Inio Asano's Mujina Into the Deep has officially closed out its first season, and readers will need some patience for what comes next. The manga is set to return with season 2 in 2027.
That gives the series a fairly long break, especially for fans who have been following its recent escalation. The manga's first season entered its "final battle" on January 9, and now that phase has led into a full season ending rather than just another short arc transition.
For readers in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia, this is the kind of update worth noting early. If you've been keeping up through the English release instead of the Japanese magazine run, this basically tells you the series is heading into a pause, not a cancellation. There is still more to come, just not anytime soon.
Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and the series itself has a very specific setup that feels classic Asano: grounded, messy, and suddenly chaotic in a way that flips an ordinary life upside down. The story follows Terumi Morgan, a man who expects very little from life beyond surviving work and being left alone. That changes after an unexpected sick day throws him into the orbit of a runaway child and a mujina assassin in her thirties, dragging him into something far bigger than he ever wanted.
Mujina Into the Deep first launched in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior in March 2023. The next Japanese collected volume, volume 6, is scheduled to ship on May 29. On the English side, Viz Media is set to publish volume 4 on May 19.
That release gap matters for SEA manga readers, because English tankobon volumes are still the most realistic way many fans here follow niche or prestige titles consistently. Not every series gets the same level of regional visibility as a major shonen hit, so a confirmed ongoing English release is a good sign for anyone planning to stay with the manga during the long wait for season 2.
This news will also land harder for readers who already know Asano from Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction. That manga ran from April 2014 to February 2022 in Weekly Big Comic Spirits, ending with 12 compiled volumes. It also went on to receive a two-part anime film adaptation that opened in Japanese theaters in March and April 2024.
More importantly for anime fans in this region, Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction also reached streaming audiences through Crunchyroll as an 18-episode series in May 2024, including footage that was not shown in the films. That gave a wider audience a stronger look at how Asano's work translates onscreen, and it helped keep his name active among viewers who may not normally follow seinen manga week to week.
So while the break for Mujina Into the Deep is a long one, the upside is that the series is coming back with a clear next phase already announced. For now, fans can use the gap to catch up on the English volumes, or finally dive into Asano's earlier work if they've only seen his name in passing.
Source: Anime News Network