Shinobu Ohtaka's New Manga Geek Crown Debuts October 27
Magazine Pocket will serialize the military fantasy, in which a protagonist must expose a traitorous officer during a royal succession war.
Shinobu Ohtaka will launch a new manga titled Geek Crown on Magazine Pocket on October 27, 2026. The platform's official X account announced the serialization.
Magazine Pocket describes Geek Crown as a military fantasy centered on a protagonist who must expose a traitorous officer during a royal succession war. The announcement was reported by myanimelist.net.
Ohtaka is best known for Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, which ran in Shounen Sunday from June 2009 to October 2017 and concluded with its 37th volume, published by Shogakukan in November 2017. The series won the 59th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the shounen category in 2013.
The Magi franchise expanded with the prequel Magi: Sinbad no Bouken, serialized from May 2013 to April 2018. VIZ Media licensed Magi in English in February 2013 and released the final volume in August 2019.
Ohtaka's later series Orient began in Weekly Shounen Magazine in May 2018 and ended in October 2024. Magi was adapted into two 25-episode television anime seasons by A-1 Pictures, and Orient received a TV anime from A.C.G.T. that aired in split cours in 2022.
Quick answers
When does Geek Crown start serialization?
Geek Crown begins on Magazine Pocket on October 27, 2026.
What is Geek Crown about?
Magazine Pocket describes it as a military fantasy about a protagonist who must expose a traitorous officer during a royal succession war.
Who created Geek Crown?
Geek Crown is by Shinobu Ohtaka, the creator of Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic and Orient.