Due to the epidemic, the serialized works of Weekly Shonen Jump will be suspended for an irregular period of time

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after the author of "One Piece" Eiichiro Oda announced a suspension of publication, today (May 11) "Weekly Shonen Jump" issued a statement announcing that its serialized works will be suspended for an indefinite period of time.

The vast majority of professional cartoonists in Japan work with multiple people to complete comics. Even though computer-based drafting has become very popular, there are still many senior cartoonists in the Jump series who use full hand-drawing to complete their work, such as Eiichiro Oda, Hirohiko Araki, Yoshihiro Togashi, Yusuke Murata, etc., and it is inevitable that there will be concerns about contact with other assistants.

In order to reduce any risk of infection, the editorial department of Weekly Shonen Jump has adopted the method of reducing the number of assistants, but this has also reduced the overall work speed. During this period, each work may be suspended from time to time, so that teachers, publishers, and related personnel from all walks of life can maintain the best state and continue to release works.