

I picked the so-called 'complete collection' of Strawberry Panic at a
convention. Upon reading it however, I found the story wasn't actually
complete (stops just as the 'faceless devil' event is announced) and closes
with an "..end?" even though nearly no plot points are resolved and many
events are about happen

I've read the light novels, and there's a good chunk of story left. Why was
the series stopped so suddenly?

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fom3g.jpg)


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Why did the Strawberry Panic manga end?


Generally, a manga/anime doesn't have to complete the story set out by the
original material it was adapted from. Some examples are _Accel World_ ,
_Bleach_ , and _Bodacious Space Pirates_.

Some reasons are obvious, like key changes in the plot making it impossible to
follow the original plotline set out in the source, while other times it's not
so obvious such as events involving members of the production team, such as
work disagreements, licensing problems, or people getting sick for an extended
period of time.

This isn't just for adapted works as these problems can affect the source
material: _Kaze no Stigma_ 's light novel has been left incomplete due to the
[author dying](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaze_no_stigma#Light_novel).


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As Jon Lin said in the
[comment](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4447/why-did-the-
strawberry-panic-manga-end#comment3769_4447), the serialization got canceled
after a long break.

According to [Japanese
Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Panic!#%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB),
the manga was serialized in _Dengeki G's_ magazine since edition 2005/11 and
it continued until edition 2007/2. On the edition 2007/4, the table of
contents listed the series as on break:

> コミック『ストロベリー・パニック』はしばらくの間休載いたします
>
> Comic "Strawberry Panic" is on break for a while.

However, since there's no sign of continuation for a long time, the
serialization got canceled instead.

As for the reason behind the break/long hiatus, it's not stated anywhere (it's
a common case). However, I doubt it's "because Sakurako Kimino was sick"
since:

  * The light novel has finished (Sep 2005) before the manga serialization (Nov 2005), and the manga follows the light novel quite faithfully
  * The mangaka is Takuminamuchi, not Sakurako Kimino, and the story material already existed
  * Sakurako Kimino still continued writing: _Baby Princess_ (2007-2012) and _Love Live!_ (2010-)


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