Yoshihiro Togashi, the mangaka of Hunter X Hunter, teased on July 26 that he is already working on another batch of 10 future chapters, beyond those he's been regularly sharing status updates of. Long story short, Togashi for years now has been working on the series through batches of 10 chapters before going back into hiatus. These past few weeks, ever since opening his Twitter account, all of his updates concerned the same 10 chapters as well. However, Togashi now tweeted out that he in fact already started working on another batch of 10 chapters.
Let's translate his new tweet. First, Togashi explained that he finished inking in the characters for the batch of 10 chapters he is currently working on, though he might need to do some corrections. He added that he'll tell us when the chapters have been fully inked.
Next, and this is the surprising bit, Togashi also mentioned he's already working on another batch of 10 chapters. Lastly, he jokingly stressed out via a hashtag that the chapters are far from complete, and are still in the "name" phase.
Hunter X Hunter Author Yoshihiro Togashi Teases Another Batch Of 10 Chapters Is In The Works
All mangaka generally follow the same steps when drawing manga. First, they make the "name" which is the manga's storyboard. Then they do the inking, inking the characters and everything else. Their assistants help them with some or all of these steps. Togashi follows similar steps, though he also recently mentioned not doing things "traditionally" anymore due to his health problems.
No one knows how long it will take for Togashi to finish the first batch of 10 chapters. Not a single official announcement was made regarding the date when Hunter x Hunter will officially resume. We don't know if the chapters will be released on a weekly schedule either.
However, one thing sure now is that once the manga resumes, and once the 10th and last chapter of the first batch gets released, it won't be long till the following chapters drop. It's possible that Togashi found a way to keep giving his fans new chapters steadily, and that the series won't be going straight into hiatus again.
As a reminder, Yoshihiro Togashi has been suffering from health problems for years now. In an early July 2022 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, Togashi explained how he's been drawing lately. An exhibition of his art will also be held in Japan starting October 28, 2022.