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I think the _Hunter x Hunter_ manga has been on hiatus for months now; does
anyone know the reason for the hiatus? Is the author planning to continue the
series?


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Why did the Hunter x Hunter manga go on hiatus?


In the past, the reasons cited for HxH hiatuses have usually been "ill
health", "research", and "mangaka circumstances". Most of it, however, is said
to fall under "mangaka circumstances". [This
site](http://hunter.noihjp.com/rest/rest.php?Year=2013) (jp) tracks all of
them.

Seeing as to how HxH and _Yu Yu Hakusho_ have been such hits, the mangaka,
[Yoshihiro Togashi](http://anidb.net/perl-
bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=874), has gained a fair bit of clout at
Shonen Jump and the editors are apparently very lenient with him. While it is
said that he did suffer from health issues thanks to the pressing schedule of
YYH, it is also said that he plays truant a lot and attends Comikets when he's
supposedly sick. Togashi is also known to be a massive [Dragon
Quest](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Quest) (related [April Fool's
joke](http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2013/04/hunter-x-hunter-returning-
from-hiatus-togashi-checks-out-of-rehab/)) fan and apparently likes to take a
break whenever a new version comes out.

The story goes that the mangaka does not like using assistants and prefers to
draw everything himself. He is infamous for not meeting his weekly deadlines
and releasing chapters with extremely rough artwork. He has been known for
going on hiatus in order to redraw such chapters for release in the more
lucrative [tankōbon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon) market.

I can't find any source stating exactly why he is on hiatus now, but I think
it's safe to assume that Togashi will be back and that the manga will
continue. Only time will tell when this will happen.


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