My Hero Academia Creator Returns With Supernatural One-Shot Quit Laughing, Shijima
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi has returned with a new one-shot horror manga titled Quit Laughing, Shijima, published in Weekly Shonen Jump, offering fans a fun supernatural adventure with his signature artistic flair.
Two years after wrapping up his genre defining hit series My Hero Academia, Kohei Horikoshi is officially back in Weekly Shonen Jump. While the community spent the interim joking about the creator's unemployed status and admiring his occasional art drops, Horikoshi was quietly cooking up a long teased pivot into horror. His new one-shot manga, Quit Laughing, Shijima, debuted this week and brings his unmistakable artistic style to a much darker and stranger corner of the supernatural.
The story takes place in Konoshiro City, a bustling coastal town where protagonist Azumi tries to coast through the end of high school without stressing about the future. Azumi carries a secret burden alongside his unspoken crush on the bubbly titular character Shijima. He can see grotesque humanoid entities lurking in the bay. When one of these unsettling creatures crawls onto dry land and appears to target Shijima, the plot kicks into gear, leading to her sudden absence from school.
According to a detailed review by Francesco Cacciatore on Polygon, the new release leans heavily into fun supernatural action rather than a chilling horror masterclass. Fans looking for genuine terror might find it a bit light on scares, but Horikoshi's signature visual flair and creature design make it an engaging read. It is a solid palate cleanser for a mangaka who spent a decade locked into the grueling weekly shonen grind, and it gives the community plenty of fresh art to analyze across social feeds and creator streams while we wait to see what he tackles next.
Tags: Manga, My Hero Academia, Kohei Horikoshi, Weekly Shonen Jump, Anime
Original article: Polygon