Kagurabachi by Takeru Hokazono will resume serialization in Issue 35 of Weekly Shonen Jump, which goes on sale July 27. The manga had been on hiatus since the issue released on June 29.
Kagurabachi Announces Return in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 35
The official Kagurabachi account on X announced, “The latest chapter of Kagurabachi will be published in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 35, which goes on sale July 27. We sincerely appreciate your continued support for Kagurabachi.”
Regarding the hiatus, the Weekly Shonen Jump editorial department issued a statement on June 12.
“To our readers, thank you as always for reading Kagurabachi. Beginning with Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 31, which goes on sale Monday, June 29, Kagurabachi will go on hiatus.”
The statement continued, “Mr. Hokazono wished to continue working on the series, but after extensive discussions, we decided that he should take a break for a certain period so that we can continue delivering the manga in a stable manner. Serialization is expected to resume around August. We sincerely appreciate your continued support for Kagurabachi.”
No specific reason for the hiatus was announced. However, the official account reported a separate break in May due to the author falling ill.
“Kagurabachi, which was scheduled to appear in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 25, on sale May 18, will be absent due to the author’s sudden illness. The continuation will be published in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 26, which goes on sale May 25. Thank you for your understanding.”
The Story of Kagurabachi
Kagurabachi is a Japanese sword battle action manga starring Chihiro Rokuhira, a boy who aspires to become a swordsmith and fights to avenge his murdered father.
Chihiro spends his days training under his father, a swordsmith, while enjoying a life filled with laughter. Everything changes when their home is attacked by a mysterious organization of sorcerers known as the Hishaku.
The attackers steal six enchanted blades powerful enough to determine the fate of the nation, while also taking away Chihiro’s kind and peaceful everyday life.
From that bloodstained day onward, Chihiro walks a dark path of revenge with Enten, the seventh enchanted blade left behind by his father.
Kagurabachi Has More Than 4 Million Copies in Circulation
Takeru Hokazono was born in Osaka Prefecture in 2000. Kagurabachi is his first serialized manga and began running in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023, quickly attracting worldwide attention.
On MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA, a multilingual manga app and website offering simultaneous global releases, the first chapter ranked No. 1 worldwide in views within one week of its debut on the English edition in September 2023.
The manga also won first place in the Comics Division of the Next Manga Awards 2024.
Kagurabachi has surpassed 4 million copies in circulation. A television anime adaptation is scheduled to begin broadcasting in April 2027.
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