Build King

Build King (stylized as BUILD KING) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It originated as a one-shot that was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in April 2018, before becoming a full series that was serialized in the same magazine from November 2020 to April 2021. It was compiled into three tankōbon volumes.

Build King
Cover of the first volume
Genre	Fantasy[1]
Manga
Written by	Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Imprint	Jump Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November 16, 2020 – April 12, 2021
Volumes	3

Publication

The series is written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It originated as a one-shot that was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 23, 2018.^[2] On November 8, 2020, it was announced the one-shot will become a full series. The full series was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from November 16, 2020, to April 12, 2021.^[3][4] Three tankōbon volumes were released from April 2 to September 3, 2021.^[5][6] The third and final volume included extra content that did not appear during its serialization.^[4]

Viz Media published the original one-shot in their digital magazine Weekly Shonen Jump.^[7] Viz Media, along with Manga Plus, also published chapters of the full series simultaneously with the Japanese release.^[8]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	April 2, 2021[5]	978-4-08-882648-6	July 26, 2022 (digital)[9]	978-1-9747-2587-8
01. "Tonkachi and Renga" 02. "Nana and the House-Beast" 03. "Monster Hurricane" 04. "Arrival to the Continent" 05. "First Request" 06. "The Renovation of Upside-Down Castle" 07. "The Secret of Upside-Down Castle"
2	June 4, 2021[10]	978-4-08-882683-7	July 26, 2022 (digital)[11]	978-1-9747-3347-7
08. "Look At It Upside-Down 09. "Exam for the Buildon License" 10. "The Prelims" 11. "Vigor Methods of Construction" 12. "The First Test!!" 13. "The Lead Master Carpenter" 14. "How to Convey Vigor" 15. "The Crystallization of Vigor" 16. "The Secret of Vigor!!" 17. "Satan Hills vs. ..."
3	September 3, 2021[6]	978-4-08-882761-2	July 26, 2022 (digital)[12]	978-1-9747-3348-4
18. "A Symbol" 19. "The Sought-After Vigor" 20. "Two-By-Four" 21. "Welcome Home" 22. "The Timbre of Family" 23. "The Truth Behind the Beginning" 24. "Bill Carpenter" 25. "Love Vigor"