In a recent update, Hunter x Hunter author Yoshihiro Togashi disclosed that he was bedridden for a few days due to unspecified reasons. He began the post by announcing that he had completed the storyboard for another chapter. He also mentioned that he has now recovered sufficiently to retrieve his work phone independently and move around the house, noting that he is not adept at asking for assistance.
https://x.com/Un4v5s8bgsVk9Xp/status/1866694333438759390
In a previous X post from November 28 Togashi mentioned that had undergone surgery. The procedure was performed under local anesthesia, which he considered valuable due the explanations commentary received.
Togashi shares occasional updates on his X account. In a September update, he shared that had successfully completed a manuscript he had been working on, his back pain had worsened. He has been drawing the Hunter x Hunter manga since March 1998. It serialized Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, and it returned after a 4-year hiatus October2022.
Since then, there have been irregular releases, and manga was confirmed to be moving away from a weekly schedule in December 2022. manga released Volume 38 September in Japan, Chapter 401 was released in the WSJ magazine on October 7. The manga is now on break again
Crunchyroll is streaming the anime, describing the story as follows:
Gon, a young boy residing on Whale Island, aspires to become a Hunter like his father, who departed when was still young.