Fresh from the pages of "Jump", it’s the strongest confirmation we’ve seen of the manga’s long-term health. 

來自《週刊少年 Jump》雜誌內頁的新鮮消息，這是這部長壽漫畫最強力的確認。

It’s time for the latest news Out Of Japan.

是時候看看 Out Of Japan 的最新消息了。

"Hunter x Hunter’s" return this year was met with a lot of fan celebration.

許多粉絲都大肆慶祝了《HUNTER×HUNTER》今年的回歸。

The series had been on hiatus ever since November of 2018 due to mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi’s health issues.

這個系列自 2018 年 11 月以來一直因為漫畫家冨樫義博健康因素處於停刊狀態。

Ever since its return this year back in late October, fans have been ecstatic.

自從今年 10 月底回歸以來，粉絲們都欣喜若狂。

Still, there’s been some worry about it not sticking around too long. 

然而也有一些人擔心它不會堅持太久。

"Hunter x Hunter" has been dealing with long-term hiatus issues ever since 2008, to the point that the series has spent more time away from "Jump" than active.

《HUNTER×HUNTER》自 2008 年以來一直應付著長期停工問題，到了它不在《週刊少年 Jump》雜誌的時間比連載時間更長。

It’s kept up a steady pace so far, but that can be deceptive.

它截至目前維持著穩定的步伐，但那可能是欺騙性的。

Four of these chapters were apparently completed as early as May, well ahead of the manga’s return. 

據說其中有四張早在五月就已經完成，把漫畫回歸時間早多了。

Will the team be able to keep up this schedule for creating new chapters consistently once they burned through that original stockpile?

團隊在用完原本的庫存後，是否能夠維持這個排程表，繼續創造新章節？

Well, we got an answer to that this week!

嗯，我們本週得到了一個答案！

In the author’s comments section of the latest issue of "Jump", the staff of "Hunter x Hunter" fill us in on just how much prep work they’ve gotten done.

在《週刊少年 Jump》最新一期的作者欄中，《HUNTER×HUNTER》的員工讓我們知道他們究竟做了多少準備工作。

"Staff member Tanehana here."

「我是工作人員 Tanehana。」

"All of the chapters published and the 30 that follow were written 4 years ago; I can't wait to draw them now."

「所有已發布的章節還有接下來的 30 章都是在 4 年前完成的，我等不及要畫它們了。」

That’s an impressive amount of content ready for us.

那是準備好給我們的大量內容。

Keep in mind, we’ve only seen 7 new chapters so far since the return of "Hunter x Hunter".

要記住，從《HUNTER×HUNTER》回歸至今，我們只看到 7 章。

Volume 37’s chapters were all released back in 2018, but never saw tankobon compilation until this year.

第 37 部的章節都是在 2018 年發佈的，但直到今年都從未見過單行本。

Thus, the series has only ran for 8 additional chapters as of this week⏤391 to 398.

所以說，這個系列截住本週只連載了 391 到 398 章這 8 個額外章節。

We’ve already seen the reveal of Hisoka aboard the Black Whale, and the backstory of the Phantom Troupe, what more could be coming?

我們已經看到西索在黑鯨號上的顯露以及幻影團的背景故事，還能有什麼？

We’ve got over half a year of chapters to look forward to.

我們還可以期待超過半年多的章節。

For context’s sake, 30 chapters ago was when the Black Whale first launched.

為了說明情況，30 章之前是黑鯨號剛登場的時候。

With all the infighting, politics, and murder games that’ve happened since then, it’s clear we’ve got a lot of action still to come, and things are only going to get more intense.

從那之後發生的所有內訌、政治鬥爭和謀殺遊戲，都很明顯讓我們知道，後面還有很多精彩、只會變得更緊張的劇情。

This doesn’t address all the worries fans may have about another hiatus, though.

不過這並沒有回應粉絲對於可能再出現一次停刊的擔憂。

After all, these chapters being written four years ago suggests they were prepared at about the time Togashi last had to step away from the series.

畢竟四年前寫好這些章節就表示，他們當時為了冨樫義博必須暫時停工已經準備好。

However, staffer Tanehana dropping a hint like this is an extremely good sign. 

不過工作人員 Tanehana 發出這樣的暗示是一個極好的跡象。

If the faithful assistant has taken the time to highlight so many scripted chapters, 

如果忠實的助理願意花時間點出這麼多已經寫好的章節，

it’s likely that they’re already complete to rough draft status at least.

他們很可能已經至少完成到了粗略的草稿狀態。

With luck, all we’re waiting on is Tanehana and the rest of the assistant team helping Togashi turn these initial storyboards into publication-ready pages.

如果運氣好的話，我們所等待的只是 Tanehana 和助理團隊幫助冨樫義博把這些草稿轉變為可發布的頁面。

We can’t be sure these additional 30 chapters entirely wrap up the Succession Battle arc⏤

我們不能確定額外的 30 章會完整替繼承戰爭的故事收尾，

the story has gotten extremely complex and shows no sign of stopping soon. 

那則故事變得極為複雜而且沒有結束的跡象。

However, having written so many chapters in advance suggests that there was some sort of endpoint reached.

然而，提前寫好這麼多章節也暗示達到了某種結束。

Once we finally reach chapter 428, we’ll likely be in the closing stretches of the war between the princes. 

一但我們終於看到第 428 章，我們可能會在王子戰爭的尾聲。

Perhaps we’ll even make it a touch further. 

我們或許甚至能夠看到更多。

Even if the series does ultimately go on hiatus again, if we’re finally able to reach the Dark Continent, the fandom will probably cut Togashi and his team some slack.

即使這個系列最終真的在次停刊，如果我們終於能夠抵達暗黑大陸，粉絲或許會擾過冨樫義博和他的團隊。

After so long waiting, any progress is good news indeed.

等待了這麼久之後，任何的進展的確都是好消息。

And remember, hiatus or not, we’ll be sure to keep you up to date with all the latest news Out Of Japan.

記得，無論是否停刊，我們都會在 Out Of Japan 最新消息讓你隨時掌握狀況。