Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has confirmed that celebrated mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi (49) will resume work on Hunter x Hunter for the first time in roughly a year-and-a-half. Back in August 2014, Togashi announced that he would be taking a two-week break due to back pain. Hunter x Hunter remained on hiatus ever since. Imagine Scott Snyder saying he would take a break in the middle of Death of the Family and not resuming the story for 18 months.
This actually isn't the first lengthy hiatus Togashi has taken on Hunter x Hunter. However, the quality of his work (and the incredible retail numbers) is unsurpassed, so fans (and Shonen Jump) are pretty much at Togashi's mercy. To date, Hunter x Hunter has sold over 70 million copies in Japan and has spawned two anime series, several OVAs and video games.
More details on Togashi's return will be revealed when Weekly Shonen Jump goes on sale this Saturday.
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