The official Twitter account for Shueisha 's Weekly Shonen Jump announced on Monday (August 10) that the act-age by author Tatsuya Matsuki and artist Shiro Usazaki has been canceled.
The chapter that will be published in the 36th and 37th combined edition of the magazine will be the last.
Shueisha 's MANGA Plus app has announced that it will no longer publish its latest chapter on the platform. Shonen Jump's editorial department has released a statement regarding the cancellation.
“Matsuki Tatsuya, the act-age writer was arrested on August 8, 2020.
The editorial department takes this situation very seriously, and after confirming the matter and discussing it with Shiro Usazaki-sensei, the series artist, we have concluded that it is impossible to continue this serialization. The chapter in the combined 36th and 37th issues of Weekly Shonen Jump will be the final chapter.
It's extremely unfortunate to have to end a series that has received so much support from so many readers in this way. However, this decision was made because of the nature of this incident, and because Weekly Shonen Jump recognizes the weight of its social responsibility.
We offer our deepest condolences to our readers. This is a difficult time for Usazaki-sensei, but the editorial department offers Usazaki-sensei our support and encouragement for future work.
Information about graphic novel volumes, related publications, and events will be announced when decided.”
Official statement in Japanese.
『アクタージュ act-age』連載終了に関するお知らせhttps://t.co/hCsKndrH2r pic.twitter.com/qZeSFhCUGy
— 少年ジャンプ編集部 (@jump_henshubu) August 10, 2020
Furthermore, NHK reported on Saturday (08/08) that the author of act-age was arrested on suspicion of harassment against an elementary school student.
Matsuki and Usazaki launched the act-age manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in January 2018.
Sources: ANN Shonen Jump Official Twitter
