Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ manga website has announced that the Mato Seihei no Slave (Chained Soldier/ 魔都精兵のスレイブ) manga by author Takahiro and artist Takemura Youhei, will go on hiatus due to Takemura’s wrist injury. The editorial staff for the manga website reports that the manga is scheduled to resume on November 14th, 2026, however it added that the manga’s future pace will be determined in consultation with Takahiro and Takemura.
The Mato Seihei no Slave manga was first serialised in January 2019 in the Shounen Jump+, and Shueisha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in March 2019. The manga’s 21st volume was released in June 2026.
Yen Press releases the manga volumes in English under the name Chained Soldier, and it will release the manga’s 15th volume on October 27th, 2026. Yen Press describes the manga story below:
“Decades ago, gates to an otherworldly and dangerous dimension known as Mato-the “Demon City”-appeared across Japan. Those who partook in the “peaches” growing there gained unique abilities-but only if they’re girls. When down-in-the-dumps high school boy Yuuki Wakura finds himself caught up in a gate, he’s saved by Kyouka Uzen, the beautiful commander of the 7th squad of the Demon Defense Force, who…orders him to become her slave?!”
The manga was adapted into an anime, which premiered in January 2024, with a second season in January 2026. A third season was announced in August 2026.
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