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Ippon Takegushi

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Ippon Takegushi writes and created Shinobi Undercover (Shinobigoto), a ninja action-comedy serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 2024.

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2years in the Jump so far
103chapters in the magazine
4times they opened the magazine

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Takegushi handles the story while Santa Mitarashi provides the illustrations. The series follows Yodaka, a highly skilled shinobi with severe social anxiety who must protect a clumsy high school student.

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Shinobi Undercover

Young ninja Yodaka's mission: protect Aoi at all costs while passing as an ordinary high schooler.

7volumes
103chapters so far
4times it opened the magazine

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Shinobi Undercover debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 42 · 2024, on sale September 17, 2024. That same issue also carried One Piece, Me and Roboco and Sakamoto Days. It is still running: the latest chapter, number 103, came out in No. 49 · 2026 (November 2, 2026). In the 2026 TOC ranking (its average position in the table of contents) it is 8th of 19 running series, averaging 9.5 over the last 8 issues.

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