GetBackers Author Beginning New Series in April Shonen Magazine

Humberto Saabedra

GetBackers character designer Rando Ayamine will be debuting a new yet untitled series in April’s Shonen Champion anthology while continuing work on his other series in Holy Talker in the monthly Shonen Rival magazine, even if the aforementioned series is placed on hiatus.

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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