Overview
Phantom Busters is a manga by Neoshoco, serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square since August 2023 after debuting as a one-shot in October 2022. Viz Media publishes the English edition, with volume 1 released in October 2025, and eight volumes were out as of early October 2026.
OtaHub's take
The story centres on the Phantom Busters club, founded in Kamakura by Mogari Shishikuno, a student who can eat spirits, and Eugene Korekishi, a classmate who does not believe in ghosts. They recruit Kaoru Kansaki, who can see ghosts, and then Kotaro Tamon, who can talk to spirits but struggles to talk to living people.
The manga ranked 19th in the 2024 Next Manga Award (print category) and 14th in 2025, and placed second in the 2025 bookstore employees' recommended comics list. The anime website states that circulation, including digital copies, has passed 1.4 million.
The announcement of 24 September 2026 confirmed a TV anime for 2027 and opened the official website. The studio, director, cast and specific air date have not been announced at the time of writing.
