Kemono Jihen Manga Takes Hiatus After Creator Shō Aimoto's Brother Dies
The hiatus lands in the same stretch where the series is already confirmed to be ending, so the break interrupts the run just before its final volume.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Shō Aimoto announced on X/Twitter that her Kemono Jihen manga is going on hiatus after her brother died peacefully on August 15. The manga will not appear in the October issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on September 4, but is scheduled to return in the November issue on October 2. The 25th compiled volume, shipped August 4, revealed the series will end in the next volume.
Shō Aimoto posted the news on her X account, noting the manga will skip the October issue of Jump SQ. on September 4. The series is set to return in the November issue on October 2.
This is the second pause for the series this year, after a one-issue break in February. Aimoto also said she had gastroenteritis at the start of the year, that she is feeling better now, and that she will undergo an endoscopy soon.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English and released the 21st volume on June 23. The series inspired a television anime that premiered in January 2021.
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