Shueisha published a new 46-page one-shot chapter for Kochikame titled “Kibō no Entotsu (Natsu) -1963- Kankichi-tachi no Natsuyasumi” (Chimney of Hope (Summer) -1963- The Summer Vacation of Kankichi and Company) in July 2023.
The manga has inspired a television anime series, anime films, anime specials, live-action films, a live-action series, and several stage plays.
The manga series had approximately 150 million copies in print as of June 2016 when the 199th volume shipped.
Shueisha announced on Monday in its first “Jump Press” video that Osamu Akimoto’s Kochikame manga will get its first new chapter in about a year with a new one-shot this summer.