A press release reported that the manga written and
illustrated by Take , “ Uzaki-chan wa
Asobitai! ( Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! ),”
will not have a new chapter this month and will be put on hold indefinitely due
to a decline in the author’s health. According to the release, author
Take was diagnosed with COVID-19 last month.
The author said that he is still suffering from the
after-effects of contracting the disease and added that although he has
recovered physically, he has no energy to draw. Take also explained
that although he continues to draw every day, his illustrations are “weak” and
he is very anxious and worried about when he will be able to draw manga like
before. Take says that he does not think he will be able to continue
drawing manga at the current pace.
For its part, Take began publishing the manga
through Niconico Seiga 's Dra Dra Sharp service
since December 2017, while the publisher Fujimi Shobo has
been publishing its compilation volumes. The work inspired a twelve-episode
anime adaptation produced by ENGI studios and released
in Summer-2020 (July-September) , followed by a second season
released in Fall-2022 (October-December) .
Synopsis of Uzaki-chan is Asobitai!
At the beginning of her first year at
university, Hana Uzaki meets Shinichi Sakurai, a senior who was in the same
club as her during their high school days. However, to her surprise, the
once-active senior has ended up becoming a “lone” student, who prefers to spend
his free time in peace and quiet. Uzaki does everything she can to keep Sakurai
from being “alone,” from convincing him to go to the movies to taking him to
work part-time.
While Sakurai finds her irritating and
tedious, he still goes along with Uzaki's antics and pranks, even if he knows
that her cheerful personality will only land the two of them into various
comical situations. Still, as the days go by, their relationship only gets
better, to the point where people around them misunderstand them as a couple.
In any case, whenever Uzaki wants to hang out with his upperclassman, a fun and
adorable madness is sure to follow!
Source: OfficialTwitter Account
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