{"id":64932,"date":"2026-04-09T14:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=64932"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:09:32","slug":"hunter-x-hunter-creator-teases-publication-of-new-chapters-after-long-hiatus-expresses-gratitude-to-wife-and-sailor-moon-creator-naoko-takeuchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/hunter-x-hunter-creator-teases-publication-of-new-chapters-after-long-hiatus-expresses-gratitude-to-wife-and-sailor-moon-creator-naoko-takeuchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter\u00a0x\u00a0Hunter creator teases\u00a0publication of\u00a0new\u00a0chapters\u00a0after long hiatus, expresses gratitude to\u00a0wife and Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The<strong>\u00a0Hunter \u00d7 Hunter<\/strong>\u00a0manga series is known for entering\u00a0frequent\u00a0and\u00a0long hiatuses\u00a0due to author Togashi Yoshihiro\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/nongaming-news\/hunter-x-hunter-hiatus-author-reveals-he-was-bedridden-for-several-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">health\u00a0problems<\/a>, so fans\u00a0jump in delight whenever they see\u00a0him posting about the next\u00a0installment of the story.\u00a0After posting several\u00a0small\u00a0manga-related\u00a0updates\u00a0(a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Un4v5s8bgsVk9Xp\/status\/2033764977727967457?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">completed inking<\/a>\u00a0here, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Un4v5s8bgsVk9Xp\/status\/2033276639208153570?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">finished background designation document<\/a>\u00a0there), Togashi\u00a0has teased that publication dates for Hunter x Hunter&#8217;s chapters 420 and onwards are due to be announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">No.430\u3001\u4eba\u7269\u30da\u30f3\u5165\u308c\u5b8c\u4e86\u3002<br>420\u8a71\u301c\u306e\u63b2\u8f09\u6642\u671f\u306f\u30b8\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7\u7de8\u96c6\u90e8\u306e<br>\u767a\u8868\u3092\u304a\u5f85\u3061\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<br><br>\u59bb\u304b\u3089\u9811\u5f35\u308b\u529b\u3092\u3082\u3089\u3044\u307e\u304f\u3063\u3066<br>\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B92?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30a2\u30eb\u30c6\u30df\u30b92<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30b7\u30e3\u30a4\u30cb\u30f3\u30b0\u30b7\u30a2\u30bf\u30fc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/00DXl3iSV4\">pic.twitter.com\/00DXl3iSV4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u51a8\u6a2b\u7fa9\u535a (@Un4v5s8bgsVk9Xp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Un4v5s8bgsVk9Xp\/status\/2041777731969675643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>No. 430: Character inking complete. Please wait for the Jump editorial department\u2019s\u00a0announcement\u00a0regarding\u00a0the publication dates for\u00a0chapters\u00a0420\u00a0and\u00a0onwards. My wife is giving me loads of encouragement to keep going.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who might not know, Togashi\u2019s wife is none other than Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi.\u00a0The image crossover image he posted of\u00a0Kurapika, Artemis, and Sailor Mars looks to be a\u00a0personal\u00a0illustration he made for\u00a0his\u00a0wife\u00a0in appreciation for her continued\u00a0support.\u00a0Before any of you start\u00a0speculating about the \u201c4\/17\u201d\u00a0written on\u00a0Sailor Mars\u2019 talisman, take note that\u00a0the character\u2019s\u00a0birthday\u00a0falls on\u00a0April 17 and\u00a0is\u00a0likely\u00a0not\u00a0a hint about when more Hunter x Hunter news will be\u00a0released.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Togashi ended his post with the hashtags \u201cArtemis 2\u201d and \u201cShining Theater.\u201d The \u201cArtemis 2\u201d refers to\u00a0NASA\u2019s\u00a0widely talked about\u00a0ten-day lunar mission. During one of NASA\u2019s streams, a Sailor Moon plushie of Artemis can be seen in the\u00a0mission control room\u00a0(source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.co.jp\/articles\/ae0a64dffac90715ab0819eabe398961697938ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! News Japan<\/a>), hence Togashi\u2019s tribute.\u00a0On the other hand,\u00a0\u201cShining Theater\u201d refers to\u00a0Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Shining Theater Shinagawa Tokyo-, an\u00a0ongoing live show that is the successor to the unfortunately cancelled\u00a0Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Shining Moon Tokyo-\u00a0(the show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the comments section\u00a0of Togashi\u2019s post\u00a0contains\u00a0the usual stream of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Coreas8Coreas\/status\/2041781023105573192?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hunter x Hunter fans<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/finalboyo\/status\/2041787553230074067?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many fan posts<\/a>\u00a0applaud\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RS_official2610\/status\/2041796427186311642?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Togashi and Takeuchi\u2019s supportive relationship<\/a>. 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