Dandadan has just revealed a gap in the manga’s schedule spanning a few weeks, though it’s for a good cause.
Breaks are another story. Chapter 163 brought a dreaded delay for the next instalment, lasting exactly one month, but the creator, Yukinobu Tatsu, had a good excuse.
Dandadan by Tatsu Yukinobu will undergo a 1-month hiatus during August as the author will be ‘researching information’ for their work.Series is scheduled to resume with Chapter 164 on September 3rd at Shonen Jump+ App.pic.twitter.com/1ojXgPnEUM
The explanation makes sense when you consider the central concepts. On one side, you have aliens, and on the other, ghosts. These encounters have escalated over the last couple of years, and keeping them fresh probably takes considerable effort by this point.
Always a chance Yukinobu has something big they want to get right as well. There’s a science to UFO encounters and spectral beings, you know!
In any case, a month is a long break for a weekly manga.One Pieceusually only takes a week if Eiichiro Oda feels the need to break schedule, likewise forJujutsu Kaisen. But if it’s what’s necessary than that’s it; maintaining weekly turnaround is tricky and Yukinobu deserves rest too.
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Our Virginia Glazer was in attendance, calling Dandadan’s first episode“everything a manga-reader could want”. You can find out for yourself when the show comes to streaming in October. Check out ourupcoming animelist for other shows to keep an eye on.
Anthony McGlynn is a Senior Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. An expert on animes like Demon Slayer, Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia, he also has over 10 years experience covering games and pop culture for outlets such as Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PCGamesN, PCGamer, The Digital Fix, and many more. You can contact him at: anthony.mcglynn@dexerto.com
