{"rewrite":{"id":"r_613f3121095bbfbefdb58531","clusterId":"c_c3ede914c1db1d5af8ce1875","slug":"the-beginning-after-the-end-goes-on-hiatus-after-chapter-259","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"The Beginning After The End Goes on Hiatus After Chapter 259","summary":"The Beginning After The End comic goes on hiatus after chapter 259, scheduled for Oct. 29. Author TurtleMe confirmed the hiatus in a statement on X, saying he does not yet know what comes next for the comic following Tapas' shutdown. Tapas will terminate all operations on March 31, 2027, and readers will lose access to unlocked episodes and comic libraries when the servers shut down. TurtleMe gave no return timeline.","whyItMatters":"The comic stops on a chapter the author has already said he cannot promise will have a continuation, because the platform that publishes it is closing and no destination has been named.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe stop date is set for chapter 259 on Oct. 29, and TurtleMe\u0026#39;s statement leaves the other end open. He wrote that he does not have answers yet about what comes next, and that he is still working to find them. The comic\u0026#39;s publisher, Tapas, confirmed it will terminate all operations on March 31, 2027, and an FAQ published Oct. 1 says readers lose access to previously unlocked episodes and their comic libraries once the servers shut down. Ink purchases are already halted, though existing balances can be spent until the shutdown date. TurtleMe thanked readers who spent remaining Ink on the series and said he will keep doing everything in his power to continue the comic. He offered no timeline for a return.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"TurtleMe says he doesn't know what comes next for The Beginning After The End. Tapas shutting down on March 31, 2027 means readers lose unlocked episodes and libraries too, so the hiatus and the lost archive land together.","twitterPost":"The Beginning After The End pauses at chapter 259 with no return date, and Tapas' March 31, 2027 shutdown will take readers' unlocked episodes with it.","threadsPost":"The Beginning After The End stops at chapter 259 with no return timeline, and TurtleMe says he doesn't know what follows. Tapas' March 31, 2027 shutdown adds a second problem: readers lose the unlocked episodes and libraries they already paid for.","newsletterBlurb":"The Beginning After The End will pause after chapter 259 on Oct. 29, and author TurtleMe says he does not yet know what comes next. Tapas, the comic's platform, will terminate all operations on March 31, 2027, and readers will lose access to unlocked episodes and their libraries at shutdown. TurtleMe gave no return date.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Animehunch\",\"url\":\"https://animehunch.com/the-beginning-after-the-end-to-go-on-hiatus-after-chapter-259-author-says-he-doesnt-know-what-comes-next/\",\"title\":\"The Beginning After The End To Go On Hiatus After Chapter 259; Author Says He Doesn't Know What Comes Next\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4432,"outputTokens":605,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792758146,"createdAt":"2026-10-23T12:20:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T12:21:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T12:21:11.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c3ede914c1db1d5af8ce1875","canonicalTitle":"The Beginning After The End To Go On Hiatus After Chapter 259; Author Says He Doesn’t Know What Comes Next","representativeArticleId":"a_732c605e8fc437f1f7b11d29","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"The Beginning After The End\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-23T09:45:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-23T09:45:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T12:21:08.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Animehunch","url":"https://animehunch.com/the-beginning-after-the-end-to-go-on-hiatus-after-chapter-259-author-says-he-doesnt-know-what-comes-next/","title":"The Beginning After The End To Go On Hiatus After Chapter 259; Author Says He Doesn’t Know What Comes Next"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["The Beginning After The End"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}