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News of 2022:

Volume 27 has been released!
The twenty-seventh volume of the Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign manga series has been released in Japan! The volume can be found on Shueisha's official website.

The volume cover features Shinoa Squad against the backdrop of what appears to be a ruined pavement. Appearing as he is as a demon, Mikaela Hyakuya is in the centre of the image where a light shines down upon him. Around him is Yūichirō Hyakuya who holds the sword that Mika can occupy when providing power to it. In the centre right of the image is Shinoa Hīragi who is holding her Shikama Dōji scythe. Mitsuba Sangū is also present and wielding the Tenjiryū axe. To the left of the image is Yoichi Saotome, armed with his Gekkouin bow. On the far left, Shihō Kimizuki holds the Kiseki-o duel swords. Aside from Mika who is not shown with a weapon, all other members are armed with their Cursed Gear. In what may be a symbolical display, a flock of birds fly in the sepia tinted background.

The volume contains chapters 111-114:
 * 111. "Yu & Guren" (優とグレン)
 * 112. "Defining Family" (家族のテイギ)
 * 113. "Everyone's Secrets" (みんなのヒミツ)
 * 114. "Everyone's Goals" (全員のゴール)

Chapter 115 has been released!
On June 2, Chapter 115 has been released and is available to read in English on MANGA Plus and VIZ Media!

The chapter is titled "Chapter 115" and the cover features a young Mikaela with Krul Tepes, Asuramaru, Lest Karr, and Noya. Mika and Krul are both shown in light while Asuramaru, Lest, and Noya are darkened by shadows. Lest and Noya are both turned away from the others and Asuramaru, with one of his red eyes visible, hold out a outstretched hand. All of them are being held within someone's hands.

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Chapter 114 has been released!
On May 1, Chapter 114 has been released and is available to read in English on MANGA Plus and VIZ Media!

The chapter is titled "Everyone's Goals" and the cover is the first scene of the chapter. Looking directly at him, Yu repeats his request from the previous chapter to Guren, asking him to tell the squad his plan/his ultimate goal, what price they have to pay, and how it'll curse them. As he asks this, Guren looks at his and the squads overlapped hands.

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Chapter 113 has been released!
On April 3, Chapter 113 has been released and is available to read in English on MANGA Plus and VIZ Media!

The chapter is titled "Everyone's Secrets" and the cover is the first scene of the chapter. This is a past setting, showing Yu watching over Mikaela's body telling him it's time to wake up. They are within a room filled with many clear fluid filled containers. You can see Sika Madu's feet as he enters the room wondering why Yu is in the room again.

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Catastrophe vol. 12 has been released!
The final volume of the Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen manga has been released in Japan!

The link can be found here on Kodansha's official website.

The cover image is the same image the was used for Catastrophe chapter 51, which was released earlier on February 4, 2022.

Chapter 112 has been released!
On March 3, Chapter 112 has been released and is available to read in English on VIZ Media!

The chapter is titled "Defining Family" and the cover shows Guren, with Yu as a child in the daytime. They are about to head down the stairs, seemingly to an underground section of the ruined city they are walking through. The relatively tall buildings on either side are not the size of ones seen in cities viewed throughout the series. The buildings are derelict in appearance, where some have foliage covering parts of them. On the stairway, there appears to have been a poster that has since been ripped off.

While Guren is in his uniform, Yu is dressed in casual clothing. Yu's attire includes a light-colored baggy T-shirt, along with black trousers that appear somewhat short for him since they are parted from the light-colored boots he wears. As Yu happily waves around what could be a twig, Guren watches his behaviour with some degree of perplexity. Although flashback scenes are not a part of this chapter's story, the cover image evidently involves a scenario concerning Yu after he was rescued by Guren having escaped Sanguinem.

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Volume 26 has been released!
The twenty-sixth volume of the Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign manga series has been released in Japan! The volume can be found on Shueisha's official website.

