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Tomodachi Game manga to end in Fall 2024 with volume 26

Tomodachi Game manga to end in Fall 2024 with volume 26

The manga series Tomodachi Game will conclude with the release of its 26th volume in Fall 2024. This announcement coincided with the release of the 25th volume on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

The 25th volume is now available on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon even in English, and fans eagerly await the final chapters that will wrap up the series.

A popular work

Tomodachi Game, written and illustrated by Yuki Sato and based on a concept by Mikoto Yamaguchi, began its serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine in 2013. After 11 years, the series is set to end with the upcoming 26th volume. The manga experienced a hiatus in December 2019 and again in February 2020.

Cover of Tomodachi Game manga volume 25 (Image via Kodansha/Yuki Sato)

Numerous adaptations

The series' popularity has grown over the years, leading to an anime adaptation released in April 2022 by Okuruto Noboru, which boosted its popularity further. Additionally, Tomodachi Game received a television drama adaptation in June 2017 and a live-action film, although the latter did not achieve significant acclaim.

Tomodachi Game Drama Cover - Via Hulu

Plot Summary (From MyAnimeList)

High school student Yuuichi Katagiri cherishes his close circle of friends, composed of four classmates: Yutori Kokorogi, Shiho Sawaragi, Makoto Shibe, and Tenji Mikasa. However, when the funds for the upcoming school trip are stolen, the incident causes Shiho and Makoto—who had been tasked with collecting the money—to distance themselves from the rest of their class.

Soon after, Yuuichi and his friends are deceived into meeting up and knocked unconscious by unknown assailants. After waking, the group find themselves confined in a white room with controversial figure Manabu-kun, who reveals that one of the five has gathered them together to clear their personal debt of twenty million yen. To pay off the amount, they must participate in a variety of psychological games that will test the true nature of their friendship and humanity.

Distressed and isolated from the outside world, Yuuichi and his friends need to cooperate to complete the games. But as their concealed feelings and problematic pasts begin to surface, their seemingly unbreakable bond may soon shatter into irreparable pieces.

Source: Sportskeeda