The official Twitter account for Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ manga website has confirmed 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 resume on December 12th, 2026.
[https://x.com/shonenjump_plus/status/2120788694864912841]
The manga went on hiatus in October 2026 due to artist Takemura’s poor health, and its return date had been initially advised as November 14, 2026.
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 22nd volume was released on November 4th, 2026.
Yen Press releases the manga volumes in English under the name Chained Soldier, and it will release the manga’s 16th volume on January 26th, 2027. 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.
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-gn28edpIc]]
