Hiromasa Okujima's manga Shijūkara ga Naku Koro ni is coming to a close. Anime News Network reports the series will end with its next chapter, wrapping up a run that began in December 2025 — just under a year on the page.

The manga follows the lifestyle of a 41-year-old businessman, planting it firmly in the growing field of middle-aged slice-of-life stories that have carved out a steady readership in recent years. Series centered on salarymen navigating everyday adult life trade spectacle for relatability, and they tend to run lean by design.

A conclusion after roughly a year is a short run by serialized manga standards, though whether this is a planned compact ending or an early wrap wasn't detailed in the announcement. Okujima is a veteran hand, and the final chapter will determine how complete the story feels at this length.

For readers who've been following along, the message is simple: one more chapter remains before the shijūkara — the Japanese tit bird the title references — sings its last.