Bessatsu Shonen Magazine and Other Kodansha Monthly Magazines Delayed Due to State of Emergency
Series like Attack on Titan and Flying Witch chapters postponed
Kodansha announced on April 14 that the publication of many of their monthly magazines has been affected by the State of Emergency that was enacted in Tokyo on April 7, delaying the release of the next issues. One of the magazines affected by this is Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, which publishes Attack on Titan, Flying Witch, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, UQ Holder! and many more popular series.
＜別冊少年マガジン刊行について＞
— 別冊少年マガジン【公式】 (@BETSUMAGAnews) April 14, 2020
緊急事態宣言に伴い、
5月9日発売予定の6月号休刊を決定しました。
読者の皆様、大変申し訳ありません。
詳細は添付リリースをご確認ください。
編集部、作家、関係者一同、7月号（6月9日発売）刊行に向けて動いておりますので楽しみにお待ちいただけたら幸いです。 pic.twitter.com/khzW8pcUo7
Bessatsu Shonen Magazine was set to have its June issue released on May 9. Other magazines affected by the delay include:
・Morning Two（was set to be released on April 22）
・Ane Friend（was set to be released on May 1）
・Young Magazine the 3rd（was set to be released on May 7）
・good! Afternoon（was set to be released on May 7）
・Gekkan Young Magazine (was set to be released on May 20）
・HatsuKiss（was set to be released on May 25）
・comic tint（was set to be released on June 5）
・Honey Milk（was set to be released on June 10）
・Magazine R（was set to be released on June 20）
The announcement noted that "it is expected that we will not be able to maintain normal publication for some time after this" due to the State of Emergency affecting "publishing activities, which includes editing, production, and distribution." This also includes the publication of online versions of each magazine.
応援ありがとうございます。
— 週刊少年マガジン公式 (@shonenmagazine1) April 14, 2020
＜週刊少年マガジン＞は休刊せず発売します。
今週号は明日（水曜日）発売です。
ぜひ楽しみにお待ちください。
The Twitter account for Weekly Shonen Magazine mentioned that the publication of the magazine won't be affected at this time, and will have its next issue, due for release on Wednesday, April 15, come out as usual.
Sources: Bessatsu Shonen Magazine on Twitter, Weekly Shonen Magazine on Twitter
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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs the YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
