Re: When Will Hunter x Hunter End?
Says it right here.
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/HUNTER×HUNTER
Under the "休載" part.
What? Can't read Japanese? Why then why not make good ol' Kewl0210 translate it. You jerk.
(It's kinda long... might take me a little bit)
人気の一方で休載が非常に多く（1999年以降は毎年10回以上休載している）、本誌
掲載時にはネームに近いラフ画で、背景もほとんど無い状態で掲載されることが
頻繁に発生した。『幽☆遊☆白書』終盤から、その傾向は見られていたが、本作
で下描き掲載が頻繁に見られるようになり、批判や苦情の声が上がっている。
Though popular, hiatuses are extremely frequent. (Since 1999 there has always
been 10 or more issues of hiatus.) When it appeared in the magazine it frequently
was in rough pictures, almost like that of a Name, and appeared with almost
no backgrounds. This tendency was seen from the end of "Yuu Yuu Hakusho",
but by the frequent appearance of the under sketches appearing as the actual
work, criticisms and complaints arose.
また、休載の理由は主に「作者急病のため」とされていたが、作者が巻末コメント
などで最新のゲームをプレイしたことや旅行に行ってきたことを隠さず書き、さ
らにコミックマーケットなどの同人誌即売会に参加し、同人誌を発行している姿
も確認されていた。このため、休載の理由と真実を明らかにしないことと、「休
載が多い = 打ち切り」にしない編集部の体質も、批判や苦情の対象となっている。
ラフ画の状態で本誌に掲載された場合、単行本化される際に直されるが、修正作
業を行うために本誌の連載を休む、本末転倒な傾向がある。次第に「急病」という
理由での休載は減り、「作者の都合」とされるようになった。
Also, the reason for the hiatuses was mainly written as "because of sudden illness of the author", but the author's comments at the end of the volumes wrote, not hiding anything, that he was playing the latest games and going on trips. As well, he had been participating in doujinshi sales exhibitions in the comic market, he was confirmed seen publishing doujinshi. Because of this, the reason for the hiatuses and the truth not being clear, and so that it wouldn't be "Many hiatuses = Cancellation", the editorial department became a target of criticism and complaints. Though the rough pictures in the magazine were fixed in the volume versions, in order to do refined work, the serialization in the magazine was put on hiatuses, having this tendency to have their priorities backwards. Gradually the reason of "sudden illness" decreased, and it became "circumstances of the author".
2005年50号から「病気」という理由で休載し、2006年8号に再開したが、11号に掲
載されたのを最後に長期休載となった。当初は2006年 4月に再開予定だったがそ
の様子はなく、出版社側からの説明やジャンプ誌面での休載のお知らせなどは全
くなかった。連載を中断している漫画は他誌などでは少なからず存在し、1年以上
の長期休載は漫画業界全体ではそれほど珍しいことでないとしても、『少年ジャ
ンプ』というメジャーな雑誌での70週以上もの長期休載は極めて異例である。
From issue 50 of 2005 with the reason of "illness" it went on hiatus. Though
it started again in issue 8 of 2006, in issue 11, its appearance ended with
a hiatus for an extended amount of time. At first it was planned to be resumed
in April of 2006, but this did not occur, and there was no explanation about
a hiatus from the publisher nor a notice in Jump itself. Mangas which have
breaks in serialization in other magazines are extremely few in number.
Though for a manga to have an extended hiatus of over a year overall not
extremely rare over the entire manga industry, though for the major magazine
"Weekly Jump", a hiatus lasting over 70 weeks is an extreme exception to
the norm.
そして、2007年44号に突如連載再開が予告され、2008年新年2号まで10週連続限定
という形で掲載される。この再開の2日前の2007年10月4日に、単行本24巻を前巻
から1年7ヶ月ぶりに発売した。これ以降も休載を挟んで連載は継続されている。
And in issue 44 of 2007, there was suddenly a notice that serialization
would continue. It appeared in the form of 10 consecutive issues until issue
2 of 2008. Two days before this resumption, on October 4th 2007, Volume
24, the previous volume's worth of manga from 1 year and 7 months previous
went on sale. From here on, there have been serializations with hiatuses
interposed.
Ok, that took me like half an hour. All done.
No more stupid questions... EEEEEEEEVEEEEEEEEER
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