Alien Headbutt
Japanese manga series
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Alien Headbutt is a 2026 manga written and illustrated by Akira Inui. It began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2026.
| Alien Headbutt | |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
|---|---|
| Created by | Akira Inui |
| Manga | |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shonen Jump |
| Original run | February 9, 2026 – present |
Plot
Shirokiba Ouga is a professional wrestler from Mukuru Jima. After a successful career, he goes home to his island to meet his family again, only to find out aliens have taken over. Given super strength by an alien parasite, he uses his wrestling skills to defeat the aliens and rescue his loved ones.
Publication
Alien Headbutt started publication in Weekly Shonen Jump's 11th issue on February 9, 2026.[1] It is published in English by Manga Plus.
Reception
Rei Penber, writing in GameRant, gave Alien Headbutt's first chapter a positive review, saying it had a "lot of potential" [2] J.R. Waugh of Screen Rant also gave it a positive review, calling it a "Mashup of WWE Meets War of the Worlds" [3] Jennifer Melzer of ComicBookResources called it the "Best New Shonen Jump manga of the year"[4]