MangaPlus and Viz Media added two new Shonen Jump manga series, which are Bug Ego and Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery. Syd Craft debuted first on MangaPlus and Viz Media, as its first chapter launched on November 17, 2024. Bug Ego debuted on MangaPlus and Viz Media on November 18, 2024, with four chapters available on each service.
Bug Ego is interesting, as it is a series from One Punch Man’s One and Shinobuna: Chiyo-chan creator Kiyoto Shitara. Makoto Hitsujiya and Takehiro Kokudo are classmates. Hitsujiya just transferred in and is teaching Kokudo “hacks” to get by, since he isn’t well established and is sometimes bullied. In return, Kokudo starts teaching Hitsujiya about hacks that influence reality. However, we also get to see the consequences that can come from using them.
Meanwhile, Taishi Tsutsui worked on series like We Never Learn, Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Sweets Honey, and Esprit before the new Shonen Jump manga Syd Craft. As the title suggests, it is about Syd. He’s considered a “great detective.” When the first chapter starts, we see him solving a crime. However, once Syd is alone in his office, we realize the women he discovered was the murderer was also someone he had a crush on, and he’s heartbroken that the dinner invite was just an alibi. He doesn’t want to be a detective, but everyone around him ends up involved in situations that result in him discovering or dealing with terrible situations. Other major characters introduced include his assistant Elio Evelyn and rival, which is is the police department’s Inspector Souffle Flamberry.
Prior to these new reveals, one of the last new series to join Shonen Jump were Shinobi Undercoverand Ichi the Witch. Both of those debuted in September 2024.
The next new chapter of Bug Ego will appear via these platforms that share Shonen Jump series on December 18, 2024, and the next chapter of Syd Craft debuts on November 24, 2024.
Published: Nov 18, 2024 12:30 pm