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Just as fans are getting excited about the upcoming Kagurabachi anime that has been announced, the team behind the manga has delivered some rough news. Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump has confirmed that the Kagurabachi manga is going on hiatus following the upcoming chapter. Despite the growing popularity of the manga, mangaka Takeru Hokazono needs a few weeks of rest before they can resume.

In a post on social media, the editorial team of Weekly Shonen Jump delivered the news. “Starting from Weekly Shonen Jump issue 31, on sale Monday, June 29, Kagurabachi will go on hiatus,” the post read. “While [Takeru] Hogarano had intended to continue writing, after repeated discussions, we have decided that he will take a certain period of rest in order to deliver the work in a stable form going forward. We plan to resume serialization around August.”

The post did not give a specific reason for the hiatus other than Hogarano needing some rest. It isn’t known if he is suffering from burnout or if there is a more serious health issue. The series has missed a handful of releases in the past few months, so it could be that a break will help make future releases more predictable.

This news comes just days after Spy x Family was confirmed to be going on a hiatus of its own. Kagurabachi is seen as one of the big new titles in Weekly Shonen Jump and one of the few new manga that have enough international appeal to generate significant revenue for an anime studio.

The Kagurabachi manga will go on hiatus after the next two chapters are published in Weekly Shonen Jump, with an expected return sometime in August 2026.

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