Undead Unluck manga started getting attention after its anime started to air in September 2023. The great sin that holds this series back is it does the exact opposite of what most classic series do.
Series like Naruto, Bleach, Jujutsu Kaisen, and My Hero Academia start off strong, hit a peak, and then get progressively less good. But everyone is so in love with the series at that point that the steadily falling quality gets ignored. Undead Unluck does the opposite.
It starts off decent and then becomes god-like. It’s been quite a long time since its manga was first released in Weekly Shonen Jump on January 20, 2020. So, many fans are confused whether the manga has ended or not.
However, you don’t have to worry because, in this article, we are going to answer in detail whether the Undead Unluck Manga has ended or not. But first, let’s catch up with a short recap of the plot before knowing about its ending.
Undead Unluck Manga Plot
Undead Unluck is a story about negators, people who have the ability to negate the rules of the world. Fuuko Izumo, one of the two main characters, has the ability to Unluck. By touching someone, she negates their luck, guaranteeing that something unfortunate happens to them.
She discovers this ability when she accidentally gives her parents an unluck, causing a plane to explode and killing hundreds of people, including her parents. Andy, the second main character, has the ability to Undead.
He negates his ability to die even though he wants to. His regeneration abilities are off the charts, allowing him to survive anything. Undead Unluck’s first chapter is just freaking wild, and it’s one of the strongest opening chapters.
Andy Meets Fuuko!
It opens with Fuuko deciding to kill herself since she is likely to harm those around her. Andy overhears about the potential to finally finish himself off by using Fuuko’s power to intervene to save Fuuko’s life. Then, an evil organization that targets negators shows up to try to capture them.
What makes this first chapter stand out is its incredible powers. In the first chapter, Andy highlights his incredible regenerative ability and creatively uses the bone in his leg to attach himself to a building, making you wonder what else can be done with his ability.
And as the series progresses, the usage of Undead becomes increasingly creative. Fuuko’s power isn’t nearly as controlled, but the resulting unlock is so much fun. From a crate of bananas dropping from the sky to a lightning bolt to a literal media plummeting from space, Fuuko’s Power is dangerous and fun.
All three of these examples come from chapter one. And even more wackiness occurs later in the series it’s just so exciting to see what kind of Misfortune will happen when unlock activates. Together, Andy and Fuko make a great team.
Fuuko Crazy Ability!
By holding on to Andy, Fuuko charges him up with a ton of unluck. Then, Andy throws his head at an opponent catching them both in a horrific unlucky event. Andy can’t die, so he quickly recovers from the Unlucky disaster, while his opponent suffers and potentially dies.
Now, the problem with the opening chapter is how high the bar is set for wild events. For an explosive battle and a story to stand out each event needs to be more shocking than the prior high points. For example, Naruto doesn’t start having meteors fall from the sky until chapter 560.
This is an exciting event in the series because it dwarfs the craziness of the prior 559 chapters. But with Undead Unluck starting off with a meteor dropping in chapter one, it becomes hard to surpass such a shocking moment. Now, the series does a good job of trying to surpass the excitement of a meteor in Chapter 2.
It’s revealed that instead of getting chased by the evil organization called the Union. Both Andy and Fuku can join it if they kill two of the ten representatives of the Union.
Is Undead Unluck Manga Finished?
The Undead Unluck manga hasn’t finished yet. It is still running on a weekly basis in Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine and Manga Plus, with over 182 as of November 5, 2023. And judging by how the story is going, it will not end any time soon.
The mangaka if Undead Unluck, Yoshifumi Tozuka, has no plans of ending so soon. However, it is being said that the Undead Unluck manga is in its final Saga.
Note that Saga and arc are two different things. Just like how an arc has many chapters, Saga has many arcs in it. So, if I have to guess when the manga will end, it end around 250 chapters or so.
