Veteran manga creator Naoki Urasawa will begin a new series titled Saigo no Manga Kyoushitsu (The Final Manga Classroom) in the September issue of Big Comic Original Zoukan, set to release on August 12. The announcement was made in the magazine’s July issue on Friday.
The magazine preview indicates that the story will explore themes of artificial intelligence and creativity. It notes that while modern life has grown more convenient, earlier eras cultivated values and experiences through patience and craftsmanship, prompting readers to reconsider what may have been lost amid technological progress.
Urasawa recently resumed serialization of Asadora! on March 23 after a hiatus since July 2025. That manga originally launched in Weekly Big Comic Spirits in October 2018.
Urasawa made his manga debut in 1981 and is widely recognized as one of Japan’s most acclaimed creators. His major works include Monster, Master Keaton, Yawara!, 20th Century Boys, 21st Century Boys, Pluto (Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka), and Billy Bat.
Several of his manga have been adapted into anime. Yawara! aired as a television anime in 1989, followed by Master Keaton in 1998. Monster received a 74-episode anime adaptation in 2004. Pluto, Urasawa’s reinterpretation of Osamu Tezuka’s Chikyuu Saidai no Robot (The Greatest Robot on Earth) arc from Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy), streamed on Netflix in October 2023. 20th Century Boys inspired a live-action film trilogy between 2008 and 2009.
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