CATDOLL: "Hunter x Hunter" is really not a big pit. Those great comics that only publish a single volume once every many years

When it comes to the serialization hiatus of Japanese comics, everyone will definitely think of the famous Mr. Togashi. Under his long-term hiatus, the 24th volume of "Hunter x Hunter" was delayed for 1 year and 7 months before it was released to readers. But do you know that the interval between the single volumes of Mr. Togashi's "Hunter x Hunter" is really not long. There are many comics that are also released in "years" as a unit, and some have been released for more than 10 years, which makes fans shout that they can't wait.

Berserk Volume 36 ⇒ Volume 37 (1 year and 6 months)

Kentaro Miura's Berserk is a popular manga that is serialized irregularly in Hakusensha's Young Animal. Readers have been waiting for volume 37 for 1 year and 6 months. Volume 37 was released in 2013, and volume 38 is scheduled to be released in June this year. Whether it will be delayed depends on the mood of the author.

BASTARD! Diablo Volume 22 ⇒ Volume 23 (2 years and 11 months)

This work by Kazushi Ogiwara began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in 1988, and is now serialized irregularly in Ultra Jump. It is often suspended, and the release of the single volume is also unstable, causing readers to wait nearly three years for the release of the 23rd volume.

Akira Volume 4 ⇒ Volume 5 (3 years and 5 months)

This work was serialized by Katsuhiro Otomo in Weekly Young Magazine from 1982 to 1990 and attracted many overseas fans. However, fans waited for nearly 3 and a half years for the release of the fifth volume, which was delayed because the animation was produced during the period.

Black Lagoon Vol. 9 ⇒ Vol. 10 (4 years and 7 months)

"Black Lagoon" is a work by Hiroe Rei that has been serialized in Shogakukan's "Monthly Sunday GENE-X" since 2002. Due to the long hiatus, the sales of the comics were always delayed, especially the 10th volume released in 2014, which was delayed for almost 5 years.

Glass Mask Vol. 41 ⇒ Vol. 42 (6 years)

Minouchi Suzue's "Glass Mask" has been serialized in Hakusensha's "Hana to Yume" since 1976, and is still serialized in "Bessatsu Hana to Yume". This work has experienced many long breaks, and the one that made readers wait the most was the 42nd volume, which took 6 years.

Five Star Stories Volume 12 ⇒ Volume 13 (9 years and 4 months)

Nagano Mamoru's Five Star Stories has been serialized in the animation information magazine Monthly New Type since 1986, but it still has the long-standing problem of irregular release of single volumes due to the suspension of publication. The 13th volume was released in 2015, 9 years and 4 months after the last volume. Fans hugged the old man's thighs in tears and said in disbelief: "Is it really out?"

"Strong Armor"

Finally, I want to mention "Strong Armor", which started serialization in 1985, but was terminated due to the suspension of "Shonen Captune". Although it was newly serialized in "Monthly Esnex" two years later, the single volume has not been published since 1999, so it can be said that it is a long way off.

In addition to the above works, there are some works that, due to various reasons, have only published a single volume after many years. Some loyal fans lamented that this is really a race for fame. Who will be the teacher or himself who will fall into the arms of the god of death first? There are also works like Tanakawa Shuipao's "Black Wild Dog", which made readers wait for 40 years for the latest single volume. "Bakugannikuman" has a 20-year gap from volume 36 to volume 37. "Adventure King Bit" volume 12 was published in 2006, and readers waited for volume 13 for a full ten years. "Darkness of the Descendants" volume 11 was released in 2001, and volume 12 was released in 2010. It is rumored that the finale of "Twelve Kingdoms" will be completed this year, and "Magic Kaito" and "X-War" are basically far away.