Yoshihiro Togashi, the manga artist known for HUNTER×HUNTER and other works, announced on his official X account that he will be scaling back work requests due to physical and mental health issues. Since he’s already notorious for his frequent hiatuses, 5ch’s live discussion thread lit up with reactions ranging from shock (“Wait, he wasn’t already holding back?”) to blunt jabs like “He’s turning into the boy who cried wolf.” At the same time, there were messages of concern for his health, alongside tangents about the future of the Dark Continent arc and how certain characters are being handled — reactions were all over the map.
Tue, Oct 6, 8:30 PM
Manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi announced on his official X account that he will be scaling back his workload. The announcement has sparked an outpouring of concern and well-wishes from fans.
Togashi is the creator of HUNTER×HUNTER, as well as Yu Yu Hakusho and Level E.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
Ask me if I want to reread it now, though… not really.
Hurry up and get your feet on solid ground already (a nod to Ging's famous advice to Gon about 'walking the earth').
Does anyone even care about Tserriednich at this point?
Yeah, in this latest chapter they turned him into a pathetic pushover just to hype up Hisoka…
He literally wet himself the second he saw a vision of Hisoka killing him and bolted.
That's hilarious though.
It's worth it — I've lost count of how many times I've reread it.
I don't know much about it, but the Dark Continent enemies are supposed to be ridiculously strong, right?
Just end it with everyone instantly wiped out and slap a Game Over screen on it
'It was all just a game' — the end.
Aboard the ship bound for the Dark Continent, a death-game succession battle for the Kakin royal throne has broken out, forsooth.
With Hunters as bodyguards and the Phantom Troupe sneaking in among the regular passengers, it's total chaos.
so that'd be a pretty fitting way to wrap it up, honestly.
'〇ぬ' (die)? What is this, some old Denpa Shōnen stunt?
If you don't like it, don't buy it
Think of this as a side story about Kurapika's revenge for now.
Maybe he's realized he's already 60 and doesn't have much time left?
Though no matter how you slice it, he's never going to finish the whole timeline he laid out
Then again, that series goes 'anything goes,' so he can end it however he wants.
Yes, Sir!
that's not a business anymore, that's a hobby.
Product-out thinking isn't the only driver of the economy, you know.
If anything, the new-gen economy might be built mainly around that kind of thing…
Serious reply aside, it's not clear who you're even talking to, so that comment probably isn't reaching anyone.
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
Togashi has a long history of extended hiatuses every time his serialization resumes, so the thread was full of skeptical jabs like “Wasn’t all his previous scaling-back not enough already?” and “He’s always on break, so now he’s basically the boy who cried wolf.” The article never specifies exactly what “work requests” refers to, and some commenters questioned whether he had any regular work besides the main HUNTER×HUNTER manuscript. In other words, it’s worth noting that readers never quite agreed on whether this announcement means “the main series will slow down even further” or simply “he’s turning down one-off outside requests” — the discussion moved forward with that ambiguity unresolved. The thread also branched out into debates over the Dark Continent arc’s endgame and how certain characters are being handled, plus comparisons to fellow artist Mamoru Nagano’s own long-running serialization.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Manga Artist] Yoshihiro Togashi Announces He’s Scaling Back Work Requests — Citing Physical and Mental Health Issues… Comments of “I’m worried… please don’t push yourself” Spread“.
