Claymore creator Norihiro Yagi has officially launched his new manga, BARTLET FAIRY BASSLET, on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ platform. The first chapter debuted in Japan on November 2, 2026, with MANGA Plus and Viz Media also making the series available in English on the same day.
According to Shonen Jump+’s official announcement, the story follows Brunhilde, a princess who also serves as the captain of her kingdom’s knights. After defeating her longtime nemesis, she encounters an unusual phenomenon when mysterious glowing fish begin falling from the sky.
MANGA Plus describes the new series as a “hack and slash fantasy epic,” suggesting a return to the fantasy action genre that made Yagi famous through Claymore.
When Does Bartlet Fairy Basslet Chapter 2 Release?
The manga is scheduled to receive weekly chapters on Shonen Jump+. Its second installment is scheduled for November 9, 2026. International readers can follow the official English release through MANGA Plus and Viz Media’s Shonen Jump service.
Yagi previously created Claymore, which ran from 2001 to 2014 across 27 collected volumes. The dark fantasy manga received a television anime adaptation from Madhouse in 2007. He is also known for Angel Densetsu and Sōkyū no Ariadne, which concluded in 2023.
With Bartlet Fairy Basslet, Yagi returns to serialized fantasy storytelling with a new protagonist and an unusual mystery.
