Is Mieruko-chan manga finished? No — Mieruko-chan is still ongoing. If you’ve been watching a girl pretend she can’t see horrifying spirits and wondering whether her manga has wrapped up, you’ve got some waiting left to do. The series is actively producing new chapters, and no ending has been announced. Let’s break down exactly where things stand so you can jump in or keep collecting with confidence.
Is Mieruko-chan Manga Finished or Still Running?
Mieruko-chan is not finished. The series is ongoing as of 2026, with author Tomoki Izumi continuing to publish new chapters through KADOKAWA, one of Japan’s largest publishing companies.
Here’s where things currently sit:
- 14 volumes have been released in Japan
- 12 volumes are available in English from Yen Press (the North American publisher that translates and releases the manga in English)
- The latest Japanese volume — Vol. 14 — came out on March 31, 2026
So not only is the manga still running, it’s actively producing new material. If you were holding off on starting because you wanted to wait for the series to wrap up, there’s more waiting ahead. But the good news is there’s already a substantial amount of story to read through — well over a thousand pages across the available volumes.
Where the Story Stands Now
As of the most recent updates, the manga has reached Chapter 72. In manga publishing, chapters are individual installments that get collected into volumes — so 72 chapters across 14 volumes gives you a sense of the pacing.
Without spoiling specifics: the series starts with a deceptively simple premise — Miko Yotsuya can see ghosts and other grotesque, disturbing spirits, but her survival strategy is to pretend she can’t. What begins as encounters that mix horror with dark humor gradually evolves into something much heavier. The threats escalate. The stakes get real. Darker supernatural forces enter the picture, and the mysteries around the spirits — what they are, where they come from, and the spiritual powers connected to them — keep deepening.
The story hasn’t received any official end date or final chapter announcement. Tomoki Izumi appears to have plenty of ground left to cover, and the storylines are still very much unfolding. This isn’t a series winding down toward a conclusion — it’s a series that’s still building.
How Many Volumes Are Out and What a Complete Collection Looks Like
Here’s a quick breakdown of the volume situation:
Japanese edition: 14 volumes published by KADOKAWA (MFC imprint — one of KADOKAWA’s manga publishing labels). The most recent volume, Vol. 14, came out in March 2026.
English edition: 12 volumes published by Yen Press. The series carries an OT (Older Teen) content rating, which generally means it’s recommended for readers aged 16 and up due to its horror imagery and mature themes.
The English release runs a couple of volumes behind the Japanese edition. This gap is normal — translating and reformatting manga for English-speaking markets takes time, and most manga series have a similar delay between Japanese and English releases. Yen Press has been releasing English volumes on a consistent schedule, which is a good sign for collectors who want reassurance that the publisher is committed to the series long-term.
Since the series is ongoing, there’s no complete set yet. Collectors should plan accordingly — your shelf space requirements will keep growing. If you’re the type of reader who prefers to wait until a series wraps up before committing, that’s a perfectly valid approach, but you may be waiting a while given how much story still seems to be in motion.
If you’re starting fresh and want to grab Volume 1 to see what the fuss is about, it’s available from Yen Press and is a strong entry point that sets up both the horror and the comedy right away.
Mieruko-chan, Vol. 1
The Yen Press English editions do a solid job preserving the artwork’s unsettling atmosphere. Tomoki Izumi’s spirit designs are genuinely disturbing — the kind of imagery that makes you glance over your shoulder — and the print quality does them justice. The translation reads naturally while maintaining the tone of the original Japanese text.
The Anime and Related Works
A TV anime adaptation — an animated television series based on the manga — began airing in October 2021 and introduced a huge wave of new fans to the series. If you came to Mieruko-chan through the anime, you should know that the manga goes well beyond where the anime left off. The manga digs deeper into the horror elements and explores storylines the anime didn’t reach. The anime covers roughly the early portion of the series, so picking up around Volume 5 will put you in the neighborhood of where the anime’s story ends — though starting from Volume 1 is still recommended, since the manga’s pacing and artwork add layers the animated version couldn’t fully capture.
There’s also an Official Comic Anthology — a collection of short stories set in the Mieruko-chan universe, created as companion content. It’s separate from the main series and is not included in the main volume count. Think of it as bonus material for existing fans rather than a continuation of the plot. It’s fun if you’re already invested in the characters, but completely optional for understanding the main story.
For anyone wondering whether a second anime season has been announced: that information wasn’t confirmed in our latest research. Keep an eye on official announcements from KADOKAWA if you’re hoping for more animated Miko.
Where to Start Reading Mieruko-chan
This one’s straightforward: start with Volume 1. Mieruko-chan follows a simple reading order — you begin at Volume 1 and read forward through each numbered volume in sequence. There are no side stories, prequels (stories set before the main timeline), or alternate versions you need to track down. Just one continuous series, numbered in order.
English Volumes 1 through 12 are currently available from Yen Press, giving you a solid run of content to work through. As mentioned above, the series carries an OT (Older Teen) rating — meaning it’s aimed at readers around 16 and older — which makes sense given the horror imagery and some of the more intense supernatural scenarios that develop as the story progresses. It’s not gratuitously gory, but the spirit designs are genuinely creepy and unsettling, and the tension ramps up considerably as the story goes on.
The Official Comic Anthology, as mentioned above, is an optional side read. It’s not part of the main storyline and you won’t miss anything plot-critical by skipping it.
One more thing worth mentioning for readers who are newer to manga: the horror comedy label is accurate but can be a little misleading. Yes, there’s comedy — Miko’s deadpan refusal to acknowledge the nightmarish things floating around her is genuinely funny. But the horror side of the equation gets increasingly intense as the chapters progress. If you enjoy supernatural horror — stories centered on ghosts, spirits, and unexplained dark forces — this series scratches that itch in a way that few others do. The comedy makes the horror hit harder, not softer. You’ll laugh, and then something deeply unsettling will happen, and the laughter makes the dread land even more effectively.
The art style plays a huge role in this dynamic. Tomoki Izumi draws the everyday world in a clean, almost slice-of-life style, but the spirits are rendered with a level of twisted, nightmarish detail that creates a jarring contrast. That visual tension between the normal and the horrifying is central to what makes Mieruko-chan work so well on the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mieruko-chan manga finished?
No. Mieruko-chan is an ongoing series with 14 Japanese volumes and 72 chapters published so far. No end date has been announced.
How many volumes of Mieruko-chan are there?
14 volumes in Japan (published by KADOKAWA) and 12 volumes in English (published by Yen Press). The English edition trails the Japanese release by a couple of volumes, which is standard for manga that gets translated and released in other markets.
Is Mieruko-chan a horror manga?
It’s classified as horror comedy. The series blends genuinely unsettling supernatural horror — disturbing spirit designs, escalating danger, dark themes — with comedy rooted in Miko’s desperate attempts to ignore the terrifying things she sees. As the story progresses, the horror elements become increasingly prominent and the stakes grow darker. Fans of supernatural horror and dark storytelling will find a lot to appreciate here.
Who is the author of Mieruko-chan?
Tomoki Izumi is the creator of Mieruko-chan. The series is published by KADOKAWA under the MFC imprint in Japan and licensed in English by Yen Press.
Should I read the manga if I watched the anime?
The manga goes significantly further than the anime adaptation and explores the horror elements in greater depth. Starting from Volume 1 is recommended even if you’ve seen the anime, since the manga’s pacing and artwork add dimensions the anime couldn’t fully capture. If you’d rather pick up closer to where the anime left off, starting around Volume 5 will put you in roughly the right place — though you may want to read the earlier volumes eventually to catch details the adaptation condensed or skipped.