CATDOLL: Japanese media misreported the "fundamental reason" for Togashi's suspension of publication, and was caught by the person involved

It is not uncommon to hear that Yoshihiro Togashi's "Hunter x Hunter" has been suspended due to commissioned contributions. As for the reason, the most common one we hear is that he has "back pain". As for whether it is true or not, it is probably only known by the parties involved and some relevant acquaintances.

But recently, Japanese media reported that Hisashi Eguchi, the former pillar of JUMP, was the culprit for Yoshihiro Togashi's long hiatus. The report said that when Hisashi Eguchi participated in a variety show on Japanese TV as a guest, he said: It is also my credit that Yoshihiro Togashi's "Hunter x Hunter" often suspends publication. I instilled in Yoshihiro Togashi that it is okay to delay the manuscript. After the person involved knew about this, he issued a statement on Twitter, saying that the two comics were serialized in different periods, and it can be said that there was no transaction at all. The content of the article was taken out of context by the Japanese media, and it was not his original intention. And he has never even met Yoshihiro Togashi himself, so it is impossible for him to instigate Yoshihiro Togashi to suspend publication.

In addition, Hisashi Eguchi became the mainstay manga artist of JUMP in 1977, and was treated very favorably by the JUMP editorial department. However, he was the kind of manga artist who only dug holes but never filled them.