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Kemono Jihen Manga Goes on Hiatus After Brother of Creator Shō Aimoto Dies

Shō Aimoto announced on X/Twitter that her Kemono Jihen manga is going on hiatus as her brother had died peacefully on August 15. The manga will not be in the October issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on September 4, but it is scheduled to return in the November issue on October 2.

The 25th compiled book volume, which shipped on August 4, revealed that the series will end in the next volume.

Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English and describes the story:

Inugami is a Tokyo detective who specializes in the occult. One day, answering a call to a remote village leads him to Dorotabo: a peculiar boy nicknamed after a yokai that haunts muddy rice paddies. The boy has no parents and is somewhat unnerving, emitting a foul odor that draws the ire of those around him. Inugami, however, quickly realizes that there's something more monstrous about Dorotabo than just his nickname–a fact proven when the two of them investigate an inhuman creature attacking local livestock. Perhaps Inugami can take this mistreated boy under his wing and train him to face the secret, supernatural beasts hidden in the world...using the eerie powers of his own body.

Aimoto launched the manga in Jump SQ. in December 2016 Seven Seas released the 21st volume in English on June 23. The manga inspired a television anime that premiered in January 2021.

The series took a one-issue break in February. Aimoto shared the announcement on her X (formerly Twitter) account, and stated that she had gastroenteritis at the beginning of the year. Aimoto added that she is feeling better now and will also get an endoscopy soon.

Source: Shō Aimoto's X/Twitter account