{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e4c643f083fb0364159c0cda","clusterId":"c_445cca702a4d2dff6c7f5eae","slug":"hunter-x-hunter-manga-goes-on-hiatus-as-stage-play-4-adapts-chimera-ant-arc","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Hunter x Hunter Manga Goes on Hiatus as Stage Play 4 Adapts Chimera Ant Arc","summary":"Hunter x Hunter is going on hiatus again, with its return to be announced at a later date. The manga resumed serialization on June 29, and Shueisha published the 39th volume on July 3, its first in 22 months. A fourth stage play, Hunter X Hunter The Stage 4, will adapt the Chimera Ant Arc in Tokyo and Kyoto in 2027.","whyItMatters":"The manga's latest pause lands right after its June 29 return, while the stage play line carries the franchise forward with the Chimera Ant Arc in 2027.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe stage play runs in two parts, part one from January to February 2027 and part two from July to August 2027. It follows Hunter X Hunter The Stage 3, which covered the Greed Island Arc in Tokyo and Osaka in May and June 2025. The manga has exceeded 100 million copies in circulation, including digital. Shueisha published chapters 401 to 410 from issue 45 of 2024 to issue two of 2025, and the 38th volume, which ran through chapter 400, shipped in September 2024. Viz Media released that volume in English on January 6.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hunter x Hunter is on hiatus again, with a return date to be announced later. The manga resumed June 29 and Shueisha put out volume 39 on July 3. Meanwhile, stage play 4 will adapt the Chimera Ant Arc in Tokyo and Kyoto in 2027, split into two parts.","twitterPost":"Hunter x Hunter manga goes on hiatus again, return TBA. It resumed June 29; volume 39 shipped July 3. Stage play 4 adapts the Chimera Ant Arc in Tokyo and Kyoto in 2027, in two parts.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Hunter x Hunter is on hiatus again, with the manga's return to be announced later. The pause comes right after the series resumed on June 29 and Shueishi shipped volume 39 on July 3. The franchise keeps moving: stage play 4 will adapt the Chimera Ant Arc in Tokyo and Kyoto in 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-07/hunter-x-hunter-manga-announces-hiatus-4th-stage-play-featuring-chimera-ant-arc/.241478\",\"title\":\"Hunter x Hunter Manga Announces Hiatus, 4th Stage Play Featuring 'Chimera Ant Arc'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4577,"outputTokens":3781,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788766476,"createdAt":"2026-09-07T07:29:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T07:33:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T07:33:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_445cca702a4d2dff6c7f5eae","canonicalTitle":"News\nHunter x Hunter Manga Announces Hiatus, 4th Stage Play Featuring 'Chimera Ant Arc'","representativeArticleId":"a_f835a637346482df29e824fa","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Hunter x Hunter\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Hunter x Hunter Stage Play\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-07T06:07:08.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-07T06:07:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T07:33:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-07/hunter-x-hunter-manga-announces-hiatus-4th-stage-play-featuring-chimera-ant-arc/.241478","title":"News\nHunter x Hunter Manga Announces Hiatus, 4th Stage Play Featuring 'Chimera Ant Arc'"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Hunter x Hunter"],"work_titles":["Hunter x Hunter Stage Play"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}