The May issue of Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine announced that the Return to Shironagasu Island manga will finally release on May 9. While it was initially cancelled in 2024, it will now release with a new artist.
The manga series was first announced at the Frontier Works booth during Comiket 103 this past December. However, the official Young Ace Twitter account confirmed that the Return to Shironagasu Island manga was canceled due to “poor efforts” by the editorial team, which caused scheduling delays for the series. While Kuroitsu Suruga was going to illustrate the manga, Muratan will now illustrate it instead. It will launch in the next issue of Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on May 9.
Tabinomachi’s Return to Shironagasu Island released on March 2020 with Japanese audio and support for 11 languages, including English and Spanish. A Nintendo Switch version was released in November 2022. A novel adaptation later released in 2023 in two complete volumes. The Steam page describes the game as follows:
I’m going back to the sinister Shironagasu Island…
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island.
Explore the island and discover its sinister secrets as detective Sen Ikeda and your assistant Neneko Izumozaki.
Sen Ikeda, a detective in New York, receives a mysterious invitation to Shironagasu Island in the testament of a millionaire. Together with Neneko Izumozaki, a girl with special abilities, he travels to the secluded island. Solve numerous mysteries and murders! Meet enigmatic and captivating characters! Discover the hidden secret of Shironagasu Island! Stay alive and escape from the ominous island!
