Hunter x Hunter Creator Shares Major Progress Update on Manga's Return From Hiatus

05/29/2022 12:17 am EDT

Hunter x Hunter series creator Yoshihiro Togashi surprised fans with news that he was working on the manga's return from the longest hiatus in the series' run to date, and now the latest update for the creator is hyping up the return even more with its biggest leap in progress yet! Togashi quickly took the Internet by storm when the creator suddenly popped up in a mysterious Twitter account that teased he had begun working on his latest return with ten chapters planned sometime in the near future. Ever since, fans had been gripped to this account for each new update.

It's been more than four long years since Hunter x Hunter last published a new chapter, so not only did the initial update grab fans by surprise, but each new update is only heating things up even more. The latest update from Togashi's Twitter account shares a new look at the ninth completed chapter from the creator's latest batch and that means it's now one more crucial step forward to actually being complete and actually releasing in the pages of the magazine in the immediately near future. Check out the latest update below: 

While these updates are notable, it also continues with Togashi's previously stated intent of coming back to Shonen Jump magazine with ten planned chapters in between each hiatus of the series. So while it's been so long since the last actual update, it is notable to see that the creator seems to be holding true to this plan anyway. At the same time, these are likely just the initial storyboard drafts for the ten chapters in question and there could be likely even more work needed to be done before the chapters actually release. 

With that being said, it's also the biggest progress update we have gotten for the series during this entire hiatus. Before coming to Twitter a couple of days ago, it seemed like this latest hiatus would be going on forever so at least now fans can rest easy knowing that there will be new material soon enough. Now it's just a matter of seeing whether or not fans will have the time to catch up with the Succession Contest arc before it resumes. 

What do you think? Are you excited to see Hunter x Hunter's manga making a comeback soon? What are you hoping to see from the next major update? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

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