The 12th issue of this year's Weekly Shounen Jump magazine published the 238th and final chapter of Yuusei Matsui's Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) manga on Monday, concluding its five-year serialization.

Matsui began drawing the historical adventure manga in Weekly Shounen Jump in January 2021. Shueisha released the 23rd volume on December 4 and will ship the 24th volume on March 4. The 25th, 26th, and 27th volumes are scheduled to be released on May 1, August 4, and October 2, respectively. Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi has a cumulative 4.5 million copies of its volumes in circulation.

VIZ Media published the chapters simultaneously in English with the Japanese release on their Shonen Jump website. The 18th volume shipped on January 6, with the 19th volume set to go on sale on March 3.

CloverWorks adapted the manga into a 12 episode television anime in Summer 2024. Crunchyroll simulcasted the anime with subtitles and dubs in multiple languages. A second season is scheduled to broadcast in Summer 2026.

Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi was among the winners of the 69th Shougakukan Manga Awards in 2024.

Synopsis
Eight-year-old Tokiyuki Houjou, the next successor of the Kamakura shogunate, is a young boy lacking talent in everything besides hide-and-seek. One day, his carefree life is abruptly turned upside down when Takauji Ashikaga brutally seizes power from the Kamakuras, ending their reign. Rescued by a self-proclaimed prophetic priest, Tokiyuki manages to escape with his life. Now he must evade those trying to kill him while recruiting comrades who can help him restore the Kamakura Shogunate to its former glory.

Set during the Nanboku-chou period of Japanese history, Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi is a tale of redemption, documenting the life of the forgotten hero that altered Japan's destiny by running away. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Source: Comic Natalie