Old Shonen Jump Title Get an Anime Adaptation?
After 15 years, we might see this lost Weekly Shonen Jump classic returned to the public eye in animated form.
On May 14, 2025, according to the latest issue of Total Licensing, Japanese Anime Company REMOW is working on a yet undisclosed Shonen Jump Anime Project for a series that ended 15 years ago that is still highly requested by fans to get animated.
Considering the time disclosed, this could be Psyren, a series by Toshiaki Iwashiro, as it ended in 2010, exactly 15 years ago.
Psyren is a manga written and illustrated by Iwashiro for Weekly Shonen Jump from December 3, 2007 to November 29, 2010, accumulating 16 volumes and a light novel.
However, the manga would face a particularly rushed conclusion after a 3 year run and spending weeks at the bottom of the TOC (Table of Contents) rankings, flatlining by the ending.
Some fans have attributed this to a cancellation but more likely it was due to waning popularity from how readers were losing interest in some elements, such as its mystery plots.
In spite of this, in the Top 10 results of AnimeJapan 2024 ‘Manga We Want to See Animated’, Psyren was included, alongside new works like Kagurabachi.
The story follows Ageha Yoshina, a high school student, who finds a mysterious card and is chosen to compete in the Psyren games—a deadly contest set in the world of the same name. Competitors awaken psychic abilities, face the world’s violent monsters called Taboo and fulfill certain tasks, all the while Ageha and her comrades delve into the truth about Psyren.
Source: Twitter
“PSYREN” Anime Adaptation in the works?
According to the latest issue of Total Licensing, Japanese Anime Company REMOW is working on a yet undisclosed Shonen Jump Anime Project for a series that ended 15 years ago & is still highly requested by fans to get animated.
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— Manga Mogura RE (Anime & Manga News) (@MangaMoguraRE) May 14, 2025
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