Following the release of Chapter 262, the Jujutsu Kaisen manga is currently on hiatus. The sudden suspension of publication was due to the sudden illness of Gege Akutami, author and illustrator of the Jujutsu Kaisen series.
Weekly Shonen Jump magazine made an announcement regarding Akutami's health, posted by the Shonen Jump News account on X (formerly Twitter). Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #29 will mark the beginning of Jujutsu Kaisen's two-week break, concluding with the release of Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #31. No further information about Akutami's health has been publicly released, although the relatively short hiatus suggests he is expected to recover soon.
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Jujutsu Kaisen
A boy swallows a cursed talisman – a demon's finger – and is cursed. He entered a magician's school so he could locate the demon's other body parts and thereby exorcise himself.
Author Gege Akutami
Artist Gege Akutami
Release date March 5, 2018 category Adventure, Fantasy, Supernatural
chap 221
practice 22
Adaptation Jujutsu Kaisen
Publishing company Shueisha, Viz Media
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Source: X (formerly Twitter)
