Golden Kamuy will conclude before the end of April.
As reported by Anime News Network, publisher Shueisha announced that the 312th chapter of the critically-acclaimed historical manga will be published on April 14, followed by Chapter 313 on April 21, and the series' grand finale, Chapter 314, on April 28. The final collected volumes will also be compiled before the end of summer, with Volume 29 releasing in Japan on April 19, followed by Volume 30 on June 17, and the 31st and final volume dropping on July 19. English release dates for these volumes have yet to be announced.
The series began publication of its final story arc last July. The arc began after series creator Satoru Noda went on a month-long hiatus to do research and planning work on the manga's finale. Golden Kamuy is set in the early 1900s and incorporates many real-life historical figures and events into its story. The series has been lauded for its historical accuracy and for its representation of the Ainu people, who are an indigenous population from Japan's northern regions. The manga won the prestigious Manga Taisho award in 2016 and was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2018.
Golden Kamuy tells the story of Saichi Sugimoto, a veteran of one of the bloodiest battles of the Russo-Japanese War, who is searching through Japan's northern island of Hokkaido for a fabled treasure trove of gold hidden by the Ainu. Sugimoto teams up with a young girl, Asirpa, who is seeking to avenge the death of her father, who was one of the Ainu miners that originally discovered the gold. The two travel throughout Hokkaido, unraveling clues about the treasure's location while fighting other fortune hunters who want to steal the gold for themselves.
The series was first adapted into an anime by Geno Studio, which was one of the anime production companies that was chosen by Lucasfilm to contribute to 2021's Star Wars: Visions anime anthology. The anime adaptation was similarly well received and ran for two seasons in 2018. A third season was broadcast in 2020. The series will return for a fourth season this fall. Production on the fourth season is being moved over to Brains Base, the animation studio behind the anime adaptations of Assassination Classroom and To Your Eternity, which is also scheduled to premiere a new season next fall.
The Golden Kamuy manga is localized and distributed in English by VIZ Media. The first three seasons of the anime are available for streaming on Crunchyroll.
Source: Young Jump Magazine Issue 19 via Anime News Network
