Draw This, Then Die! Manga Goes on Two-Month Hiatus for Final Arc Prep
Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday announced the break so creator Minoru Toyoda can prepare the manga's final arc and upcoming compiled volumes.
Minoru Toyoda's manga Draw This, Then Die! (Kore Kaite Shine) will go on hiatus for two months, the December issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on November 13, 2026, according to Anime News Network. The break is intended to let Toyoda prepare for the manga's final arc and work on upcoming compiled book volumes.
Toyoda launched the manga in Monthly Shonen Sunday in November 2021, and it is also available on Sunday Webry. The 10th compiled book volume shipped on July 10.
Seven Seas Entertainment released the manga's second volume on November 3. The series won an award at the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2025 and also won the 16th Manga Taisho awards in 2023. It ranked #6 for manga for male readers in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook.
The manga inspired a television anime that debuted on July 3 and is streamed by Crunchyroll. The anime will get a second season.
Quick answers
Why is Draw This, Then Die! going on hiatus?
The two-month break is to let creator Minoru Toyoda prepare for the manga's final arc and work on upcoming compiled book volumes.
When did the hiatus announcement happen?
It was announced in the December issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday on November 13, 2026.
Where can I read Draw This, Then Die!?
The manga runs in Monthly Shonen Sunday and is also available on Sunday Webry. Seven Seas Entertainment releases the compiled volumes in English.