Overlord: New World Manga Goes On Hiatus As Matsuki Is Hospitalized
The pause lands at the start of the Holy Kingdom Arc, the material behind the franchise's theatrical film, so the manga's version of the arc stalls before it gets going.
Reporting from 1 source: Animehunch.
Matsuki, the illustrator of Overlord: New World, announced on Oct. 7, 2026 that the manga is on indefinite hiatus after being hospitalized. Chapter 24 is postponed, and the series pauses just as it began adapting the Holy Kingdom Arc. Kadokawa published a matching hiatus notice the same day on its KadoComi platform. No return date has been set, and Matsuki says production will resume after recovery.
The artist broke the news on X on Oct. 7, 2026, writing that the hospitalization requires an extended recovery period and that the manga will be on hiatus for a while. Kadokawa posted the same hiatus notice that day on KadoComi, its digital manga platform, where the series is serialized under the Comp Ace Comic Connect banner. The stopped chapter was set to follow Chapter 23-3, published Sept. 23, 2026. Matsuki wrote that the timing is painful, since the Holy Kingdom Arc had just started, and promised serialization would resume once the treatment and rest period ends. No restart date has been announced.
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