Oedo Fire Slayer Manga Goes on Hiatus as Artist Is Hospitalized
The hiatus pauses the manga adaptation of Shogo Imamura's novel while the television anime is currently airing, leaving the manga's schedule uncertain.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Shinobu Seguchi's Oedo Fire Slayer manga is on hiatus after the artist was hospitalized for a sudden illness. The series did not appear in Weekly Shonen Champion's 40th issue, and Akita Shoten will update readers on Seguchi's condition and the manga's return in a later issue.
The manga adaptation of Shogo Imamura's historical novel Hikuidori is taking an unscheduled break. Shinobu Seguchi, the artist behind Oedo Fire Slayer, is hospitalized for a sudden illness, and the series did not run in Weekly Shonen Champion's 40th issue.
Akita Shoten said the manga will be absent at least until the next issue ships on September 10. Whether it resumes in the combined 42nd and 43rd issue, due September 17, depends on Seguchi's recovery. The magazine promises a later update.
The manga launched in April 2025, and its sixth compiled volume shipped on August 6. The television anime adaptation, Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-, began airing in Japan on January 11.
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