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The creator of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth and 100 Meters is back for another manga. The mangaka has work that spans the historical, psychological, horror, and sports genres, but he’s not done yet. After teasing us all yesterday, Uoto has confirmed that he has a new manga he is working on and that it should start serializing by the end of this year.

On September 10, 2026, Uoto posted a strange image of what appears to be a chemical symbol on his social media with the message that he would announce a new manga at 6 pm JST today. When that time came, the mangaka announced that his new series will be called Hallucination Meat. “The start date is TBD,” he wrote. “But I think it’ll be within this year.” The series will appear in Weekly Spirits magazine in Japan, which is published by embattled publisher Shogakukan.

That wasn’t the only announcement that Uoto has coming, though. At the same time, he posted a picture of a handgun and a pencil with the message that he’ll announce another new series tomorrow at the same time.

Uoto is a young mangaka who has already had two high-profile series. 100 Meters is one of the best and most emotionally charged sports manga in recent years. He followed it with Orb: On the Movement of the Planets, which was a historical manga about people who have pushed for a heliocentric model of the solar system despite persecution by the church. Both series have had anime adaptations, so we’re hopeful that these two new series from Uoto get the same kind of reception.

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