{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2571f6fae189182e4abe5eff","clusterId":"c_88666b269850ab751be980b5","slug":"heisei-haizan-hei-sumire-chan-manga-goes-on-hiatus-for-author-s-maternity-leave","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Heisei Haizan-hei Sumire-chan Manga Goes on Hiatus for Author's Maternity Leave","summary":"Satomi U's manga Heisei Haizan-hei Sumire-chan is going on hiatus from mid-July to mid-October while the author takes maternity leave. The series, which follows a failed idol plotting revenge against the entertainment industry, launched in Weekly Young Magazine in January 2024 and has ten compiled volumes.","whyItMatters":"The three-month hiatus pauses a relatively new series that was already nominated for Kodansha's Best General Manga award this year, making its return in October a key checkpoint for its momentum.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSatomi U\u0026#39;s Heisei Haizan-hei Sumire-chan is taking a break. The manga will go on hiatus from mid-July to mid-October while the author is on maternity leave, as announced in the 34th issue of Kodansha\u0026#39;s Weekly Young Magazine on Tuesday.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series follows 31-year-old failed idol Sumire, who is convinced by her high school student cousin to release a gravure book as revenge against the entertainment industry. Satomi U launched the manga in January 2024, and Kodansha shipped the 10th compiled volume on May 20. The series was nominated for Kodansha\u0026#39;s 50th annual Manga Awards in the Best General Manga category in May.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSatomi U previously ended the Beauty and the Feast manga in 2021, which ran in Square Enix\u0026#39;s Young Gangan from March 2016.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Satomi U's Heisei Haizan-hei Sumire-chan manga goes on hiatus from mid-July to mid-October as the author takes maternity leave. The series launched in 2024 and was nominated for Kodansha's Best General Manga award this year.","twitterPost":"Satomi U's Heisei Haizan-hei Sumire-chan manga goes on hiatus from mid-July to mid-October as the author takes maternity leave. The series launched in 2024 and was nominated for Kodansha's Best General Manga award this year.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Satomi U's Heisei Haizan-hei Sumire-chan manga is going on hiatus from mid-July to mid-October while the author takes maternity leave. The series, which follows a failed idol seeking revenge, launched in January 2024 and was nominated for Kodansha's Best General Manga award in May.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-20/heisei-haizan-hei-sumire-chan-manga-goes-on-hiatus-due-to-author-maternity-leave/.239808\",\"title\":\"Heisei Haizan-hei ☆ Sumire-chan Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's Maternity Leave\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3784,"outputTokens":665,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784666508,"createdAt":"2026-07-21T20:31:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-21T20:35:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-21T20:31:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_88666b269850ab751be980b5","canonicalTitle":"News\nHeisei Haizan-hei ☆ Sumire-chan Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's Maternity Leave","representativeArticleId":"a_1131f945d17007a20090f6b5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Heisei Haizan-hei ☆ Sumire-chan\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Satomi U\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-21T20:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-21T20:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-21T20:35:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-20/heisei-haizan-hei-sumire-chan-manga-goes-on-hiatus-due-to-author-maternity-leave/.239808","title":"News\nHeisei Haizan-hei ☆ Sumire-chan Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's Maternity Leave"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Heisei Haizan-hei ☆ Sumire-chan"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Satomi U"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}