Typically, manga series that experience long hiatuses see their popularity quietly dwindle with time. This has been the norm across many manga series, but if there's one exception to the rule, it's Yoshihiro Togashi’s legendary manga, Hunter x Hunter.

Despite Togashi's long hiatuses starting all the way back in 2006, fans are still deeply invested in his story and are always eagerly awaiting new chapters and updates. Luckily for all of us, it seems that now, 20 years after the hiatuses began, things are finally getting better. Togashi is finally writing consistent Hunter x Hunter chapters and sending them to Shueisha regularly for publication in recurring batches of 10 chapters. With Togashi's promise of delivering 50 new chapters and drawing the ending to his manga, it finally seems like the story will come to an end with regular releases after all.

Hunter x Hunter is not a new shonen manga. The series initially began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in 1998 by legendary mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi, who, at this point, was already known for his other hit, Yu Yu Hakusho, which defined a whole generation by itself. At the beginning, Hunter x Hunter enjoyed a consistent serialization, featuring very few breaks or hiatuses. Sadly, things got worse for the series starting in 2006 during the serialization of the Chimera Ant arc. During this arc, Togashi's health issues started worsening, which, as a result, meant he would need to start taking more frequent breaks. The breaks also kept getting longer, and it eventually reached a point where Togashi's longest hiatus lasted up to 4 years.

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