Discussion Hiatus X Hiatus

[Giga_Gaia]

I don't understand why WSJ just doesn't cancel it at this point.

 

[Kefka]

It was fun while it lasted, we got Chrollo vs Hisoka and the departure.

See you guys next year.

 

[Kamen Rider Dragon]

I don't understand why WSJ just doesn't cancel it at this point.

Not sure. I mean its not like it sells more than every series in the magazine other than One Piece. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-29/japanese-comic-ranking-june-20-26/.103776

Oh... wait

 

[BASED Shinigami]

Another Hiatus!!! Damn it all.

 

[shionoro]

First one to post the 'little detours' Bit or the messy room picture has to Put monkey in the jar

 

[Chainuser]

Such a shame. I feel like the manga is at a special moment with this new arc and I've seen more responses and reviews from fans more than ever now this. this arc will take forever to complete like the ant arc

 

[shionoro]

Such a shame. I feel like the manga is at a special moment with this new arc and I've seen more responses and reviews from fans more than ever now this. this arc will take forever to complete like the ant arc

It is a bit like when the anime brought many people to HxH just to put em off again with a biiig hiatus
But as i said: As long as Togashi is aware of what he needs i think it is fine.
It's better than if he overworks himself and cannot go on for good. If it is one volume per year, i can accept that.
He is not THAT old. If that is a pace he can reasonably go, that's fine.

--- Double Post Merged, Jun 30, 2016, Original Post Date: Jun 30, 2016 ---

The new chapter said :HxH will be away for some time' and that we will be informed when a restart date has been set.

So its an indefinite hiatus again.

 

[duerlin]

This pace is not reasonable. If he can't publish more than 10 chapters without going again into heavy treatment, then he shouldn't publish weekly issues. If his health is that fragile, what he does is anything but reasonable. He could do much more to improve the quality of his life and work and yet he keeps doing the same. Imo it is something so odd, that I even question his health issues.

 

[shionoro]

This pace is not reasonable. If he can't publish more than 10 chapters without going again into heavy treatment, then he shouldn't publish weekly issues. If his health is that fragile, what he does is anything but reasonable. He could do much more to improve the quality of his life and work and yet he keeps doing the same. Imo it is something so odd, that I even question his health issues.

Why?
I dont think he has the option to go monthly without losing a lot of creative power that he had over his work.
I think the magazine he publishes in atm is the best deal he has

 

[duerlin]

Why?
I dont think he has the option to go monthly without losing a lot of creative power that he had over his work.
I think the magazine he publishes in atm is the best deal he has

Well, the option of releasing chapters for 2.5 months each 2 years doesn't suit well any magazine too imo.

 

[Inspector fan]

Why?
I dont think he has the option to go monthly without losing a lot of creative power that he had over his work.
I think the magazine he publishes in atm is the best deal he has

Why would going monthly make him lose creative control?

 

[shionoro]

Well, the option of releasing chapters for 2.5 months each 2 years doesn't suit well any magazine too imo.

exactly. i dont think other magazines would let him do that.

--- Double Post Merged, Jun 30, 2016, Original Post Date: Jun 30, 2016 ---

Why would going monthly make him lose creative control?

Because i think the sales might drop with a magazine change.
In a new magazine, he has to build up all new connections to the people in charge, and i dont think he has the same 'unquestioned' spot as he has now there.

They will not let him do what he wants, they might, once again, try to force him to use assistants and whatever.
it will be more bother to him negotiating new agreements and all.

And all of it will basically be for nothing. He will have the same output that he has now, but with monthly chapters. It might become like with berserk.

I take 10 good chapters in ten weeks over 1 chapter every few month any day, even with hiatusses.
I think it is also easier to work in chunks like that.

 

[Copy Panda]

 

[shionoro]

@TSPanda Your image does not work! Was it a sad image?

 

[Kamen Rider Dragon]

This pace is not reasonable. If he can't publish more than 10 chapters without going again into heavy treatment, then he shouldn't publish weekly issues. If his health is that fragile, what he does is anything but reasonable. He could do much more to improve the quality of his life and work and yet he keeps doing the same. Imo it is something so odd, that I even question his health issues.

What are you talking about? We got it straight from him that he's dealing with the same issues but he is taking steps to improve his conditions.

 

[Demonspeed]

Togashi won't leave WSJ. HxH is a cash cow. Just look at Volume 33 sales, they will never let him go and I don't think he wants to. His featured volume for Jump Ryu is for November 2nd. Basically 5 months. Even with a 2 months break he could come back and complete another volume. If there is no news of his return after this date then...

 

[Kamen Rider Dragon]

Here's how I see it based on all the ridiculous assumptions that he doesn't care: Just because he probably can't produce at the average rate just because others do, doesn't mean he doesn't care. Because if he didn't, he would do what he did with Yu Yu Hakusho and just end it. He's said "I'll stop when its not fun anymore", so apparently he's still having fun, he just can't do it because of his condition. A condition that according to him in interviews, is something he was experiencing back during Yu Yu. He was just you know, 20 something years younger then.

 

[Demonspeed]

Yeah he said something like that in his recent interview with Ishida. That the worst thing for a mangaka is when it's no longer fun.

 

[duerlin]

A chapter each 4 issues of WSJ would probably be better for him, WSJ and us than what seems to be happening atm. What is clear is that he cant keep up with a weekly publication. If that's is what he is doing atm and what is causing undefined hiatus, it is probably more frustrating to him than to us.

(A whole year to work at his own pace in 10-12 chapters to be delivered to WSJ would be fine too)

 

[mrsticky005]

We all want more chapters.

But even if it was only 10 chapters or so. It was 10 GREAT chapters.
Hisoka vs Chrollo was as awesome as it was completely random.
And things are getting pretty interesting with the voyage.

Considering Togashi's back problems. I think this hiatus is for the best.
Hopefully Togashi's health is good, and the good folk at Shonen Jump will realize that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
The last thing we want is for Togashi to be bed ridden again. Since worst case scenario he may not be able to draw again.
It's better that he takes frequent hiatuses and focus on his health and we just get the chapters less frequently.