Manchuria Opium Squad Manga Resumes Serialization With New Artist Tsurushima

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Businessman Hiroyuki Nishimura, also known as Hiroyuki, updated his X account on September 28, 2026, mentioning the resumption of the serialization of his manga "Manchurian Opium Squad" (Kodansha). The series had been on hiatus since the death of its illustrator, Kanoko, in November 2025 due to choroidal malignant melanoma. The serialization will resume with the issue released on October 5th, with Kanoko taking over as illustrator and his senior…