# Hitoner (ヒトナー)
**Hitoner** (ヒトナー) is a Japanese science-fiction manga written and illustrated by Tomohiro Yagi (屋宜知宏), serialized on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ web platform since April 22, 2026, after a one-shot published on the same platform on February 15, 2024[1](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=39307). The story is set on a distant star inhabited by beast-folk (獣民, Kemo) who have built a modern civilization, where humans exist only as a creature of myth, and follows the arrival of a lone human astronaut among them[2](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-885231-7) • [3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-22/tomohiro-yagi-launches-new-hitoner-manga/.236650).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Title / author | ヒトナー (Hitoner), story and art by Tomohiro Yagi (屋宜知宏)[1](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=39307) |
| Publication | One-shot on Shonen Jump+ on 2024-02-15; serialization from 2026-04-22, with chapters 1 and 2 released simultaneously[1](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=39307) • [4](https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260422e) |
| Publisher / volume 1 | Shueisha; volume 1 released September 4, 2026, ISBN 978-4-08-885231-7[2](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-885231-7) • [5](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2478061/full/) |
| Demographic / genres | Shōnen, serialized on Shonen Jump+; Drama and Sci-Fi, with Anthropomorphic themes[6](https://myanimelist.net/manga/167301/Hitoner) |
| One-shot reception | #1 trend on X; 1,444,007 views in the first 7 days and over 2 million cumulative views[5](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2478061/full/) |
| Serialized reception | Chapters 1 through 11 each exceeded 1 million views[5](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2478061/full/) |
| English edition | Digital simulpub on MANGA Plus, translated by Jena Greco (Lapin, Inc.)[1](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=39307) • [6](https://myanimelist.net/manga/167301/Hitoner) |
## Publication history
The work reached readers first as a one-shot on February 15, 2024[1](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=39307). The strong performance of the one-shot led to serialization: on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Hitoner began running on Shonen Jump+, with the first two chapters released simultaneously[3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-22/tomohiro-yagi-launches-new-hitoner-manga/.236650) • [4](https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260422e). Volume 1 followed on September 4, 2026[5](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2478061/full/). The series is ongoing[6](https://myanimelist.net/manga/167301/Hitoner).
## Premise, setting, and title meaning
The setting inverts the usual human-centered frame. On a star where beast-folk (Kemo) have built an advanced civilization, "Hito" (humans) is a fictional being of myth and folklore, depicted as nearly hairless except for the head and regarded as a weak, cunning monster[2](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-885231-7) • [7](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1707974163). The story begins when a human suddenly falls from the sky onto this world[2](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-885231-7).
The title names the story's central social group. Some Kemo who love humans are called "Hitoner"[2](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-885231-7); the word is effectively a reversal of "kemona" ([ケモナー](https://www.edgepedia.org/kemona), a person fond of beast-characters), with the positions of humans and beast-people swapped[8](https://dengekionline.com/articles/221363/). The narrative is observational, centered on the government spokesperson Torineko (トリネコ) as she handles contact with the human[7](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1707974163). Oricon's coverage describes the work as alternating humorous observation of the visitor with serious science-fiction tension, noting the irony that humans are described in-world as a species said to have conquered an entire planet despite almost no body hair outside the head[5](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2478061/full/).
## Reception: by the numbers
The one-shot's performance drove the serialization decision. It reached #1 on X (Twitter) trends, with the author's name also trending and readers calling for a series[5](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2478061/full/) • [7](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1707974163). Oricon reports 1,444,007 views in its first 7 days and over 2 million cumulative views[5](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2478061/full/); a Denfaminicogamer report published when serialization began gave the one-shot's total as 1.95 million views on Shonen Jump+[4](https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260422e).
The serialized chapters sustained that audience. After serialization began in April 2026, each new chapter trended on X, and chapters 1 through 11 each exceeded 1 million views[5](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2478061/full/). On the community database [MyAnimeList](https://www.edgepedia.org/myanimelist), Hitoner holds a weighted score of 7.65 from 1,636 users, ranked #2281 and #4569 in popularity, and is classified as an ongoing shōnen series[6](https://myanimelist.net/manga/167301/Hitoner).
Volume 1 carried an unusual endorsement: the obi (book band) bears a recommendation comment and an illustration of the character Toneliko by Kohei Horikoshi, author of [My Hero Academia](https://www.edgepedia.org/my-hero-academia). His comment praises the work's "unaffected intelligence and the humor grounded in it," calling the ratio of the two unusually pleasant in the manga reading experience[5](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2478061/full/). Horikoshi had also reacted publicly to the 2024 one-shot[4](https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260422e).
## Author and context among Jump works
Tomohiro Yagi's earlier series place Hitoner in a career of Jump-platform serials. He created Iron Knight, and launched Red Sprite in Weekly Shonen Jump in August 2016, ending it in November 2016; Shueisha published two volumes, and [Viz Media](https://www.edgepedia.org/viz-media) previewed the series under its "Jump Start" initiative[3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-22/tomohiro-yagi-launches-new-hitoner-manga/.236650).
## Translations and availability
The series is officially available outside Japan. It is published digitally in English as a simulpub through MANGA Plus, Shueisha's international platform, with translation by Jena Greco of Lapin, Inc.[1](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=39307) • [6](https://myanimelist.net/manga/167301/Hitoner). A Portuguese (Brazil) edition is also distributed through MANGA Plus, translated by Paulo Kutscher with lettering by Henrique Silva and proofreading by Isabela Stadella[1](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=39307).
## References
1. [Hitoner (manga), Anime News Network Encyclopedia](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=39307)
2. [ヒトナー 1／屋宜 知宏, 集英社 (Shueisha bibliographic record)](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-885231-7)
3. [Tomohiro Yagi Launches New Hitoner Manga, Anime News Network (2026-04-22)](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-22/tomohiro-yagi-launches-new-hitoner-manga/.236650)
4. [マンガ『ヒトナー』の連載が「少年ジャンプ＋」でスタート, Denfaminicogamer](https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260422e)
5. [『ヒロアカ』作者、異種族間SF『ヒトナー』を大絶賛, オリコンニュース](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2478061/full/)
6. [Hitoner, MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/manga/167301/Hitoner)
7. [『ヒトナー』屋宜知宏読み切り漫画が話題に, アニメイトタイムズ](https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1707974163)
8. [『ヒトナー』（屋宜知宏）が面白いとネットで話題, 電撃オンライン](https://dengekionline.com/articles/221363/)
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