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Undead Unluckcame to an end in January 2025. After entertaining readers for years, the manga finally came to its conclusion. Most fans had apositive reaction to Undead Unluck’s ending, and to them, the only drawback was that there would be no new content for the series.
Fans are still getting accustomed to Undead Unluck’s absence, but they should prepare for a big surprise as the manga’s 27th volume will include a newly drawn story. The full details about the additional content have not been disclosed yet, but fans will find out for themselves when volumes 26 and 27 launch in April 2025.
Undead Unluck has not announced a second season, but it has been confirmedthat a one-hour special will release in the latter half of 2025. Fans can expect the main voice cast to reprise their roles for the special episode.
The staff is likely to remain the same. So, Yuki Yase will return to direct the special, while Hideyuki Morioka will design the characters. Kenichiro Suehiro will compose the music for the project.
It is possible that Undead Unluck’s next season will be announced towards the end of the special. Of course, at this point it is merely conjecture, but it makes sense for the people involved to do so.
Undead Unluck started serialization inJanuary 2020 in the Weekly Shonen Jump. Yoshifumi Tozuka released a one-shot a year prior to the manga, which arguably played a crucial role in the manga joining the line-up. According to a report from 2022, Undead Unluck has sold over 1.8 million copies. It is important to remember that this number is before the premiere of the anime. Undead Unluck’s anime adaptation was announced in 2022. It was divided into cours, but they aired consecutively. After its success, it was confirmed a one-hour sequel would air in Q4 2025.
Undead Unluck had a lot of potential, but many readers found the early parts to be rough, which negatively affected its quality. Yoshifumi Tozuka fixed the issues and turned things around.The anime adaptation was brilliant, and it could have had the same level of popularity as Dandadan and other new-gen shows, but the lack of marketing stopped it from becoming a hit.
