With exactly one week until the return of Hunter x Hunter to the weekly Shun Spring, the creator, Yoshihiro TogashiReveals his plans for the manga until the end of the year, as well as the schedule. It means that this time, The mangaka plans to keep releasing chapters for the foreseeable futureUnlike the last few times when the series would go on hiatus after a batch of ten.
In a tweet translated by X user @sandman_AP, Yoshihiro Togashi updated fans on the progress of the manga, revealing that he has finished inking the characters to chapter #420, meaning 20 new, unpublished chapters of the series. Togashi says the backgrounds are up to his assistants, and he’s continuing to storyboard and ink more chapters. Moreover, he said He wants to ink another 10 chapters before the end of the year, meaning that up to 30 new chapters could be published in the foreseeable future.
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Interestingly, Togashi revealed that the manga’s publication schedule is completely up to the discretion of Shonen Jump and Shueisha. This means that there is a very likely chance that Hunter X Hunter may not be weekly, and will opt for other schedules. Bi-weekly is very possible because other series were in Weekly Show Jump and released chapters once every two weeks, and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Used to be monthly also for transfer of magazine.
Regardless, this is great news for Hunter x Hunter Fans, it seems, will be able to enjoy more than a batch of chapters this year. The post also seems to imply that Togashi has changed his work method, focusing only on inking chapters and leaving more work to his assistants, which could help avoid the delays caused by his chronic back problems.
Source: Yoshihiro Togashi, @sandman_AP.