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The 2026 15th issue of Weekly Shonen Champion has a major announcement for Masami Kurumada’s Saint Seiya series. The author has also shared a cover of the new issue, which indicates that the major reveal is a brand-new series entry titled Saint Seiya: Tenkai-hen (天界篇). The new subtitle could also be roughly translated as Heavenly Realm Arc.
More details on the new manga series appear via early reports from Ryokutya. Saint Seiya: Tenkai-hen is touted to launch in the 2026 24th issue of Weekly Shonen Champion. It will also serve as a full-fledged sequel to Saint Seiya Next Dimension: Myth of Hades, which had concluded in 2024.
The 15th issue of Weekly Shonen Champion, which contains the new announcement, also has a full-colored 8-page manga for Saint Seiya Then III: Ketsui (Determination). Masami Kurumada finished writing this manga in January 2026. He revealed that the subtitle for Then III was originally Tenkai he no Michi (Path to the Heavenly Realm) before he changed it to Ketsui. Kurumada had also shared teaser sketches for the new series following Then III, which has since been known as Tenkai-hen.
Those who wish to see the new Saint Seiya manga series announcement will want to get the Weekly Shonen Champion magazine with the following cover:
The 2026 15th issue of Weekly Shonen Champion will be available on March 12, 2026. The all-new Saint Seiya: Tenkai-hen manga series will launch in the 2026 24th issue of the magazine, which means it will take at least 9 more weeks, unless there are delays caused by Japan’s national holidays.
