Summary
A new manga byNorihiro Yagiwas published in Shueisha’sShonen Jump+app this month. Yagi gained fame among national and international audiences withAngel DensetsuandClaymore(the latter is probably his most famous manga worldwide).
This new manga is a one-shot, titledMukuro to Kishi(something likeThe Dead Corpse and The Knight, but Mukuro could also serve as someone’s name). There isn’t much information on the plot, but one-shots might serve as a way to test the waters for new serializations (but they can be just one-shots, too).
The latestShonen Jumpissue featured a small visual preview of this story. It was published on theShonen Jump+ app and website on July 09, 2025.
Norihiro Yagi’s Career as Mangaka
Angel Densetsu, Claymore, and Ariadne
Yagi is a mangaka fromOkinawa Prefecture, who debuted professionally during the 1990s when he was in his 20s. Back then, he applied for the Akatsuka Award and his work,Undeadman,won the awards and was later featured inMonthly Shonen Jump(the monthly version ofShonen Jumpceased publication in 2007).
After that, he started serializingAngel Densetsuin MonthlyShonen Jump. The story follows a boy with “the heart of an angel” but “the looks of a devil” and terrible social skills. It ran from 1992 to 2000, and was compiled into 15 volumes (with a total of 155 chapters) and adapted into 2 OVA episodes in 1996. This series has not been published in English (neither the manga nor the animation).
A few months after finishingAngel Densetsu,Claymorestarted to be serialized in the same magazine and reached international fame. WhenMonthly Shonen Jumpceased publication,Claymoremoved toJump Square. Themedieval fantasy manga featuring female knightsfighting against humanoid monsters ended publication in 2014 and was compiled into 27 volumes. Viz Media published the manga in the US. The manga spawned a 27-episode anime produced by studio Madhouse (withlots of differences from the source material) and is currently licensed in the US by Crunchyroll.
From 2017 to 2023, Yagi serializedAriadne in the Blue Skyin Shogakukan’sShonen Sunday(2017-2022) magazine andShonen Webry(2022-2023) platform, so he is now returning to Shueisha andthe Jump label.Ariadnewas compiled into 22 volumes, but has not been licensed in the US. It follows the story of a boy who lives isolated from the world, up until he meets a girl. BetweenClaymoreandAriadne, he published theArcadia of the Moonlightone-shot.
Claymoreis the only manga penned by Norihiro Yagi that is licensed in the US (by Viz Media). It spawned an anime licensed by Crunchyroll.
