The gag manga underwent several title changes as it followed Tanaka through every stage of his life: Kōkō Afro Tanaka (High School Afro Tanaka), Chūtai Afro Tanaka (Dropout Afro Tanaka), Jōkyō Afro Tanaka (Tokyo-Bound Afro Tanaka), Sasurai Afro Tanaka (Wandering Afro Tanaka), and the current serialization Shiawase Afro Tanaka (Happy Afro Tanaka).
Shogakukan published the ninth volume of Shiawase Afro Tanaka on March 2. The Jōkyō Afro Tanaka story received a live-action film adaptation in 2012.
This year’s 15th issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Masaharu Noritsuke’s Shiawase Afro Tanaka manga will have an “important announcement” in the magazine’s next issue on March 19.
Sasurai Afro Tanaka ended in 2013, and Noritsuke launched Shiawase Afro Tanaka in 2015.