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Golden Kamuy

TV anime2018–

5 seasons62 episodes aired

Original: mangaSatoru Noda

Choose the season you finished to find where to continue in the Golden Kamuy manga and which book edition matches that point.

A Russo-Japanese War veteran and an Ainu girl search Hokkaido for stolen gold whose location is encoded in the tattoos of escaped convicts.

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Season 1

Low confidence

12 episodesApr 2018 – Jun 2018

Anime ends at
Ep 12

After Season 1, read the original manga from the start of Volume 7. This conservative restart includes the bear arc omitted from the TV season and some overlap; the later Monster OVA adapts that arc.

Golden Kamuy, Vol. 7

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3 side entriesOVAONASPno effect on where to continue
  1. Golden Kamuy OVAOVA1 episodeSep 2018This companion animation adapts side material and has no independent main-story continuation point. Use the corresponding TV season’s original-manga route.
  2. Golden Kamuy: Golden Douga GekijouONA46 episodesApr 2018 – Jun 2023These short comedy animations supplement the manga and have no independent main-story continuation point. Use the TV season you have finished to choose the original-manga route.
  3. Golden Kamuy: Golden Douga Gekijou SpecialsSP7 episodesJul 2018 – Sep 2023These short comedy animations supplement the manga and have no independent main-story continuation point. Use the TV season you have finished to choose the original-manga route.

Season 2

Medium confidence

12 episodesOct 2018 – Dec 2018

Anime ends at
Ep 12

After Season 2, continue the original manga from Volume 14. Start at the beginning of the volume to allow for overlap with the Abashiri finale; the TV series and OVAs rearrange some side stories.

Golden Kamuy, Vol. 14

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1 side entryOVAno effect on where to continue
  1. Golden Kamuy 2nd Season OVAOVA3 episodesMar 2019 – Sep 2020This companion animation adapts side material and has no independent main-story continuation point. Use the corresponding TV season’s original-manga route.

Season 3

Low confidence

12 episodesOct 2020 – Dec 2020

Anime ends at
Ep 12

After Season 3, read the original manga from the start of Volume 20 as a conservative restart. Expect overlap around the reunion: the anime rearranges material here, and some events from this volume are postponed to Season 4.

Golden Kamuy, Vol. 20

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Season 4

Medium confidence

13 episodesOct 2022 – Jun 2023

Anime ends at
Ep 13

After Season 4, continue the original manga from Volume 25. Start at the beginning of the volume to allow for some overlap before the next stage of the gold hunt.

Golden Kamuy, Vol. 25

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1 side entryOVAno effect on where to continue
  1. Golden Kamuy: Inazuma Goutou to Mamushi no Ogin/ShimaenagaOVA1 episodeOct 2025This companion animation adapts side material and has no independent main-story continuation point. Use the corresponding TV season’s original-manga route.

Season 5

Medium confidence

13 episodesJan 2026 – Mar 2026

Anime ends at
Ep 13

After the 13 TV episodes of the Final Season (through overall Episode 62), continue the original manga from Volume 31, the final volume. These aired episodes stop before the story’s conclusion; the announced Runaway Train arc has not aired yet.

Golden Kamuy, Vol. 31

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1 side entryRecapno effect on where to continue
  1. Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Koujou-henRecapOct 2025The two Sapporo Beer Factory theatrical previews present the prologue of the Final Season. They overlap that TV season and have no separate reading endpoint; use the route for the TV episodes you have finished.

Golden Kamuy: Saishuushou - Bousou Ressha-hen

Announced

Ep ?

The announced Runaway Train arc will conclude the anime story; it has not aired yet.

The Runaway Train arc has been announced but has not aired. There is no post-anime continuation point to assess yet.

All volumes

VIZ MediaThe English edition is at Vol. 31.

Before you read

The 6 side entries listed here have no separate reading start in the main work. Follow the reading route of the season each is grouped with; their individual notes explain the connection.

Golden Kamuy OVA (OVA) · Golden Kamuy 2nd Season OVA (OVA) · Golden Kamuy: Inazuma Goutou to Mamushi no Ogin/Shimaenaga (OVA) · Golden Kamuy: Golden Douga Gekijou (ONA) · Golden Kamuy: Golden Douga Gekijou Specials (SP) · Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Koujou-hen (Recap)

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