Hunter x Hunter chapter 420 was released on September 6, 2026 on VIZ, closing a ten-chapter run from chapter 411 to 420. Chapter 421 has no release date yet; the notice at the end of the chapter says the next publication schedule will be announced in Weekly Shonen Jump once it has been decided.
Exact release milestones
- Chapter 411: opened the new run in late June 2026.
- Chapter 419: released on August 30, 2026 on VIZ.
- Chapter 420: released on September 6, 2026 on VIZ.
- Chapter 421: no official schedule as of September 30, 2026.
Should this be called a hiatus?
In everyday usage, having no new chapter after 420 would count as a break. The official notice is more cautious, though: the date of the next release is "not yet decided" and will be announced in the magazine. Because Hunter x Hunter no longer runs as a regular weekly series, the accurate wording is no schedule for chapter 421 yet, rather than claiming a specific length of hiatus.
Shueisha announced back in 2022 that the series would not continue on the traditional weekly model and that its publication would be arranged around the author's condition. That explains why a manuscript being in progress does not mean a chapter will immediately be scheduled in the magazine.
What does the manuscript progress tell us?
Yoshihiro Togashi often shares his progress on his official X account. ORICON reported that by September 1 he had finished the manuscript for chapter 427. That is a positive sign about how much material he has in reserve, but it is not a release announcement. A chapter still goes through editing, revisions, pre-press production and the publisher's scheduling decision.
Where to read the new chapters
VIZ Shonen Jump offers chapters 419 and 420 in supported regions. Readers should check the official chapter page rather than fan-predicted schedules. Articles that attach a specific date to chapter 421 without citing a Jump announcement are only estimates.
OtaHub's take: the important point is not guessing how long the break will last, but separating three states: the author is drawing, the manuscript is finished, and the chapter has been scheduled by the publisher. Only the last one produces a reliable release date.
Context: after 18 quiet months
The previous run covered chapters 401 to 410, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from issue 45 of 2024 (early October 2024) to issue 2 of 2025, according to Anime News Network. After chapter 410 in December 2024, the series paused for about 18 months until chapter 411 appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump on 29 June 2026, per Hypebeast. Readers outside Japan could read it the same day through VIZ's Shonen Jump app.
Chapter 411 reopened the Succession War arc aboard the Black Whale, with political maneuvering among the Kakin princes and conflicts involving Kurapika, per Hypebeast. By count, both runs were ten consecutive chapters over roughly ten weeks, from 29 June to 6 September 2026 in this case.
The notice on the last page of chapter 420 sits in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 41 and says the next publication date will be announced in the magazine once decided. So the question worth watching is not how long the break lasts, but when that announcement appears.
Sources: VIZ Shonen Jump chapter 420, Shonen Jump and ORICON. Updated September 30, 2026.
