Girls' Last Tour Prequel: Unraveling the Megacity's Secrets with 'Kaisō Toshi Danpen-Shū'
Exciting news for Girls' Last Tour fans: The series creator Tsukumizu is launching a new manga series that tells the story before the main plot. According to Anime News Network, this prequel series titled Kaisō Toshi Danpen-Shū (Ruined City Short Story Collection) will begin publication on June 26. The series will focus on the state of the original manga's massive metropolis before its collapse and offer readers new clues about the history of this dystopian world.
The original Girls' Last Tour manga ran from 2014 to 2018 and followed two girls, Chito and Yuuri, as they struggled to survive in a post-war ruined world. The series, praised for Tsukumizu's minimalist art and melancholic atmosphere, was adapted into an anime by Studio White Fox in 2017. This new prequel may answer questions fans have been eagerly waiting for: How was that enormous city built? Why did people disappear? And most importantly, what lies behind those mysterious layers that Chito and Yuuri encountered?
The term "Kaisō Toshi" (Ruined City) in the new series' title indicates a period when the city has not yet been destroyed, unlike the original manga's Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō which means "last tour". With this project, Tsukumizu aims to delve deeper into the universe and show readers a different aspect of the story. The fact that the series is in short story format signals that the author will maintain his experimental and poetic storytelling, as in his previous works. This is an unmissable opportunity, especially for those who love the melancholic atmosphere of Girls' Last Tour.
This prequel will be an important resource not only for curious fans but also for those wanting to decipher the series' subtext. The original manga did not directly answer big questions such as the reasons for the war or how the world came to be this way; Tsukumizu seems intent on filling that gap. Moreover, this announcement is a long-awaited development for fans who have been wanting a spin-off or continuation set in the Girls' Last Tour universe in recent years. Given the series' cult status, interest in this new manga is expected to be very high.
For now, it is not clear how many chapters Kaisō Toshi Danpen-Shū will have or on which platform it will be published, but according to posts on Tsukumizu's social media accounts, the series will be released at regular intervals. More details are expected to emerge before the June launch. If you also want to return to the world of Girls' Last Tour, mark June 26 on your calendar, because this time we will witness not a city in the shadow of destruction, but its glorious days.
