Manga artist Hino Anju has confirmed on their Twitter account that their Missing manga will end with its next chapter, which will be released on May 27th, 2025. The manga is a new adaptation of Coda Gakuto’s Missing novel series.
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Coda published the original 13 novels, with illustrations by Midorikawa Shin, between 2001 and 2005. Kadokawa released a new edition of the novel series with cover art by Hanamura Mai between 2020 and 2022.
Hino started the manga adaptation in May 2023 in Kadokawa’s Dengeki Maoh magazine, and Kadokawa published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in October 2023. The manga’s third volume was released in October 2024.
Mutsuki Rei also adapted the novels into a manga in 2005. The manga titled Missing: Kamikakushi no Monogatari was serialised in Kadokawa’s Dengeki HP magazine, and Kadokawa published three manga volumes.
The original novel story is described by Amazon below:
Spiriting away – a terrifying phenomenon that can make people disappear suddenly. Rumours are spreading around the school about a girl who wipes out anyone she comes into contact with. Sorame Kyoichi, a high school student known as His Majesty the Demon King, gets involved with the girl and disappears. Those with all sorts of feelings for Sorame – love, admiration, murderous intent – set out to get him back. What is the horrifying ending that awaits these intricately intertwined people? And what is the true purpose of Sorame, who got himself involved in being spirited away?
