The relentless manga industry has
claimed a new victim this week. Through the pages of the 32nd edition of Kodansha's acclaimed Weekly
Shonen Magazine, it was confirmed that the popular manga Sentai
Daishikkaku (known in the West as Go! Go! Loser Ranger!)
it will enter a temporary pause due to the deterioration in the state of health
of its creator, the renowned author Negi Haruba. Although the news
fell like a bucket of cold water for fans who tune in week by week to the
outcome of the story, the editorial committee assured that the break will be
relatively brief and they plan to resume serialization at some point in August.
This is not the first time that fatigue has
taken its toll on the mangaka's work rhythm this year. Just last February, the
work had already suffered a similar interruption, returning in mid-March to
fully immerse itself in its final tense story arc. It is evident that the
immense pressure of structuring the climax of the story, added to the brutal
delivery schedule demanded by the magazine, ended up physically wearing Haruba
out, forcing him to move away from the restirador to prioritize his recovery
before delivering the great conclusion of this chaotic universe.
To measure the weight of this title, it is
worth remembering that the franchise has been dominating the popularity indexes
since its original publication began in February 2021. The twisted premise that
completely overturns the classic superhero trope — showing the Divine Dragon
Rangers as fame-hungry tyrants who enslaved invading monsters to force them to
lose arranged matches in front of the public — immediately connected with the
audience. This resounding success on paper prompted a spectacular animated
adaptation that has already accumulated two solid seasons broadcast
worldwide through the Disney+ catalog, consolidating this
peculiar private soldier as one of the most beloved antiheroes of today.
Considering the tremendous physical and mental
wear and tear that creatives suffer when trying to close a long story in a
spectacular way
