My Hero Academia Manga on Break from in Shonen Jump’s Next Issue

When things were getting out of hand, My Hero Academia introduced a new character that evoked a feeling of hope in all. The face-off between AFO Shigaraki and the USA’s #1 hero has just begun.

Star and Stripe is yet another hero whom All Might inspires. Though she couldn’t become the world’s strongest, she made a name for herself as America’s top hero instead. 

The American pro-hero flew to Japan to help out the hero society with the impending AFO crisis. But before she could land and plan a strategy with our heroes, Star and Stripe encountered Shigaraki, and a battle ensued. 

We will now be left on a mid-fight cliffhanger as My Hero Academia manga is going on a one-issue long break. The manga will not appear in Weekly Shonen Jump’s upcoming issue #47 on October 25, 2021.

It will resume as usual in the magazine’s issue #48 on November 1, 2021 with chapter 331. No specific reason has been given for the sudden break, but it’s most likely due to the mangaka’s health issues.

MHA’s author Kohei Horikoshi has put the manga on hold many times due to his poor health. As annoying as a break between a thrilling arc sounds, a person’s health is much more important than that.

Mangakas have always been exploited by the industry that gravely affects their health, both mentally and physically. The pressure is overwhelming, and most of the time, the creators do not get the deserved pay and credit.

No matter what, the authors always deliver the pieces on time to not disappoint their fans. These unreasonable deadlines give rise to sketchy art and an unsatisfying and incomplete story.

Even the fans want authors to take care of themselves more than they want new content. Whenever such a thing happens, social media sites like Twitter are flooded with people wishing the mangaka a speedy recovery and asking them to take care of themselves.

So, even if the industry doesn’t care about them, millions of fans will always urge them to take care and pray for their health.

About My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected in 24 tankōbon volumes as of August 2019.

It follows a quirkless boy Izuku Midoriya and how he backed the greatest Hero alive. Midoriya, a boy who has been admiring heroes and their ventures since the day he was born, came into this world without a quirk.

On one fateful day, he meets All Might the greatest Hero of all time and discovers that he was quirkless as well. With his diligent attitude and unwavering spirit about being a hero, Midoriya manages to impress All Might. He is chosen to be the heir to the power of One for All.

Source: Shonen Jump Issue #46

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