Witch Watch ends in Shonen Jump after five years with chapter 270

Chapter 270 of Witch Watch is now published in Weekly Shonen Jump. With it, Kenta Shinohara's manga officially ends after five years of serialization and a final arc that stretched over the last year.

The ending comes after the series itself announced it would end with its next major chapter. Now it's confirmed: the story of Morihito, Nico, and the rest of the group has reached its final conclusion.

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An epilogue with a seven-year time skip

The final chapter jumps seven years into the future and shows what happened to everyone after the final battle. The group decided to keep living together until they finished school, and then each went their own way.

Morihito and Nico got married and had a son, who is nine months old in the final chapter. Morihito works as a police officer and Nico wants to dedicate herself full-time to giving advice as a witch counselor.

Kanshi took over as leader of the Tengu after his father. Keigo went abroad. Miharu is in graduate school. But the quiet life doesn't last long: the three end up showing up at Morihito and Nico's house, one after another, asking to live there again.

Kanshi is broke from bad investments. Keigo is looking for what to do after Nemu left him. Miharu wants to start his own company to get rich. The chaos that defined Witch Watch for five years returns just for the farewell.

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The changing of the guard in the magazine

The spot left by Witch Watch doesn't stay empty. In the same issue, a new series by Ryo Nakama, creator of High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, debuts, returning to the magazine after three years. The new title is Jan Is in Danger! and it looks to be another comedy with a tone similar to the one that made its author popular.

It's the first of three new series arriving in Shonen Jump during the rest of the month, part of the last wave of changes of the year. That means two other series will likely end soon. With Witch Watch already closed, five major series have said goodbye to the magazine in 2026.