'Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi' Manga to End This Month

Manga Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple) will conclude in the 42nd issue of Shounen Sunday magazine. The issue (which will be published on September 17th) will feature the 24-page long final chapter, including some pages in color. An announcement regarding a new project is also expected.

Syun Matsuena's series began its serialization in Shounen Sunday in 2002. It received a TV anime adaptation in Fall 2006, and several sequel OVA episodes have been bundled with recent manga volumes.

Source: ANN

Ahhhh right when I was catching up. I really wanted an anime remake too.

Not gonna miss it...

The only two good things about it were Haruo Niijima, and nicely drawed girls.

Well it's not a shock, but ehh recently it was kinda meh.

I was thinking of giving the manga a shot, but after hearing a lot of negative things about it that the series is dragging, I never bother, but since it's ending I'll probably start reading this.

Is it just me or are a lot of manga series ending recently? Claymore, KnB, Illegal Rare, etc...

Not that I mind it though since the series has been dragging for quite awhile. The OVA were somewhat alright I guess but nothing special either. The article mentions a "big project" coming so I wonder what that will be about.

Goodbye Kenichi.

Cool, not sure if I will start reading but I do hope they are going to make a new anime adapting the manga ending.

Dam...now I can only hope for 2nd season..

Then I'll read the rest of the manga sooner.

It was a good and fun manga, Niijima will remain beyond description (<- job well done).

Aw that's a shame, I thought that it would go on for a little while longer. Hopefully we will see Kenichi all grown up and can use This will always be one of my favourite mangas there is, since it's amazingly epic!!

I heard it was a good manga, but the anime doesn't looks interesting to me. Well, many people liked it so I might watch it someday.

It was a bit meh lately, but Niijima Haruo was the best.

maybe ill start reading it again

This is disappointing.....well the manga was kinda losing sight of what it was by the end but I still enjoyed it. Here's to hoping they do a good adaptation of it.

well now I can finally take my time to finish this manga.

Honestly the manga ending where it is now makes as much sense as one piece just ending after the white beard war. I can only hope the new project is just a continuation after a brief hiatus

Finally I can put this piece of ish to bed.

Fuck I knew this day would come once, but its too soon, I expected to follow Kenichi through a lot more awesome fights for years to come. :(

Hoping for the big project reveal to their be a new manga focusing on time skip, or an anime to adapt everything perfectly and slowly (HxH 2011 style)

Salute to the greatest Disciple. T_T

I'm pretty bummed about this even though it sorta makes sense considering where the story was. I'll definitely miss you Kenichi. :(

I had a feeling judging by where the current arc is, but didn't expect it to actually end :(. oh well.

Agree. Stereotypical characters, meh fights. Never understood the hype.

So many manga ending lately... Its the dawn of a new age. :l

That's sad though it was running in 12 years isn't actually bad. I liked the manga; it has some really nice action, I liked the characters and at least they develop (especially Kenichi).

I wonder what the big project will be.

although i wasnt liking this last arch very much, i think it is ending very soon, 1 or 2 more archs would be ideal but whatever.

just hope like i hope for claymore that it doesnt end like sh*t

Season 2 anime when?

After a couple underwhelming arcs... it's ending? I like most of the supporting cast, but I felt like it was dragging on for a long while. There were a couple good chapters in the middle after D&D, but it's overall meh unless you really like Kenichi and Miu.

I guess it's about time to end, but it's still sad that it is, was still one of more entertaining shounens out there. Damn that feeling of deprivation...

was the anime adaption faithful to the manga? if so i would like to continue after the show onto the manga.

I've always liked this series as it shows growth in the character.

I'd love to see a grown up character or a sequel to this series (anime and/or manga; both preferred)

Hmmm.. ok. I'll consider continue reading again after it ends.

Mostly, they did skip a few chapters that get brought up later though.

Time to catch up on the last 100 or so chapters!

I have known this Manga for quite some time now, and I still haven't read it or watched the Anime adaption.
Well, at least there will be a new project.



Oh, so Illegal Rare was cancelled. Saw it few minutes ago and thought that it just started this year and it will end already. That sucks for the author.

yes

Eh, I don't want a Season 2. I want a new adaptation. Honestly, the last one utilized SO many extension techniques--sometimes the "new" part of the episode wouldn't even start until the mid-way point.

Just give me a do-over, HxH style.

Just finished reading the last chapter and I enjoyed its end. I am now looking forward to his next work.