Shirube Naki Michi e uses same subtitle as manga's final volume

The combined 21st and 22nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Ryu Fujisaki's Hoshin Engi manga will get a novel adaptation titled Hoshin Engi Shirube Naki Michi e (To the Path With No Guide). The subtitle shares the same subtitle as the manga's 23rd and final volume.

Ryō Yoshigami ( Psycho-Pass Asylum , Psycho-Pass Genesis ) will pen the novel.

Fujisaki also launched his brand-new short Hoshin Engi Gaiden manga series in the issue. Shueisha announced the new manga series at Jump Festa 2018 in December.

Fujisaki's 23-volume manga originally ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1996-2000. The manga is roughly based on the ancient Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi . The fantasy manga and the first anime adaptation take place thousands of years ago. An evil sorceress has bewitched the emperor of a powerful dynasty and he has become a mindless puppet. The country is in shambles and evil spirits lurk everywhere. The Confederation of the Immortal Masters plan a bold mission: they send a young master wizard to hunt down the villains and evil warlocks in the devastated lands.

Viz Media released the original manga in English between 2007-2011.

The manga inspired a 26-episode television anime series in 1999. ADV Films released the anime on DVD in 2001-2004 under the title Soul Hunter . Discotek Media later released the anime under the same name on DVD in June 2016. The manga is also inspiring a currently airing television anime series titled Hakyū Hoshin Engi , which premiered on January 12. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime with English subtitles, and Funimation is streaming it with an English dub.

Update on May 10: The novel will ship in Japan on June 19.