Shonen Jump+ has another early goodbye on its hands. The Creepy and Freaky, a horror-comedy manga by KamenTotsu, is reportedly ending on May 26, 2026 with Chapter 50.
The update comes via @WSJ_manga on X, a well-followed account for Shonen Jump-related news. Shueisha itself rarely comes out and says a title has been “cancelled” in big bold letters, but when a manga wraps up after around a year with a sudden-feeling ending, fans can usually read between the panels.
For readers in Malaysia and SEA who follow manga through Manga Plus, this one stings a bit because The Creepy and Freaky was exactly the kind of oddball series that makes Shonen Jump+ interesting. It was not the biggest title on the platform, but it had flavour — cute animal-world visuals mixed with unsettling horror stories and weird emotional tension.
What is The Creepy and Freaky about?
The manga is set in an anthropomorphic village where small animal-like characters run different shops. The story follows Grenouille, who becomes curious about the town and eventually finds a suspicious shop operated by Mr. Bunny.
Inside that shop, fear is treated almost like a product. One of the first strange items Grenouille encounters is a box with a creepy face, connected to a metal sphere and a disturbing incident involving a human girl and a mysterious large-headed creature.
That setup becomes the hook of the series: different objects in the shop carry their own eerie backstories, while Mr. Bunny clearly knows more than he lets on. As Grenouille spends more time around the village, the manga slowly peels back the mystery behind the shop, the animals, and the strange emotional weight behind these horror tales.
It is not a standard battle shonen or power-scaling fest, which may be part of why it struggled to break out. But for fans who like creepy-cute manga, anthology-style horror, or stories with that “something is very wrong here” energy, The Creepy and Freaky had genuine potential.
Why Shonen Jump+ cancellations keep happening
Shonen Jump+ is a different beast from Weekly Shonen Jump. The digital platform, launched by Shueisha in 2014, has more room for experimentation and carries a wide mix of manga beyond traditional shonen. Big names like Spy x Family, Dandadan, and Kaiju No. 8 have all helped prove that Jump+ can create global hits.
But more space also means more competition. Readers have a crazy amount of series to choose from, and if a manga does not gain enough attention through views, sales, or fan momentum, it can disappear fast. The Creepy and Freaky began serialisation in March 2025 and kept a weekly schedule, but it never seemed to reach the wider audience it needed.
That is the harsh reality for niche manga now. Even if a series has strong ideas, great atmosphere, or a loyal small fanbase, it still needs enough numbers to survive.
Why Malaysian fans should care
For us in Malaysia, this is a reminder that Manga Plus is not just a convenient free reading app — it is also one of the easiest ways SEA fans can support legal manga access. When newer or smaller titles appear there, reading them officially matters because platforms can actually see interest from international audiences.
Of course, one reader from KL or Penang is not going to magically save a series alone. But SEA is a huge manga and anime market, and if more fans give smaller titles a chance early instead of only jumping in after an anime adaptation, we might see more unusual works survive longer.
There is no international release date yet for collected volumes of The Creepy and Freaky, but all chapters are available to read on the official Manga Plus app. If creepy animal villagers, cursed objects, and low-key horror comedy sound like your thing, now is probably the best time to catch up before the final chapter lands.
Source: ComicBook Anime