Shonen Jump announces 3 new series and the end of Witch Watch

Weekly Shonen Jump announced three new series for the rest of 2026, a sign that Shueisha keeps making room in the magazine. The first arrives just as Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch publishes its final chapter next week after five years of serialization.

This year the magazine has canceled or ended fewer titles than in 2025, when by this point there were already around ten cancellations. Now the closures come more from long series reaching their natural end, but with three debuts on the way, one or two more titles will likely say goodbye soon.

Familiar creators return

The first debut is Jean ga Abunai!, by Ryo Nakama, the author of High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku. That series lasted three years in the magazine since its 2020 debut and has a live-action movie on the way, so Nakama returns with some backing.

The second series arrives a week later: Gindara Uradouri Kouban no Hizuki-san, by Hitsuji Gondaira. He is the creator of Mission: Yozakura Family, which ran from 2019 to 2025 and currently has its anime airing new episodes in the fall season. Seeing him back so soon is good news for those of us who follow his work.

The third title is Tonari no Tennis-bu no Kimi to., by Shinobu Kasaya, an author with minor hits and less of a track record than the other two names. None of the three series has an official English title or confirmed date outside Japan yet.

Who could close next

With Witch Watch out of the picture, eyes are on Yuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days, which just wrapped up its final battle. There is no official confirmation of its end, but the timing fits with the cleanup the magazine seems to be doing.

What is clear is that 2026 is shaping up to be a transition year for Weekly Shonen Jump. Fewer abrupt cancellations and more endings for series that have already run their course, with creators returning to fill those spots.

What do you think of Nakama and Gondaira coming back? Do you think Sakamoto Days is next to say goodbye? Tell us in the comments.