{"rewrite":{"id":"r_99b72f54ca7c82f12dd04d53","clusterId":"c_1fa6e76878d131e17b6ab43b","slug":"dark-gathering-manga-takes-one-month-break-returns-in-october-issue","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Dark Gathering Manga Takes One-Month Break, Returns in October Issue","summary":"Kenichi Kondo's Dark Gathering manga will not publish a new chapter in Jump SQ.'s September issue, which ships Tuesday. The series is scheduled to return in the magazine's October issue, shipping September 4. The announcement came from the magazine's official X account.","whyItMatters":"The one-month hiatus pauses the supernatural manga just after its 20th compiled volume shipped on July 3, with the anime's second season still upcoming.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dark Gathering manga is taking a one-month break. Jump SQ. announced on Thursday that no new chapter will appear in the September issue, which ships Tuesday. The series returns in the October issue, out September 4.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenichi Kondo launched the series in Jump SQ. in March 2019. Shueisha published the 20th compiled volume on July 3, and Viz Media released the 18th volume in English on June 2. The anime adaptation aired in 2023, with a second season in the works.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dark Gathering's one-month break lands in Jump SQ. with no stated reason, leaving the series' pacing question open. Kondo's horror manga returns in the October issue on September 4.","twitterPost":"Dark Gathering skips Jump SQ.'s September issue with no reason given. The series returns October 4, a month-long gap that tests its monthly pacing.","threadsPost":"Dark Gathering's break is notable for what the announcement omits: no reason, no apology, just a skip. Kondo's horror manga returns in the October issue on September 4, but the silence on cause leaves fans to wonder if it's hiatus or a one-off.","newsletterBlurb":"Dark Gathering is taking a one-month break. The supernatural manga skips Jump SQ.'s September issue and returns in the October issue, out September 4.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-02/dark-gathering-manga-takes-1-month-break/.240189\",\"title\":\"Dark Gathering Manga Takes 1-Month Break\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4303,"outputTokens":446,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785969231,"createdAt":"2026-08-05T22:29:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T22:32:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T22:29:59.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1fa6e76878d131e17b6ab43b","canonicalTitle":"News\nDark Gathering Manga Takes 1-Month Break","representativeArticleId":"a_18dfafaf3abfd428adc0cdee","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Dark Gathering\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Shueisha\"],\"people\":[\"Kenichi Kondō\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-02T08:08:28.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-02T08:08:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T22:32:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-02/dark-gathering-manga-takes-1-month-break/.240189","title":"News\nDark Gathering Manga Takes 1-Month Break"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Dark Gathering"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Shueisha"],"people":["Kenichi Kondō"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}