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Born 1974In the Jump since 2007Active
篠原健太
Kenta Shinohara is the creator of Witch Watch, the magical comedy serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since February 2021 and adapted into an anime in April 2025.
A former assistant to Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama), he debuted as an author with Sket Dance (2007–2013), the school-comedy hit that won the 55th Shogakukan Manga Award, and later created Astra Lost in Space (2016–2017) on Shōnen Jump+, winner of the 2019 Manga Taishō. His trademark is ensemble comedy built on carefully planted plot twists.
篠原健太 Born 1974
3 series, from the first to the last
2007–2013Writer & Artist
Three students form the Sket Dan, a school club that helps with any problem, however small or ridiculous.
Sket Dance debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 33 · 2007, on sale July 14, 2007. That same issue also carried Kochikame, One Piece and Naruto. Its last chapter in the magazine, number 288, ran in No. 32 · 2013 (July 8, 2013), after almost 6 years of serialization.
2016–2017Writer & ArtistShōnen Jump+ (digital)
Nine students on a space field trip end up stranded thousands of light-years from home and must find their way back, suspecting one of them is a traitor.
2021–nowWriter & ArtistRunning
Morihito, a boy with an ogre's strength, lives with his childhood friend Nico, a witch-in-training whose magic causes chaos.
ComedyFantasyRomance
Witch Watch debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 10 · 2021, on sale February 8, 2021. That same issue also carried One Piece, My Hero Academia and Black Clover. It is still running: the latest chapter, number 266, came out in No. 47 · 2026 (October 19, 2026). In the 2026 TOC ranking (its average position in the table of contents) it is 12th of 20 running series, averaging 10.5 over the last 8 issues.
Dates are the day each issue went on sale in Japan. Open one to see the full issue: if it matches your birthday, that is your Jump.
