Takopi's Original Sin creator set to publish a new one-shot

On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ announced that Takopi's Original Sin manga creator Taizan 5 is set to publish a new one-shot manga. The manga will be called "Fighting Girls" and is set to be published on August 18, 2025.

Taizan 5 is a manga creator best known for writing and illustrating some popular works, such as The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins, Hanareta Futari, Hero Complex, Kiss shitai Otoko, and Takopi's Original Sin. While Takopi's Original Sin was published from December 2021 to March 2022, it gained a new wave of popularity following the release of its anime adaptation produced by Enishiya.

Takopi's Original Sin creator to publish new one-shot manga in August 2025

On August 12, 2025, Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ announced a new "Special One-Shot Project." It will run from August 18 to 24, debuting a fresh standalone story by a diverse cast of creators every day for a week.

The project will be opened by Takopi's Original Sin manga creator Taizan 5. The artist will be launching a brand-new one-shot manga called "Fighting Girls" on Monday, August 18, 2025.

Shizuka and Naoki as seen in the anime (Image via Enishiya)

While not a lot has been revealed about the upcoming project by Taizan 5, it has been teased as a high-energy yet deeply emotional story.

Following its release, Shonen Jump+ will release the remaining six one-shot manga as follows:

August 19 - "Hakuoka Koukou Roshon Sumo-bu" by Mizu Asato
August 20 - "Hero Suits wa Araenai" by Akira Shimomoto
August 21 - "Himehime no Aruhi" by Mapollo3
August 22 - "SLAPPY" by Yujiro Koyama
August 23 - "Tsukisome no Bansho" by Akari Kajimoto
August 24 - "Mermaid! Ningyo-chan" by Fukushima Teppei

Fans' reaction to the new one-shot manga announcement

Marina Kirarazaka as seen in the anime (Image via Enishiya)

Most fans are elated by the prospect of a new manga by Taizan 5 and they have expressed their excitement to read it. Meanwhile, other fans are certain they are going to read all seven one-shots slated to drop in August. Hence, they believe they are set to use the Shonen Jump+ app a lot that week.

"More from Taizan5. I’m ready," one fan said.

"My app’s gonna be on fire that week," another fan said.

"So many great creators, can't wait. Maybe this will lead to some new serializations from them?!?!?!?," another fan added.

"Already better than One Piece, if you ask me," other fan said.

As for other fans, they are especially excited after seeing the list of creators for the project. With that, they are hoping that some of the one-shots will lead to new serializations. As seen in the above comments, one netizen has used the one-shot manga news to diss One Piece, claiming the new Taizan 5 manga is already better than the Eiichiro Oda series.

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