Kagurabachi fans, tarik nafas dulu — the break is real, but it does not sound like a long one.
Weekly Shonen Jump has confirmed that Kagurabachi creator Takeru Hokazono is taking a brief pause from the manga due to a sudden illness. Because of that, the next chapter, chapter 122, will arrive later than expected.
The good news: this is currently positioned as a short break. Kagurabachi is scheduled to return in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 26, so fans will not be waiting through a massive hiatus unless the situation changes.
Still, the timing explains why the fandom is a bit nervous. Kagurabachi has quickly become one of Jump’s biggest new-generation titles since launching in 2023, and it has been carrying serious hype at a time when the magazine is going through a major transition. With giants like Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, and Black Clover having wrapped their final chapters, there is a lot of space for newer series to fight for the next flagship spot.
Kagurabachi has been one of the loudest contenders in that race. What started as a revenge-driven action manga with huge meme energy has turned into a legitimate fan favourite, with readers praising its sharp combat, cool paneling, and very easy-to-sell premise. Basically, it went from “internet joke” to “wait, this is actually fire” very fast.
That is why even a short health break hits harder than usual. Hokazono is reportedly only 25 years old, and fans online have already started pointing at the wider manga industry’s brutal workload culture. To be clear, the announcement did not say the illness was caused by overwork. But manga fans have seen enough creator health issues over the years to be worried whenever a young artist suddenly needs time away.
This conversation is not new. Manga production can be gila demanding, especially for weekly serialization. Fans often bring up names like Yoshihiro Togashi, the creator of Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho, whose health struggles have become one of the most famous examples of how punishing the schedule can be. So when a rising Jump creator pauses due to illness, the reaction is less “why no chapter?” and more “please let the author rest properly.”
For Malaysian and SEA fans, this matters because Kagurabachi is shaping up to be one of the next big manga-to-anime waves. A lot of us here discover Jump titles through anime first, then jump into the manga after the hype explodes on TikTok, X, AniList, Discord, or local anime groups. Kagurabachi is already loud without an anime — imagine what happens once the adaptation lands.
That anime is currently expected in 2027, with Studio Cypic attached. The studio has been linked with projects such as The Summer Hikaru Died, Uma Musume, and Apocalypse Hotel, according to the report. If the adaptation hits properly, Kagurabachi could easily become one of those series that suddenly appears everywhere: cosplay booths at local cons, manga sales spikes, fan edits, and the usual “bro you need to read this” recommendations in group chats.
For now, though, the best thing fans can do is chill and let Hokazono recover. One delayed chapter is nothing compared to risking the long-term health of the creator behind one of Jump’s most exciting new titles.
Kagurabachi chapter 122 will take a little longer, but if the manga returns as planned in issue 26, this should be a small pause rather than a major setback.
Source: ComicBook Anime