{"rewrite":{"id":"r_19c6d7bb3ba4d440fd526468","clusterId":"c_3a7cbdd524b3fd220f0a96a3","slug":"cat-companions-maruru-and-hachi-manga-returns-from-hiatus","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi Manga Returns From Hiatus","summary":"Yuri Sonoda's Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi manga resumed with a new chapter on Kodansha's Comic Days website on Friday. Sonoda put the manga on hiatus in January 2025 for health reasons. She said the series will proceed at a slower pace but that she will continue to draw each chapter with care.","whyItMatters":"The return ends a roughly 19-month hiatus and signals Sonoda's recovery, with a deliberate slower release schedule going forward.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eYuri Sonoda\u0026#39;s Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi manga is back. Kodansha\u0026#39;s Comic Days website posted a new chapter on Friday, ending a hiatus that began in January 2025 when Sonoda stepped away for health reasons.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonoda said the series will move at a slower pace than before, but she promised to keep drawing each chapter with care. The manga follows Maruru, a pampered house cat who gets lost, and Hachi, a tough stray who initially rejects him before the two team up to survive on the streets.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven Seas Entertainment publishes the series in English. The sixth volume arrived in English on April 28, and the manga won the grand prize in the Comic division of the 54th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards last year.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yuri Sonoda's Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi is back, but the slower pace she announced is the real change. Kodansha's Comic Days now carries a series that will update less often, which shifts how readers track the story.","twitterPost":"Yuri Sonoda's Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi returns with a slower schedule, a deliberate change after a health hiatus.","threadsPost":"Yuri Sonoda's Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi resumed on Kodansha's Comic Days with a new chapter. The notable part is the pace: Sonoda is slowing the series down after a health-related hiatus, which changes how readers follow the story.","newsletterBlurb":"Yuri Sonoda's Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi manga returned from hiatus with a new chapter on Kodansha's Comic Days website. Sonoda stepped away in January 2025 for health reasons and says the series will now run at a slower pace, with each chapter drawn carefully. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-10/cat-companions-maruru-and-hachi-manga-returns-from-hiatus/.240415\",\"title\":\"Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi Manga Returns From Hiatus\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4229,"outputTokens":589,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786353007,"createdAt":"2026-08-10T09:04:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T09:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T09:04:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3a7cbdd524b3fd220f0a96a3","canonicalTitle":"News\nCat Companions Maruru and Hachi Manga Returns From Hiatus","representativeArticleId":"a_80a91979cfd28a253070c80b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Kodansha\"],\"people\":[\"Yuri Sonoda\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-10T07:41:10.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-10T07:41:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T09:06:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-10/cat-companions-maruru-and-hachi-manga-returns-from-hiatus/.240415","title":"News\nCat Companions Maruru and Hachi Manga Returns From Hiatus"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Kodansha"],"people":["Yuri Sonoda"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}