Tōgen Anki manga volume 32 launches January 7, 2027

The manga Tōgen Anki (桃源暗鬼), by Yūrei Urushibara, will get a new volume on January 7, 2027. The announcement came from Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion, where the series has been running for years. It will be volume 32 of a story that mixes the Momotarō tale with a dark, rough edge.

The news comes with the anime's second season just out. The adaptation is currently airing the Nikkō and Kegon Falls arc, and the manga isn't falling behind: the latest chapter ran with color pages in issue 49 of the magazine.

Cover of Tōgen Anki volume 32, on sale January 7, 2027.collabo-cafe.com

A fight between comrades that changes everything

Volume 32 collects one of those moments that keeps Tōgen Anki readers glued to the page. Shiki faces Tōshū Momozono, one of the members of the "wildest generation," the elite of the Momotarō organization. The two share the same dream of a peaceful world, but their ways of understanding it clash head-on.

During the fight, Tōshū's attacks push Shiki into an uncontrolled state. Things look bad until advice from Inō gives him the clue he needs to regain control. Then Shiki transforms into his Enki form (fire demon) and finally defeats Tōshū.

After the battle, the students return to Rasetsu Academy to keep searching for an ancient document that supposedly holds the truth about demons and Momotarō. And that's where the volume cuts off, with a "however" that promises trouble.

More fronts open in the same installment

The volume doesn't stop at that duel. It also advances the fight between Reiji Hiotori, the son of a demon, and Kuruma Tōin, a member of the organization who treats demons with unsettling cruelty. Reiji falls into a trap and, just as he's about to catch Tōin, he slips away at the last second.

Meanwhile, Shiki is still at the auction house fighting Tōshū. There's a painful detail: the two understand each other, but Tōshū refuses to listen. Shiki realizes that only by showing his strength will he get Tōshū to take him seriously, and he goes all out. What he didn't expect was that this effort would be exactly what triggered his uncontrolled state.

Tōgen Anki volume 32 goes on sale in Japan on January 7, 2027, with ISBN 978-4253021852. The anime's second season airs in Nippon TV's anime slot, within the FuraAni block.