My Hero Academia Creator Apologizes for Going on Hiatus for Another Week

My Hero Academia will go on another break — a fact mangaka Kōhei Horikoshi regrets.

In the author’s comment for Weekly Shōnen Jump, Horikoshi announced the manga would go on another week-long break, skipping the June 11 release date. The mangaka apologized to readers, promising he will “push through to the end.” Chapter 391 will release on June 18 after Chapter 390 publishes on June 4.

The intense demand and fast pace of the manga and anime industry has led to numerous health problems for creators. With a culture of overwork in Japan, many manga artist work nonstop to meet their deadlines. Numerous creators have taken to announcing breaks due to health issues which has been met with positive support from fans. At the same time, fans have grown increasingly concerned about the poor working conditions and have called for radical changes to the industry.

Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia has been running in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014 with 37 volumes currently out. Set in a world full of heroes and villains, My Hero Academia follows a young boy who possesses no powers, or Quirks, at all. Despite this, Izuku Midoriya has remained steadfast in his determination to become a hero and his dream comes true when his idol All Might passes his Quirk, and consequently a decades-long battle, to him. My Hero Academia is currently in its final arc.

My Hero Academia is available to read on Viz Media.

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