After a month of speculation and wait, the second chapter of Sui Ishida’s Choujin X has finally come out. The first chapter in the series dropped on May 10 with an immediate English release by Mangaplus and ShonenJump.
Ishida’s artwork is as beautiful as ever with his signature shading and symbolic visuals are spread over the whole chapter. Similar to his previous work, Choujin X takes place in a world where humans co-exist with superhuman creatures called “Choujin”. The two protagonist Tokio and Azuma end up in a dire situation where both decides to take the Choujin serum and Tokio ends up transforming into a beast similar of Kaneki’s Kakuja with characteristics of a vulture.
In the latest chapter, we see Chandra Hume, the smoke Choujin from the first chapter chase after Tokio. It seems like Tokio has been infected with Chandra’s smoke powers and wishes to make her his disciple. Tokio rejects his offers and Chandra outlashes on her. Luckily Choujin Protector Hoshi manages to rescue her in time.
And now that the second chapter is out the fans are excited for its next instalment but its release schedule and format has left many confused. So today I will try to discuss about Choujin X chapter 3 and its release date, spoilers, raws and other important details.
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Choujn X Chapter 3 Release Date and Discussion
Now the thing with Choujin X is that it has a very peculiar release schedule different from any Jump series so far.
New chapters will release on an irregular basis according to Ishida’s schedule – which means he’ll be able to take his time to write the story that he wants to write. Taking to Twitter, the Ishida wrote ‘I want to try and do all of the backgrounds and finishing touches by myself this time around, so it’ll be updated when I can’.
As a result, Choujin X isn’t actually being serialized in Young Jump like all of Ishida’s other works; instead, it’s on Shueisha’s online manga service Tonari no Young Jump.
Based on the release of the previous two chapters, we expect the new chapter to come out by mid-July. Fans can expect to read the next chapter between July 20 to July 30.
Update 1 – June 30, 2021:
Sui Ishida has revealed a rough draft from chapter 3 in his latest stream where it seems like Tokio is meeting with Azuma. He has covered his face with a scarf to hide his Choujin look.
Where to read Choujin X online?
You can read the manga through VIZ’s official website and Shueisha’s Mangaplus service for free. Besides that, you can download Viz’s ShonenJump app or Mangaplus app on your smartphones. Both of them are available on the Play Store and Apple’s App Store. Also, Mangaplus offers its chapters in Espanol/ Spanish.
The website offers the first and latest three chapters for free and the rest accessible without a Shonen Jump membership which costs about $2 a month.
About the series
Azuma Higashi is a rather popular boy. Although he may be somewhat small, he has good fighting skills, a strong sense of justice, and his grades are at the top of his class. This is the opposite of Tokio Kurohara, his friend who does not listen in class and is simply a bystander while Azuma fights. Nonetheless, these two childhood friends’ bond is strong, no matter how different they may be.
The two live in Yamato Prefecture, an incredibly ordinary district with some areas destroyed by Choujin. Choujin are humans with dangerous supernatural powers, often the cause of the surrounding destruction. Whilst on their way back home, Tokio and Azuma encounter a Choujin, who threatens to kill them. Having no chance of escape, Tokio and Azuma make a crucial decision: to become Choujin.
With these new powers acquired, Tokio can no longer be the bystander he once was, now entrapped in a world where fighting is unavoidable.
