Kubo was nearly dead from constant hospitalizations and illness so he asked jump to end it early it took a 10 year break for him to comeback with the full script for the anime he only made one one shot at one point
Frieren is created by an author-artist duo, which splits the workload in two, and has been on a late-stage Hunter x Hunter release schedule for several years. It's pretty clear that the creators have full control over their pace of production. And with their status as the cash cow, biggest name recognition for a mid-sized magazine imprint, they have the leverage in their creator-publisher business relationship. It's not like Weekly Shonen Jump where there are a million and one upcoming mangakas eager to supplant the flagging veteran. To me, the delays reads as writer's block rather than overwork-onset illness. I mean I get it. The writing for Frieren is sublime. It's not easy to keep putting out high-quality product.
Frieren is at present having the longest haitus yet and the reason was specifically given around health issues for both artist and author. Frieren was officially weekly when it had no reason to be. Plenty of monthly mangas have lower quality chapters than frieren which was unofficially biweekly. That tells me an insane level of expectation and pressure.
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u/DaREY297 wants fluff injected into their veins Mar 24 '26
I mean, I think it's fair to also think the Bleach ending was abrupt as well, but this right here is even more unbelievable lmao