Phantom Busters Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation in 2027
Neoshoco's Phantom Busters is heading to television. A dedicated site opened on Thursday to reveal that the manga is receiving a TV anime adaptation, with a broadcast window given as 2027. Neoshoco marked the occasion with a commemorative illustration.
What was confirmed
The announcement establishes two things and holds the rest back: the project exists, and it is slated for 2027. Neoshoco's illustration accompanies the reveal, and the anime has both a website and an X/Twitter account up and running.
The manga itself began in Jump SQ. in 2023. Shueisha put out the seventh compiled volume on February 4, and the eighth is scheduled for October 2. In English, the series is licensed by Viz Media, which released volume 4 on July 7 and has volume 5 dated for October 6. Readers who prefer to follow along digitally can do so through Shueisha's MANGA Plus service or on the Shonen Jump app run by Viz, both of which carry the series in English.
As for reach, the manga has more than 1.4 million copies in circulation, a figure that folds in digital sales.
What has not been announced
No premiere date or even a month within 2027 has been given. No network or streaming platform has been named. No cast members have been announced. No staff have been revealed either, meaning there is no director, studio, series composition writer or character designer attached in public. An episode count has not been disclosed, and there is no word on a trailer or key visual.
Why it matters
This is commentary rather than reporting, so take it as such. A 2027 window announced this far out usually signals that a production is being given room to breathe rather than rushed toward a nearer slot, though the absence of any staff names means there is genuinely nothing yet to evaluate. Studio and director are the details that shape expectations for a series like this, and until those land, the announcement is mostly a placeholder with a date attached.
What the timing does offer is runway for the manga. With the eighth Japanese volume arriving on October 2 and Viz's fifth English volume following on October 6, English-language readers have a real chance to close the gap before anything airs. That is not always how these announcements work out; plenty of adaptations arrive while the overseas release is still several volumes behind, which forces newcomers to choose between waiting and jumping ahead.
The 1.4 million figure is worth noting too, since it covers both print and digital and reflects a series that has been building steadily since its 2023 debut rather than one that exploded overnight.