Kageki Shojo!! Manga Hiatus Extended, New Return Date Set for August 28
The extended hiatus, following an injury Saiki sustained at a music festival in March, pushes back both the manga's serialization and its next collected volume, with no specific link drawn between the incident and the health issues.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
Kumiko Saiki's Kageki Shojo!! manga will not return from its one-issue break on June 26 as planned due to the author's poor health. The series is now scheduled to resume in the October issue of Hakusensha's Melody magazine, shipping on August 28. The 17th compiled volume has also been delayed from summer to fall.
The official X account of Hakusensha's Melody magazine announced Monday that Kumiko Saiki's Kageki Shojo!! will not return from its one-issue break on June 26 as previously scheduled. The manga will instead resume in the magazine's October issue, shipping August 28. The 17th compiled book volume, originally planned for summer, has been moved to fall. The series went on a one-issue break on April 28 due to Saiki's health. Saiki revealed on April 6 that she was injured at a music festival in Tokyo's Ariake district on March 29, when a crowd diver collided with her head and arm. A hospital diagnosed a sprained neck, and she was to return for a CT scan to check for possible brain bleeding. Neither the April nor the Monday announcement explicitly linked the breaks to that incident. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English. Kageki Shojo!! entered its final arc in September and will conclude in the next volume.
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- Anime News Network News Kageki Shojo!! Manga Continues Hiatus, Returns on August 28