Pop Team Epic Goes on Indefinite Hiatus

Pop Team Epic, the four-panel gag manga by Bkub Okawa, will be on hiatus as of October 17, 2023. The cause for the pause in the series is officially “unforeseen circumstances,” though the exact details were not explained. It has not been decided how long this hiatus will last. The manga reached Pop Team Epic Season 8 before this break in activities took effect.

Manga Life Win’s editorial department posted the announcement of the manga’s hiatus on social media. Along with it, the team shared a panel of the main characters Popuko and Pipimi looking worse for wear.

View the announcement post below:

[ポプテピピックシーズン８]は、都合によりしばらく休載とさせていただきます。#打ち切りではない pic.twitter.com/nPfmwT2hHx

— まんがライフWIN編集部 (@life_win) October 17, 2023

Manga Life Win is a webcomic site where Pop Team Epic can be read in Japan. There is no indication in the post as to what circumstances are at play that are causing the production to be paused. However, the creator Bkub Okawa posted an update on his social media account reassuring readers that updates will resume, but he asked people to wait a while as he was feeling ill until recently.

The manga Pop Team Epic will be on an indefinite hiatus starting in October 2023. You can stream the original anime and Pop Team Epic Repeat on Crunchyroll. The manga has been localized for the English-speaking market by Kodansha.