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The gag comic manga, _Nichijou_ ended in 2015, based on this
[article](https://myanimelist.net/news/41798578), posted on _MyAnimelist_ on
Aug 24, 2015. Suddenly, in 2021, the serialization continued based on this
[article](https://myanimelist.net/news/64704301). Does this kind of activity
really happen often in the anime and manga industry? Because, this is the
first time that I have seen this kind of events. I mean, the manga
"officially" ended in 2015, and suddenly, it continued its serialization.

Is this possible for other manga, too, that have ended many years ago?

[![Nichijou new serialization
info.](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qNUs9.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qNUs9.jpg)


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Why has a new chapter of ‘Nichijou’ been released when the serialization ended in 2015?


The title and the bulk of the question seem to be asking separate questions -
the question in the title, why _Nichijou_ is being re-serialized, is
relatively easy to answer.

The official answer is: [because the author, Keiichi Arai, wants
to.](https://twitter.com/himaraya/status/1450733528367484932?s=20) That is, as
far as I know, all there is to it - he hasn't given any other reason in his
Twitter or anywhere else.

As long as the author and company responsible for its serialization agree (and
depending on the contract clause, one of them might not even be necessary),
there isn't legally really anything preventing re-serialization of a completed
manga.

Of course, the bigger hurdle might be elsewhere - a completed manga ideally
means that its story is essentially complete, and there isn't anything
significant that can be added postscript without it feeling extraneous. So
often, neither the fans nor the mangaka really desire additional content
within the same manga series. This doesn't preclude the telling of additional
stories within the same universe, of course, but those stories are often
different enough (e.g. a change in main character or tone, a time skip, etc.)
to warrant a sequel or spin-off (e.g. the [_Kosaku
Shima_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosaku_Shima) series, _Naruto_ ->
_Boruto_ , _To Love Ru_ -> _To Love Ru Darkness_ )

As it stands, there are a few reasons why a completed (and not simply
discontinued or abandoned) manga would re-serialize much later without moving
to a sequel or spin-off:

  1. The manga has a more omnibus tone, and the lack of a overarching story means additional chapters are less likely to feel tacked on ( _Nichijou_ , as posed in the question, would be a prime example)

  2. The manga ends with conclusion of an arc (and less of a grand finale), and the mangaka had some ideas to continue the story - and decides to go for it after a hiatus. ([ _Rurouni Kenshin_ Hokkaido arc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin:_The_Hokkaido_Arc) is a borderline example, and [_Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai_ Underworld arc](https://dragonquest.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon_Quest:_The_Adventure_of_Dai) would be a planned, but unexecuted, case.)

  3. The ending was unsatisfactory, and a proper conclusion is added later ([ _Shaman King_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Shaman_King_chapters#Chapters_collected_exclusively_in_kanzenban_format))

  4. There are new ideas, but not enough (or require too much continuity) to justify a reboot, spin-off or sequel ([likely _Bleach_](https://www.cbr.com/bleach-new-arc-facts-details/))

There will be other reasons and examples of course, but the above is the
extent of my knowledge.


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