{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a927596db93ead5e0e0f3159","clusterId":"c_c261316ffe9088d7af6cf636","slug":"overlord-new-world-manga-goes-on-hiatus-as-matsuki-is-hospitalized","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Overlord: New World Manga Goes On Hiatus As Matsuki Is Hospitalized","summary":"Matsuki, the illustrator of Overlord: New World, announced on Oct. 7, 2026 that the manga is on indefinite hiatus after being hospitalized. Chapter 24 is postponed, and the series pauses just as it began adapting the Holy Kingdom Arc. Kadokawa published a matching hiatus notice the same day on its KadoComi platform. No return date has been set, and Matsuki says production will resume after recovery.","whyItMatters":"The pause lands at the start of the Holy Kingdom Arc, the material behind the franchise's theatrical film, so the manga's version of the arc stalls before it gets going.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe artist broke the news on X on Oct. 7, 2026, writing that the hospitalization requires an extended recovery period and that the manga will be on hiatus for a while. Kadokawa posted the same hiatus notice that day on KadoComi, its digital manga platform, where the series is serialized under the Comp Ace Comic Connect banner. The stopped chapter was set to follow Chapter 23-3, published Sept. 23, 2026. Matsuki wrote that the timing is painful, since the Holy Kingdom Arc had just started, and promised serialization would resume once the treatment and rest period ends. No restart date has been announced.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Matsuki's hiatus pauses Overlord: New World at the Holy Kingdom Arc. Kadokawa's same-day notice on KadoComi means the publisher treated the health break as an immediate schedule event, not a wait-and-see.","twitterPost":"Matsuki's hiatus lands as Overlord: New World enters the Holy Kingdom Arc, with Kadokawa posting a same-day notice on KadoComi.","threadsPost":"Matsuki's hospitalization pauses Overlord: New World right as it starts the Holy Kingdom Arc, and Kadokawa posted a matching notice on KadoComi the same day. The indefinite return date leaves the arc's adaptation window open with no schedule to anchor it.","newsletterBlurb":"Matsuki announced on Oct. 7, 2026 that Overlord: New World is on indefinite hiatus after being hospitalized, with Chapter 24 postponed. Kadokawa published a matching notice the same day on KadoComi. The break comes just as the manga started adapting the Holy Kingdom Arc, and no return date has been set.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Animehunch\",\"url\":\"https://animehunch.com/overlord-new-world-chapter-24-release-delayed/\",\"title\":\"Overlord: New World Manga Chapter 24 Release Delayed Following Artist Matsuki's Hospitalization\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4673,"outputTokens":598,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791588131,"createdAt":"2026-10-09T23:16:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T23:21:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T23:21:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c261316ffe9088d7af6cf636","canonicalTitle":"Overlord: New World Manga Chapter 24 Release Delayed Following Artist Matsuki’s Hospitalization","representativeArticleId":"a_dc0fa8c4756c09a36fdce786","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Overlord: New World\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Matsuki\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-09T22:00:29.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-09T22:00:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T23:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Animehunch","url":"https://animehunch.com/overlord-new-world-chapter-24-release-delayed/","title":"Overlord: New World Manga Chapter 24 Release Delayed Following Artist Matsuki’s Hospitalization"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Overlord: New World"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Matsuki"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}