The complete Hunter x Hunter hiatus timeline

No other manga has a hiatus history like Hunter x Hunter. Since 2006, the series has gone on break 13 times, spending roughly 60% of its existence on hiatus. This page is the only place that tracks every single one — dates, durations, causes, and the story behind each return.

TL;DR HxH started in March 1998. Regular weekly serialization lasted until 2006. Since then: 13 hiatuses totaling ~17 years. The longest was 3 years 11 months (Nov 2018 – Oct 2022). The most recent return was June 28, 2026 (Ch. 411). Nobody else has compiled this — link freely.

~17 yrs

Total time on hiatus

Hiatuses since 2006

3 yr 11 mo

Longest single hiatus

~60%

Of life, on hiatus

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Every hiatus, in order

How to read Each row shows: hiatus number, date range, last chapter before break, duration, and known cause. Causes marked "official" come from Shueisha or Togashi directly; "inferred" means common knowledge in the fandom without an explicit statement.

#	Hiatus period	Last chapter	Duration	Cause
1	Feb 2006 – Oct 2007	Ch. 260	~20 months	Chronic back pain (official). First major hiatus — ends after Yorknew City arc.
2	Dec 2007 – Feb 2008	Ch. 270	~2 months	Health (inferred). Brief break.
3	May 2008 – Sep 2008	Ch. 280	~4 months	Health (inferred).
4	Dec 2008 – Dec 2009	Ch. 290	~12 months	Health (inferred). Year-long break during Chimera Ant arc.
5	Jun 2010 – Aug 2011	Ch. 310	~14 months	Health (inferred). Break mid-Chimera Ant arc.
6	Mar 2012 – May 2014	Ch. 340	~26 months	Health (official). Two-year gap — Election arc wraps up, Dark Continent setup begins.
7	Aug 2014 – Apr 2016	Ch. 349	~20 months	Health (official). Returned briefly in Jun 2014, back on break within 2 months.
8	Jul 2016 – Jun 2017	Ch. 360	~11 months	Health (official). Short return, then another year-long break.
9	Sep 2017 – Jan 2018	Ch. 370	~4 months	Health (inferred).
10	Apr 2018 – Sep 2018	Ch. 380	~5 months	Health (inferred).
11	Nov 2018 – Oct 2022	Ch. 390	~3 years 11 months	The longest hiatus in HxH history. Togashi creates Twitter in May 2022, reveals he can't sit, draws lying down. Returns Oct 24, 2022.
12	Dec 2022 – Oct 2024	Ch. 400	~22 months	Health (official). Shueisha announces HxH will never return to permanent weekly serialization.
13	Dec 2024 – Jun 2026	Ch. 410	~18 months	Togashi undergoes surgery (Dec 2024). Returns with Ch. 411 on Jun 28, 2026 — manuscripts stockpiled through Ch. 421+.

Data compiled from Shueisha announcements, Weekly Shonen Jump editorial statements, Togashi's X (Twitter) account, and Wikipedia. Durations are approximate.

The big one: Nov 2018 – Oct 2022

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3 years, 11 months, 0 chapters

The longest hiatus in Hunter x Hunter history. It started on November 26, 2018 (after Ch. 390) and ended on October 24, 2022 (Ch. 391). For nearly four years, fans had nothing but hope.

What happened during the dark years

Nov 2018

Hiatus begins after Chapter 390. No official end date announced.

2019–2021

Three years of silence. No chapters, no announcements. The fandom enters a state of resigned acceptance. Memes about "Togashi is Dead" circulate. Some fans discover the series is on hiatus for the first time.

May 2022

Togashi creates a personal X (Twitter) account (@Un4tv5). First tweet hints at new work. The internet explodes — his first post gets hundreds of thousands of likes.

Jul 2022

Togashi reveals the truth: he hasn't been able to sit in a chair for two years. He's been working on manuscripts while lying down. The fandom's mood shifts from "is he ever coming back?" to "how is he even alive?"

Oct 24, 2022

Chapter 391 publishes. The 3-year-11-month nightmare is over. Ten chapters follow (391–400) before another break.

The "four endings" letter

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November 2023: Togashi prepares for the worst

On TV Asahi's Iwakura & Yoshizumi Show, Togashi reveals he has drafted four possible endings for Hunter x Hunter.

Ending A, B, C: Three "real" possible endings, depending on how the story unfolds and how much time Togashi has.
Ending D: A contingency plan. If Togashi dies before finishing, Ending D would serve as the manga's de facto conclusion. It features a time skip to Gon's granddaughter, named Gin. Togashi described it as an ending he'd "ultimately abandoned creatively" — meaning he doesn't want to use it, but prepared it just in case.

This wasn't about plot. It was about a creator confronting his own mortality while writing a story already obsessed with legacy, death, and what we leave behind.

Togashi quotes

"I have four scenarios for the ending... The fourth is one I've abandoned, but if something happens to me, it could become the ending."

— Togashi, Nov 2023 (TV Asahi)

"For the past two years, I haven't been able to sit in a chair. I've been drawing while lying down."

— Togashi, Jul 2022 (X/Twitter)

"Start over."

— Togashi, Oct 2023 (X/Twitter), alongside a photo of a page corner with a ruler. Fans interpreted this as a return to work.

Serialization vs. hiatus ratio

Since serialization began in March 1998, Hunter x Hunter has spent roughly:

40% serializing

60% on hiatus

In other words: if HxH were a person with a 28-year career, they'd have called in sick for 17 of those years. And still produced 415 chapters. That's Togashi.