{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f4650f92d6465df7f725b2d1","clusterId":"c_9f692b0eac0c15bd8be14d4d","slug":"kemono-jihen-manga-takes-hiatus-after-creator-sho-aimoto-s-brother-dies","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kemono Jihen Manga Takes Hiatus After Creator Shō Aimoto's Brother Dies","summary":"Shō Aimoto announced on X/Twitter that her Kemono Jihen manga is going on hiatus after her brother died peacefully on August 15. The manga will not appear in the October issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on September 4, but is scheduled to return in the November issue on October 2. The 25th compiled volume, shipped August 4, revealed the series will end in the next volume.","whyItMatters":"The hiatus lands in the same stretch where the series is already confirmed to be ending, so the break interrupts the run just before its final volume.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eShō Aimoto posted the news on her X account, noting the manga will skip the October issue of Jump SQ. on September 4. The series is set to return in the November issue on October 2.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the second pause for the series this year, after a one-issue break in February. Aimoto also said she had gastroenteritis at the start of the year, that she is feeling better now, and that she will undergo an endoscopy soon.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English and released the 21st volume on June 23. The series inspired a television anime that premiered in January 2021.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen hiatus follows her brother's death on August 15. The 25th volume already revealed the series will end in the next volume, so the return in November likely leads to a final arc.","twitterPost":"Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen returns in November, but the 25th volume already set an end in the next volume. The hiatus may be a final breather.","threadsPost":"Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen hiatus comes after her brother's death. The October issue skips, but the November return is set. Yet the 25th volume already confirmed the series ends in the next volume, so this pause may be a short final stretch.","newsletterBlurb":"Kemono Jihen is taking a hiatus after creator Shō Aimoto's brother died peacefully on August 15. The manga will skip the October issue of Jump SQ. and return in November. The 25th volume already announced the series will conclude in the next one.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-28/kemono-jihen-manga-goes-on-hiatus-after-brother-of-creator-sho-aimoto-dies/.241087\",\"title\":\"Kemono Jihen Manga Goes on Hiatus After Brother of Creator Shō Aimoto Dies\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4288,"outputTokens":604,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787934116,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T16:03:38.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T16:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T16:03:38.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9f692b0eac0c15bd8be14d4d","canonicalTitle":"News\nKemono Jihen Manga Goes on Hiatus After Brother of Creator Shō Aimoto Dies","representativeArticleId":"a_13a93631d7431face714b9f0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Kemono Jihen\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Shō Aimoto\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-28T14:51:59.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-28T14:51:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T16:06:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-28/kemono-jihen-manga-goes-on-hiatus-after-brother-of-creator-sho-aimoto-dies/.241087","title":"News\nKemono Jihen Manga Goes on Hiatus After Brother of Creator Shō Aimoto Dies"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Kemono Jihen"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Shō Aimoto"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}