Q Hayashida's Dai Dark Manga Takes a 2-Issue Break: What Fans Need to Know
Discover the latest updates on Hayashida’s manga, including the upcoming compiled volume and its exciting October return. Don’t miss out!
Hayashida's Dai Dark Manga to Take a Short Break, Return in October
The August issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday has announced that Q Hayashida's Dai Dark manga will go on a two-issue hiatus. This break is to allow Hayashida to work on the manga's compiled book volume.
The manga will return in the November issue, published in October.
About the Manga
Published by Seven Seas Entertainment in English, Dai Dark tells the story of Zaha Sanko, a teenager with incredible and dangerous powers. Legend has it that possessing his bones can grant any wish, even becoming the ruler of the universe. But Sanko just wants to live his life, avoiding monstrous threats across the galaxy.
Here's a quick summary of the story:
Zaha Sanko's body holds great and terrible powers—his bones are said to grant any wish. Yet, Sanko is just a teenage boy trying to survive in a universe full of dangers. Along with his skeletal friend Avakian, he uses his dark powers to fend off enemies and uncover who cursed his bones—because ending the curse might be the only way to find peace.
Background and Serialization
- Hayashida launched Dai Dark in Monthly Shonen Sunday in March 2019.
- The first volume was published in November 2019.
- As of October 2024, eight volumes have been released.
- The manga is a sci-fi series that follows Hayashida's previous work, Dorohedoro, which started in 1999 in Monthly Ikki.
- After Monthly Ikki ended in 2014, the series moved to Hibana and later to Monthly Shonen Sunday.
- The manga concluded in September 2018, with the final volume shipping in November 2018.
- Dorohedoro inspired a TV anime adaptation in 2020.
Distribution and Popularity
- Viz Media has been distributing the manga digitally since 2009 through SigIKKI.
- The series has been released in print in North America since 2010, with the 23rd volume published in 2019.
Stay tuned for Dai Dark's return in the November issue of Monthly Shonen Sunday!