hoped to see their relationship develop as they grew older, similar to other popular romance series. However, the author has indicated that the story will likely end once Taiki finishes competing and the main couples are settled, leaving little room for further exploration.

This Marks a Big 2026 for Shonen Jump

Now that Miura’s Blue Box is wrapping up, Shonen Jump is facing another potentially huge shift. Sakamoto Days by Yuto Suzuki and The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui have also hinted at upcoming endings, and with other popular series like Black Clover also concluding, 2026 is shaping up to be a year of significant changes for Shueisha.

The publisher is looking for the next generation of successful manga series to carry the magazine forward. They need to act fast, as they plan to end three long-running titles next year. While series like One Piece and a few other established Shonen Jump favorites will continue, fans can expect to see many new manga, launched in the 2020s, become more prominent. A new wave of series is on the rise.

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2025-12-22 19:14