Laid-Back Camp and mono Manga Go on Hiatus as Afro's Health Worsens
The hiatus affects two ongoing series that share a universe, and the extended pause for mono suggests Afro's health may require a longer recovery, impacting release schedules for both franchises.
Key Facts
- Laid-Back Camp will take a short break starting after chapter 110 part 2, which is scheduled to be added next week on the Comic Fuz website, according to Afro's official X account.
- mono will be on hiatus for an extended period, with no resumption date announced.
- Laid-Back Camp has 18 compiled volumes as of November 2025, and mono has five volumes as of June 2025.
- The Laid-Back Camp anime's fourth season is scheduled to debut in 2027, produced by FuRyu Pictures.
Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner, Animehunch.
Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine and Comic Fuz website announced on Monday that creator Afro will pause both Laid-Back Camp and mono due to health issues from the stress of serializing two manga at once. The hiatus affects both series, with return dates to be announced later by their respective editors. Afro's official X account clarified that Laid-Back Camp will take a short break starting after chapter 110 part 2, which is set to be added next week on Comic Fuz, while mono will be on hiatus for an extended period. The editorial department apologized to fans awaiting new chapters. Afro launched Laid-Back Camp in Manga Time Kirara Forward in 2015, moving it to Comic Fuz in 2019, with 18 volumes published as of November 2025. The mono four-panel manga began in Manga Time Kirara Miracle! in May 2017 before moving to Manga Time Kirara Carat later that year, with five volumes released by June 2025. Both series have anime adaptations, with Laid-Back Camp's fourth season slated for 2027.
The announcement came from the editors of both Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine and the Comic Fuz website, who cited Afro's worsening health from the strain of managing two serializations simultaneously. While Laid-Back Camp's break is described as short, following chapter 110 part 2 next week, mono's hiatus is expected to be longer, with no resumption date given.
Afro's Laid-Back Camp has been a major property for Houbunsha, with 18 compiled volumes as of November 2025 and an English release by Yen Press since March 2018. The manga has inspired three TV anime seasons, with the first two produced by C-Station and the third by Studio 8bit, plus an anime film in 2022 and a live-action series in 2019. The fourth anime season is set for 2027, distributed by FuRyu Pictures. The mono manga, which began as a one-shot in May 2017 before serialization later that year, has five volumes and received a TV anime in 2025 by Studio Soigne.
Both series exist in the same universe, with characters making cameo appearances across titles. The publishers have not commented on whether the Laid-Back Camp spin-off Room Camp will also pause. Afro's X post noted that resumption schedules will be announced once decided, and the editorial department apologized to readers.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.