'Hunter X Hunter' manga news: Yoshihiro Togashi makes a comeback, volume 33 for June release
Yoshihiro Togashi, creator of the "Hunter X Hunter" manga is finally back after two years of being out of the manga circuit for some health issues, bringing with him the much-awaited volume 33 of the series. This marked the return of manga anthology magazine Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump" which released its 20th issue Monday. And what is even bigger news is that the 33rd volume will be shipped to Japan on June 3.
When summer comes around this year, fans will be to get reacquainted with Gon Freecss as well as the other favorite characters from the series. After a two-year marked absence, "Hunter X Hunter" readers will now be reunited with their beloved manga stories.
Togashi had only meant to take a two-week break for a lower back problem, but with worsening of his condition, he ended up being away far too long. It had gotten to a point that bookstores in Japan had already given the series up as "finished."
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The manga series creator had gone on his hiatus in August of 2014; a year after, still without any word on the continuation of the series, and with Togashi still recovering, the bookstores had the impression that no more would be forthcoming from the "Hunter X Hunter" series. It came to a point that the volumes had been labelled "finished," and whatever unsold copies there were had been put on sale as a set of 32 volumes that went for 7,000 to 7,500 yen ($59 to $63).
With the news of the favorite manga series' return, fans are invigorated and excited for the arrival of the next chapter in June. While the summer release is in consideration of Japan bookstores and other outlets, no date has been given for the volume's release in North America where the popular manga series has also gained a following.
It is remembered that the 32nd volume had been shipped by Shueisha to Japan in December 2012 whereas Viz Media made it available in the United States in April 2014.
First published in 1998, "Hunter X Hunter" had attracted quite an audience that it has since then given life to two feature-length anime films, a smattering of video games, and an anime series that ran from 2011 to 2014.
