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Takeru Hokazono
Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga is on a planned one-month hiatus starting June 29, 2026, with return set for August, after the editorial department overruled his wish to continue drawing. The anime adaptation is in production at studio Cypic for an April 2027 premiere, with a world tour screening 20 minutes of the first episode starting summer 2026.
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Jun 17
Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga entered a planned one-month hiatus in June 2026, after the editorial department decided on a break despite Hokazono's wish to continue drawing. The hiatus began with Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 31 on sale June 29, and serialization is expected to resume around August. The decision followed a one-issue break in May 2026 due to Hokazono's sudden illness, which was the second unplanned health-related pause in under a year after a similar break in June 2025.
The television anime adaptation of Kagurabachi was confirmed for an April 2027 premiere in May 2026. Studio Cypic is producing the series, with Tetsuya Takeuchi directing and Keigo Sasaki handling character designs. Taiki Kimura voices protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira. The production committee includes Shochiku and CyberAgent. A world tour beginning in summer 2026 will screen 20 minutes of the first episode at events worldwide, with a full first-episode screening in Japan in spring 2027 before broadcast.
The manga has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since September 2023 and surpassed 4 million copies in circulation as of May 2026. It won the Next Manga Award 2024 in the Print Category. VIZ Media handles the English release.
Key facts
- Manga hiatus
- Kagurabachi went on a planned one-month hiatus starting with Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 31 on sale June 29, 2026, with return expected around August. ↗
- Editorial decision over author's wish
- The editorial department decided on the break after discussions, despite Hokazono wishing to continue drawing. ↗
- Previous health-related break
- The manga took a one-issue break in May 2026 due to Hokazono's sudden illness. ↗
- Anime premiere window
- The television anime adaptation is scheduled to begin airing in April 2027. ↗
- Anime studio
- Studio Cypic is producing the anime. ↗
- Director
- Tetsuya Takeuchi is directing the anime. ↗
- Lead voice actor
- Taiki Kimura voices protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira. ↗
- Manga circulation
- The manga has surpassed 4 million copies in cumulative circulation including digital editions as of May 2026. ↗
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All coverage
Jun 17
The Kagurabachi manga will enter a hiatus starting with Weekly Shonen Jump issue 31, on sale June 29, 2026, and is expected to resume in August 2026. The announcement was made on the series' official X account on June 17. The editorial team stated that author Takeru Hokazono expressed a desire to continue drawing, but after discussions, it was decided he would take a break to ensure the series can be delivered in a stable manner going forward. No specific reason for the hiatus was given, though the manga previously missed an issue in May 2026 due to Hokazono's sudden illness, and it also took an unplanned break in June 2025 for the same reason. Kagurabachi debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023 and has become one of Shueisha's most successful recent titles, with over 4 million copies in circulation as of April 2026. An anime adaptation by studio Cypic is scheduled to premiere in April 2027, and a world tour promoting the anime will begin at Anime Expo on July 3, 2026.
Jun 12
The television anime adaptation of Takeru Hokazono's manga "Kagurabachi" has released the first character visual and character promotional video for protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira, voiced by Taiki Kimura. The anime is scheduled to begin airing in April 2027. The character PV shows Chihiro with a piercing gaze and includes his line, "I cannot overlook scum like you wielding a sword." He is depicted in a black coat accompanied by a black goldfish. The series is a neo-Japanese sword action story set in a world where a mysterious sorcerer organization called Hishaku steals six powerful Enchanted Blades and kills Chihiro's father, a renowned swordsmith. Chihiro takes up the seventh blade, Enten, to seek revenge and reclaim the stolen swords. The original manga has surpassed 4 million copies in cumulative circulation including digital editions. The anime is directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi, with character designs by Keigo Sasaki, and animation production by studio Cypic. The production committee includes Shochiku and CyberAgent.
May 17
Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga is on a one-issue break due to the author's sudden illness, as announced in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump issue 25. The series will return in the next issue on May 25. This is the second unplanned break for health reasons in under a year, following a similar pause in June 2025.
May 16
Shochiku confirmed that Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga will receive a television anime adaptation in April 2027. The series is in production at Cypic, the studio previously known as CygamesPictures, with Tetsuya Takeuchi directing. Takeuchi's past work includes key animation on the Rock Lee versus Gaara fight in Naruto, a sequence Hokazono cited as a reason for his excitement about the adaptation. Keigo Sasaki is handling character designs, and Taihi Kimura, winner of the 2025 Seiyu Awards Best New Actor prize, will voice protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira. Shochiku and CyberAgent sit on the production committee. The announcement arrived during the fifth Jump Press program and was accompanied by a trailer, a teaser visual, and a commemorative illustration from Hokazono. A world tour starting in summer 2026 will screen 20 minutes of the first episode at events worldwide, culminating in a full first-episode screening in Japan in spring 2027 before the broadcast. The manga has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since September 2023 and has over 4 million copies in circulation.