Crows spinoff launched in 2017
It was announced on Tuesday that Crows Gaiden Housenka: The Beginning of Housen will end in two chapters in this year's October issue of Akita Shoten 's Monthly Shōnen Champion magazine.
The manga entered the final arc with the 19th compiled book volume in June 2024.
In 2017, Saitō started the series in Akita Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Champion magazine. The first volume was released by Akita Shoten in February 2018. On June 6, the 22nd volume was shipped, and the 23rd volume will be released on October 8th.
The series tells the origin story of the Housen Academy's Housen Killer Corps, beginning with Butta Terakado.
The manga series "Takahashi's Crows" had 26 volumes and was adapted into a two-episode anime OVA. Additionally, it inspired three live-action films, with Miike directing the first two. "Crows Explode" was released in Japan in April 2014, while "Crows Zero" was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in North America by Tokyo Shock. "Crows Zero" and "Crows Zero II" were also released in the United Kingdom by MVM.
The live-action films, in turn, inspired manga adaptations.
Source: Monthly Shōnen Champion October issue