The volume cover features Yūichirō Hyakuya wielding the Cursed Gear sword that Mikaela Hyakuya can inhabit in the event that Yu needs to draw upon power. Mika's face is reflected in the blade along with part of the faux fur trim collar that makes up his attire. A wispy curling shadow like substance appears to be emanating around them, where along with Yu holding the weapon that Mika is powering, it may indicate them generating powers in their fight against The First, which occurred in chapter 108. If the cover were depicting events in time, then at this stage it would be Demon Mika's face seen reflected on the weapon, where he behaved as a demon without memories would. Chapter 109 would be where Mika regains his memories to become himself. If it was a general depiction of Yu holding a sword with the symbolism that Mika is within it, then it's Mika as himself smiling.

The environment around Yu and Mika consists of a setting not viewed in the chapters within the volume, or anywhere else in the story. Behind them in the distance is a lone mountain appearing to be in a cold climate on account of the snow. Yu and Mika appear to be within the entrance of a cave, where around them are vines of ivy leaves, yellowy golden on their left side, and mostly dark on their right due to the lack of light from further within the cave setting.

The volume contains chapters 107-110:
 * 107. "Angel's Plan" (天使のケイカク)
 * 108. "Yu's Sword" (優のツルギ)
 * 109. "Moving Pieces" (走るコマ)
 * 110. "Expose the Past to the Sun" (過去を白日にサラセ)

Catastrophe chapter 51 has been released!
The fifty first chapter of the Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen manga has been released on February 4, 2022, JST! It will also be released along with other chapters within the twelfth volume of the catastrophe manga, scheduled for release on March 4, 2022.

The cover image features Guren Ichinose holding his sword while close to Mahiru Hīragi, with an orange fiery like backdrop with darkness featured.

This is the final chapter that completes the manga adaption of the Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen novel series that they adapt.

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Chapter 111 has been released!
On February 3, Chapter 111 has been released and is available to read in English on VIZ Media!

The chapter is titled "Yu & Guren" and features Yūichirō Hyakuya and Mikaela Hyakuya, where his Cursed Gear that the latter can inhabit is also seen on the cover. This is the first time Mika as a demon in his present age is seen almost entirely in color. His eye color has changed from the red he had as a vampire, and returned to blue as when he was human. The color scheme of his clothing is also depicted, which ranges from a midnight blue color to a mixed white and dark coloration on his cape. The cursed gear sword that Mika can occupy when providing Yu with power has a matching color scheme to Mika's overall attire, with the addition of golden features adorning the weapon handle and sheath.

Concerning the scenario, Mika appears to be looking up at the sky where his hand would not be needed to shield his view from the sun, as being a demon now he can look at it. Appearing to be stood on a puddle which reflects the cloudy sky above with buildings also visible, where Yu, who has his back shown, has stood on the puddle, ripples in addition to a crack in the surface is seen. Along with the frayed edges around the outside, with static resembling that of a memory that Mika could not access due to Yu raising the walls around his heart, it may symbolize a memory being depicted.

From the overall scene, it apparently depicts Mika returning to the physical world after having Yu come to his assistance and making a contract for him to become his demon. Along with memories being delved into, all such events occurred in the previous chapter 110: "Expose the Past to the Sun".

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Volume 23 has been released in English!
Volume 23 of the Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign has been released in English! The volume can be found here on VIZ Media. It features young Mahiru and Shinoa Hīragi on the cover.

The volume contains chapters 95-98:
 * 95. "A Demon's Tale" (鬼のモノガタリ)
 * 96. "Queen Krul" (女王クルル)
 * 97. "Sisters" (姉とイモウト)
 * 98. "The King's Chambers" (王のヘヤ)

Chapter 110 has been released!
On January 6, Chapter 110 of the Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign manga has been released and is available to read in English on VIZ Media!

The title is "Expose the Past to the Sun" and has a scene of a sinful key being held. Guren Ichinose considers the object he is holding with his facial expression partially shown. The text "eight years ago" is displayed.

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Catastrophe chapter 50 has been released!
The fiftieth chapter of the Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen manga has been released on January 6, 2021, JST.

The cover image features Guren Ichinose running with Shinya Hīragi along with Mito Jūjō, Sayuri Hanayori, Shigure Yukimi, and Norito Goshi as well.

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