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Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Takahashi Ends The Comiq Short Manga on November 26
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
This year's 51st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Kazuki Takahashi will end his The Comiq short manga in the next issue on November 26. The final chapter will have 35 pages.
Takahashi launched the manga in the magazine's 46th issue on October 15.
The manga is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump. Viz Media is publishing the manga digitally in its Weekly Shonen Jump anthology, and it describes the series. The company describes the series:
In the not so distant future, prisons have instituted work programs to help ease prisoners back into society. Some of the more artistically inclined are recruited to help draw backgrounds for manga artists. In struggling manga creator Ryota Sakamaki's case, his assistant is the infamous Halloween Murderer, but he's calling out for help through his art...
Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1996 to 2004. The manga launched an international hit franchise that continues to this day with card games, anime, toys, and newer manga series. Takahashi won Comic-Con International's Inkpot Award in July 2015. The award recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to comics, science fiction and fantasy, film, television, animation, and fandom.
Source: Weekly Shonen Jump issue 51
