sj-sk-vol30-previewIn the August issue of Shonen Jump USA, it was announced in the next issue preview that Shaman King will return for a single “Showcase chapter.” This will be the first time  Hiroyuki Takei has had two of his manga series (Ultimo and Shaman King) printed in the same magazine outside of Japan (In Japan, this only happened twice, with Exotica and Mappa Douji). This is not the first time one author has had two series in a single Shonen Jump issue. When Shonen Jump was initially launching in the USA, both Dragonball and Sandland were being printed at the same time, both by Akira Toriyama.

Which Shaman King chapter will be included in this one issue preview was not mentioned. Shaman King volume 30 will be released in the US on September 7th, which this chapter is intended to promote. The preview also comments about traveling to the continent of Mu, where the final chapters take place. As a result, the most likely chapter to be previewed is chapter 258, the first chapter in the volume. In this chapter Yoh and the gang talk with Hao about the future of the Shaman Fight.

The Ultimo chapter in the September issue of SJ will be Chapter 15.