Bocchi the Rock Manga Resumes Serialization After Health Hiatus
The return of the manga removes the last uncertainty around the series' future after a months-long health-related pause, keeping the source material active alongside the announced second anime season.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Denfaminicogamer.
The Bocchi the Rock manga will resume in the next issue of Manga Time Kirara Max, ending a hiatus that began in December 2024. Creator Aki Hamaji stated she had been in poor physical health for several months and needed time to recuperate. The magazine had planned a return this month before the delay.
Aki Hamaji's Bocchi the Rock manga is coming back. Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine announced Tuesday that the four-panel series will resume in its next issue, ending a hiatus that stretched from December 2024 through May 2025. Hamaji had paused the manga to focus on recuperation from an unspecified physical health condition, which she clarified in a personal message was not a mental health issue. The magazine had originally planned a return this month before announcing the delay. Yen Press publishes the English edition. The manga's eighth compiled volume shipped in Japan on November 27, 2024. The anime's second season was previously confirmed to be in production.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network Zoku Thermae Romae Manga Resumes Serialization
- Denfaminicogamer 『ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！』半年ぶりに連載再開へ。6月18日発売の「まんがタイムきららMAX8月号」にて