Battle in 5 Seconds Manga Goes on Hiatus as Author Miyakokasiwa Treats Depression
The hiatus pauses the remake of Saizo Harawata's original series, which resumed in January 2025 after a prior break and is approaching its end.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Shogakukan's Manga ONE app announced that Miyakokasiwa's Battle in 5 Seconds manga is going on hiatus. The author said poor health made drawing difficult by June, and medical exams led to a depression diagnosis. Miyakokasiwa is pausing to focus on treatment and recovery, thanking readers as the series reaches its 11th anniversary.
Miyakokasiwa's written message said poor health had been a struggle for some time, but by June drawing had become difficult. Medical examinations led to a diagnosis of depression and an underlying condition. The author is taking a break for treatment and recovery, and thanked readers as the manga reached its 11th anniversary.
This is not the first pause. Miyakokasiwa went on hiatus in October 2024, citing health and personal issues since the start of that year, and noted the series was approaching its end. Serialization resumed in January 2025.
Shogakukan published the 31st compiled volume on July 10. The series inspired a 2021 anime adaptation, and Comikey publishes the manga in English.
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