Gachiakuta Manga Remains on Hiatus as Kodansha Waits on Return Date
Kodansha is treating the break as open-ended research time with no return date set, which leaves the magazine's schedule and the print volumes that follow it without a fixed anchor.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine addressed the ongoing Gachiakuta hiatus on September 8, stating it will announce the manga's return once decided. The magazine's last new chapter ran in the combined 36th and 37th issue shipped August 5. Issue pages since have said the break is for creator Kei Urana to conduct research. Kodansha published the 19th collected volume on July 16, and the anime adaptation premiered in July 2025.
The Japanese edition is paused, not finished. Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine said on September 8 that it will announce a return date when one is decided, and its issue pages since August 5 have described the break as research time for creator Kei Urana. Kodansha USA Publishing handles the English release, the 19th collected volume shipped on July 16, and the television anime premiered in Japan in July 2025 on CBC, TBS, and 26 other channels. Crunchyroll streams the series, including an English dub, and a second season is planned.
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- Anime News Network News Kei Urana's Gachiakuta Manga Continues Hiatus