The November 2025 issue of Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine confirmed that Suzuhito Yasuda is resuming his dark fantasy Bootsleg manga series with the next issue on October 24. The release of the new chapter will make the end of a year-long hiatus that Yasuda took from the Bootsleg manga since October 2024.
Kodansha USA publishes new chapters of the Bootsleg manga in English on Kodansha.com and K MANGA. Here’s an overview of the story, via Kodansha:
At seven years old, Zen’s parents, sister, and his own left leg were swallowed by the mysterious gloved entity only known as Shake Hand. And Zen’s not the only one—in the seven years after, these “gloved hand” incidents have only increased, and others have lost families and limbs, too. But Zen is powerless to do anything about it…until the fateful night his eyes are opened and he once again comes face to face with the mysterious, murderous Shake Hand—and the artisan syndicate sworn to stop him, known as Bootsleg! An oversized, action-packed new series from the author of Yozakura Quartet!
Yasuda’s iconic character designs can be found in Bandai Namco’s latest entry in the Digimon Story series, Digimon Story Time Stranger. Digimon Story Time Stranger launches October 3 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam with Japanese and English voice overs. Lastly, a free demo of Digimon Story Time Stranger is available now on all platforms featuring the opening sequence and save data transfers to the full game.
