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Weekly Serialization of "HUNTER x HUNTER" Ends; Due to the Author's Health Condition, the Style of Manga Publication Changed from Episode 401

Manga "HUNTER x HUNTER" will end its weekly serialization and change its publication format

Manga "HUNTER x HUNTER" will end its weekly serialization and change its publication format = (Image from Shonen Jump official Twitter)


 The Jump editorial department explained the reason for the change: "As for the publication of "HUNTER x HUNTER" No.401 onward, we have decided to deliver the manga to everyone in a non-weekly form from now on, after consultation between Togashi-sensei and the editorial department, in consideration of his health condition and other factors.

 Togashi-sensei is continuing to write the following stories, and the editorial department will continue to support him until "HUNTER x HUNTER" is completed," they continued.

 We look forward to your continued support for "HUNTER x HUNTER" in the future.

 Togashi also commented at the end of the magazine, "I'm thinking about continuing the work in a way that doesn't inconvenience other people as much as possible.

 When the exhibition "Yoshihiro Togashi Exhibition -PUZZLE-" was decided to be held, Togashi confessed in a handwritten message. "I have been unable to sit in a chairand draw (due to a stong hipache) for about two years, but I have managed to resume writing by giving up my old work style," Togashi stated.

 "It may sound silly but I must say, please take care of your backs, everyone. ”

 ”Up until two weeks ago, when I was writing this, I was unable to wipe my buttocks and had to take a shower every time I pooped.
  Right now, everything I do is about three to five times longer and harder than normal. My hips are important."

 He confided that he had to take a break from "HxH" due to his poor health.

 The HUNTER×HUNTER series, which began in 1998, is an adventure fantasy in which the main character, Gon, goes on a journey with his best friend Kirua and his friends. Currently, the "Dark Continent Arc" (Succession to the Throne Arc) is being depicted, in which the thoughts of various characters, including Kurapika and the members of the Phantom Brigade, clash on a ship aiming to travel to an uncharted continent, and the series was to begin on October 24, 2022, with episode 391 after 3 years and 11 months.


■Recent Suspension of Publications

・March 2012-May 2014 (about 2 years and 3 months) *Two special episodes were published in December 2012 as a prelude to the movie version, but the main story was not published.
・Aug. 2002 - Apr. 2004 (about 1 year and 8 months)
・July, 2004-June, 2005 (about 11 months)
・September 2005 - January 2006 (about 5 months)
・April 2006 - September 2006 (about 5.5 months)
・November 2006-October 2010 (about 3 years and 11 months)