Today in Japan, Sankichi Hinodeya begins a new chapter in the Splatoon manga story. The July issue of Shogakukan’s CoroCoro Comics — on shelves from 15 July 2026 — launches the Splatoon Raiders manga, a tie-in adaptation of Nintendo’s single-player spin-off game that arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 just eight days later, on 23 July.
Hinodeya Returns to CoroCoro
Sankichi Hinodeya is the artist and writer behind the original Splatoon manga series, which ran for 16 volumes in CoroCoro Comics from 2015 and was later extended as Splatoon 3: Splatlands. That run went on hiatus in April 2026 — and now Hinodeya is back with a new serialised adaptation tailored to the Raiders storyline. According to Anime News Network, the manga will expand the game’s lore, introduce new side characters, and dramatise key gameplay beats in Hinodeya’s signature action-comedy style.
A Beloved Series for Singapore Fans
The original Splatoon manga has a strong following in Singapore. Kinokuniya Orchard and major bookshops have stocked it in both its Japanese and English editions for years, and the English translation by Viz Media has run to over a dozen volumes. Viz Media also published six volumes of Splatoon 3: Splatlands, with the most recent arriving in April 2026. Singapore readers picking up the series in English are already well-placed for the Raiders manga when the English edition eventually arrives — though Viz has not yet announced a volume schedule or confirmed date for Splatoon Raiders.
What the Raiders Manga Covers
The adaptation follows the game’s central adventure: a player-mechanic protagonist teams up with Shiver, Frye, and Big Man — the trio from Deep Cut — to explore the treasure-laden Spirhalite Islands, take on waves of hostile Salmonids, and uncover the archipelago’s secrets. Hinodeya’s style suits the material well: the Splatoon manga series has always balanced slapstick comedy with genuine energy during ink-battle sequences, and the Raiders set-up of a ragtag crew hunting treasure across a mysterious island chain gives plenty to work with.
The Game: Splatoon Raiders on Switch 2, 23 July
As we covered when the game was announced, Splatoon Raiders is a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive launching on 23 July 2026. Unlike the mainline Splatoon titles, it is primarily a single-player adventure — though co-op play for up to four is supported locally and online. Players customise their mechanic character, build gadgets, and raid the Spirhalite Islands for treasure across three difficulty modes (Tourist, Raider, Survivalist). The game also introduces HDR support to the Splatoon series for the first time, and leverages the Switch 2’s GameChat for multiplayer sessions.
English Edition and Where to Find It in Singapore
The Splatoon Raiders manga is launching exclusively in Japanese inside CoroCoro Comics. An English edition from Viz Media is expected — the publisher has handled all previous Splatoon manga volumes for the English market — but no volume release schedule or confirmed date has been announced yet. Singapore readers who want to follow it as it serialises can pick up the monthly CoroCoro Comics magazine as a Japanese import through Kinokuniya or online import services. A compiled volume release in English typically follows the Japanese run by six to twelve months.
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