{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7661ec48525d4e187dfccc94","clusterId":"c_55498f83e9227cfe686dd213","slug":"chained-soldier-manga-moves-return-to-december-12","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Chained Soldier Manga Moves Return to December 12","summary":"Shonen Jump+ announced on Thursday that Chained Soldier, written by Takahiro and drawn by Yohei Takemura, will resume with chapter 189 on December 12. The date replaces the originally planned November 14 return. The manga went on hiatus in October after Takemura reported a right wrist injury from June, damage to the fibrocartilage, and said drawing in a brace was slowing recovery.","whyItMatters":"The second delay in a month puts the schedule on the artist's wrist rather than the editorial calendar, and the announcement says the new date was set with Takemura's health in mind.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe resumption date has moved once already. Shonen Jump+ first planned to bring the manga back on November 14, then pushed it to December 12 after weighing Takemura\u0026#39;s condition. Chapter 189 is the return point.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakemura\u0026#39;s October statement described damage to the fibrocartilage of the right wrist, an injury from June, and pain that made drawing in a brace slow the healing. The editorial staff said at the time that recovery comes first and that the manga\u0026#39;s future pace will be set with Takahiro, Takemura, and medical advice. Yen Press publishes the series in English.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Chained Soldier slips from November 14 to December 12 because Yohei Takemura's wrist injury dates to June, not October. The brace slowed recovery while he kept drawing.","twitterPost":"Yohei Takemura's wrist damage goes back to June. Chained Soldier's return moved to December 12 because drawing in a brace slowed his recovery.","threadsPost":"Chained Soldier moving to December 12 traces to a June wrist injury, not the October hiatus. Yohei Takemura reported fibrocartilage damage and said drawing in a brace was slowing recovery, which puts the schedule behind the injury rather than ahead of it.","newsletterBlurb":"Chained Soldier will resume with chapter 189 on December 12, not the November 14 date Shonen Jump+ first gave. Artist Yohei Takemura injured his right wrist in June and stopped drawing drafts in October to let it heal. The editorial staff says the manga's future pace will be decided with Takahiro, Takemura, and medical advice.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-12/chained-soldier-manga-resumes-on-december-12/.243752\",\"title\":\"Chained Soldier Manga Resumes on December 12\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5298,"outputTokens":659,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794479363,"createdAt":"2026-11-12T10:23:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-12T10:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-12T10:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_55498f83e9227cfe686dd213","canonicalTitle":"News\nChained Soldier Manga Resumes on December 12","representativeArticleId":"a_ecc676300fdaecf9461d3d47","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Chained Soldier\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yōhei Takemura\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-12T09:10:50.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-12T09:10:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-12T10:28:22.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-12/chained-soldier-manga-resumes-on-december-12/.243752","title":"News\nChained Soldier Manga Resumes on December 12"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Chained Soldier"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yōhei Takemura"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Chained Soldier resumes with chapter 189 on December 12.","The December 12 date replaces an originally planned November 14 resumption.","Artist Yohei Takemura injured his right wrist in June, with damage to the fibrocartilage.","The manga went on hiatus in October due to Takemura's health.","Yen Press publishes Chained Soldier in English."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["chained-soldier","yohei-takemura"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"chained-soldier","supported":4,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"green","story_count":4,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"yohei-takemura","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}