My Hero Academia’s Kohei Horikoshi Apologizes to Fans for Manga Breaks

As My Hero Academia takes yet another week off, series creator Kohei Horikoshi issued an apology for the frequent breaks and delays recently.

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Creator of the popular My Hero Academia manga Kohei Horikoshi issued an apology for taking another week off and delaying the series’ dramatic final arc.

With the chapter released on October 17, Horikoshi included a brief comment apologizing for the break in the upcoming week, pushing the conclusion of this week’s epic cliffhanger battle between Shigaraki and All Might’s Protege Star and Stripe to October 31. Short statements from the mangaka (manga authors) often accompany the magazine releases of new chapters, and typically offer a little peak into their normal lives or how they’re feeling about the work. As the Western publisher for Shonen Jump content, Viz has taken to translating these statements in addition to the chapters themselves and releasing them on a blog post each week.

The message is short, as most of them tend to be. “I’m sorry for all the breaks. My schedule is a mess. I’m getting back on track,” Horikoshi said, via Viz’s Shonen Jump translation. The breaks he is referring to have mostly been short, never missing more than a week; prior to this upcoming week off, the last was in early September, and before that the period near the Japanese release of My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission (which was accompanied by a tie-in special chapter) and the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, for which all of Shonen Jump took off. At least in the English-speaking fandom, most have calmly accepted the breaks in publication, often relieved to see Horikoshi taking a bit of time for himself. Since the delay in September was said to be as a result of Horikoshi’s health, fan concern has been a bit higher than usual, particularly following the loss of the massively influential Kentaro Miura earlier in 2021.

While Horikoshi’s health recovered and there’s no cause for concern now, these kinds of health scares are disturbingly common in the manga industry. Weekly publisher deadlines can be extremely difficult to keep up with, and mangaka who miss deadlines too often may find their series brought to an abrupt end, so the pressure is high. The stress can cause all kinds of health problems, and the rate of production can easily lead to injuries to hands and wrists, which can cause much longer hiatuses. My Hero Academia’s popularity puts Horikoshi in a fairly safe position, particularly with the ending already in sight. The amount of time off Horikoshi has taken over the past few months is more than just reasonable; it’s probably closer to what every mangaka should be entitled to in order to prevent injuries, burnout, and declining health.

It’s easy to get lost in the excitement about a new installment of a favorite story coming out, but it’s important to remember that the creators behind the work that fans love are just as human as the fans themselves are. To be creative and productive on a major project like My Hero Academia requires rest and relaxation just as much as it does diligent work and careful planning.

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