{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1cc88fbc3e4d292a6c1a66ef","clusterId":"c_700d98a39ff5fd236b3e3fd8","slug":"quality-assurance-in-another-world-manga-goes-on-extended-hiatus","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Quality Assurance in Another World Manga Goes on Extended Hiatus","summary":"Masamichi Sato announced on Kodansha's Comic Days platform that the Quality Assurance in Another World manga will take an extended hiatus while they recover from hospitalization for a hernia. The series will return at a later date to be announced. Kodansha ships the 18th volume in Japanese on Monday, and Kodansha USA releases the 17th volume on August 18.","whyItMatters":"The hiatus pauses a manga that has been running since 2020, with the 18th volume shipping in Japanese and the English release continuing, while the creator focuses on recovery.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMasamichi Sato, the creator of Quality Assurance in Another World, announced on Kodansha\u0026#39;s Comic Days platform on Saturday that the manga is entering an extended hiatus. Sato is focusing on recovering from being hospitalized for a hernia, and the series will return at a later date to be announced.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manga launched on Comic Days in 2020. Kodansha is shipping the 18th compiled book volume in Japanese on Monday, and Kodansha USA will release the 17th volume on August 18. The television anime premiered on the Animeism B2 block on TBS, MBS, and BS-TBS in July 2024, with Crunchyroll streaming the series and an English dub.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Quality Assurance in Another World's hiatus comes as Kodansha ships volume 18 in Japan and volume 17 in English, leaving readers mid-arc without a return date.","twitterPost":"Quality Assurance in Another World pauses as Kodansha ships volume 18 in Japan and volume 17 in English, with no return date set.","threadsPost":"Quality Assurance in Another World's extended hiatus lands right as Kodansha ships volume 18 in Japan and volume 17 in English. Readers get new volumes but no return date for the series, leaving the story paused mid-release.","newsletterBlurb":"Quality Assurance in Another World is on extended hiatus while creator Masamichi Sato recovers from a hernia. The manga will return at a later date. Kodansha ships volume 18 in Japanese on Monday, and Kodansha USA releases volume 17 on August 18.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-09/quality-assurance-in-another-world-manga-enters-hiatus/.240408\",\"title\":\"Quality Assurance in Another World Manga Enters Hiatus\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4211,"outputTokens":561,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786327575,"createdAt":"2026-08-10T01:58:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T02:01:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T01:58:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_700d98a39ff5fd236b3e3fd8","canonicalTitle":"News\nQuality Assurance in Another World Manga Enters Hiatus","representativeArticleId":"a_d0727988a4c93e8e140d6d1b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Quality Assurance in Another World\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Kodansha\"],\"people\":[\"Masamichi Sato\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-10T00:05:48.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-10T00:05:48.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T02:01:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-09/quality-assurance-in-another-world-manga-enters-hiatus/.240408","title":"News\nQuality Assurance in Another World Manga Enters Hiatus"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Quality Assurance in Another World"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Kodansha"],"people":["Masamichi Sato"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}