Kaijū Jieitai, the action and survival manga created by Junya Inoue, famous for Btooom!, has just entered its final arc starting in January 2026. The work, which narrates a hyper-realistic global battle against monsters after a catastrophic tsunami in the Pacific, reaches this crucial phase after more than five years of serialization. With an expected conclusion still this year, it’s a moment of great anticipation for Brazilian fans, who have been following the plot since its release.
The narrative, which migrated to the digital format in the magazine Comic Bunch Kai in 2024, has already accumulated 21 physical volumes published. The transition to the decisive arc happens at a time when the science fiction and action genre is experiencing a new peak in Brazil, thanks to the success of streaming adaptations. Thus, the conclusion of the work promises to deliver answers about the fate of humanity in this apocalyptic scenario, closing with a golden key one of the author’s most intense sagas.
Trajectory and legacy of the work
Since its 54-page prologue chapter, released in 2020, Kaijū Jieitai has won readers over with its tense premise and detailed art. Furthermore, the series already has a 12-episode anime adaptation, available on Crunchyroll, which expanded its fan base in the country. Meanwhile, author Junya Inoue consolidates his career, which includes successes like Btooom! – a work that also had a double ending in 2018. Therefore, the creator’s experience with large-scale narratives suggests a worthy conclusion for this epic battle against kaijus.
The manga continues to be published in Monthly Comic @Bunch, with its post-final arc future not yet fully clarified. However, the news is already heating up discussions in Brazilian online communities about which directions the plot might take. Thus, fans await the next chapters not only to see the final confrontation but also to find out if the work will gain new media or continuations. One thing is certain: 2026 will be the year of the climax for this fictional task force fighting for humanity’s survival.
