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Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi Manga Takes 1-Week Break Due to Author's Health

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga announced on Thursday that the manga is taking an unplanned one-week break from this year's 29th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on Monday due to Hokazono's "sudden illness." The manga is slated to return in the 30th issue, which will release on June 23.

Hokazono added on X/Twitter on Thursday that they are "currently writing energetically" and apologized for worrying fans.

Hokazono debuted the Kagurabachi manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023. Shueisha released the seventh volume on May 2, and will release the eighth volume on July 4. The manga topped 2.2 million copies in circulation as of May 2.

Viz Media's Shonen Jump and Shueisha's MANGA Plus are releasing the manga digitally in English. MANGA Plus describes the story:

Young Chihiro spends his days training under his famous swordsmith father. One day he hopes to become a great sword-maker himself. The goofy father and the serious son--they thought these days would last forever. But suddenly, tragedy strikes. A dark day soaked in blood. Chihiro and his blade now live only for revenge. Epic sword battle action!

The manga topped the print category in the Next Manga Awards 2024. The series is nominated for this year's Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.

Toyo Keizai Online, the website tied to the finance magazine Weekly Toyo Keizai, reported in December the manga will get an anime adaptation at Cygames Pictures, through a joint production by CyberAgent and Shochiku. Toyo Keizai reached out to the two companies, and CyberAgent stated "there is nothing we can say," while Shochiku stated that it will "refrain from responding to inquiries regarding individual works."

Source: Kagurabachi manga's X/Twitter account