That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Spin-Off Manga Ends Serialization Due To Artist’s Health Issues

The editorial department of Comic Ride announced on their official Twitter account on April 1, 2024, that the spin-off manga ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime: The Ways Of The Monster Nation‘ will be ending its serialization due to the health issues of the manga artist, Okagiri Koharu.

The manga had been on hiatus for an extended period due to the artist’s health concerns. According to the announcement, the editorial department explored options for resuming serialization but “resuming with a full lineup” proved difficult.

They apologized to the who have been eagerly awaiting the series’ return and extended gratitude for their continued support.

Checkout the full statement below:

“Thank you for always reading Comic Ride. ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Way of the Monster Country’ has been on hiatus for a long time due to Okagiri Koharu’s health issues. We have been exploring ways to resume serialization with the author, but it has become difficult to resume serialization with a full lineup, so we have decided to end the serialization. We sincerely apologize to the readers who have been looking forward to the resumption of the series. Thank you very much for your readership so far.“

That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime: The Ways Of The Monster Nation is a spin-off manga of the popular light novel series That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. The series is set around light novel volume 9-10.

The series has been serialized on Micro Magazine’s Comic Ride website since July 28, 2016. The first volume was released on April 7, 2017. Yen Press announced the license of the series on January 6, 2020 and released the first volume in English on July 21, 2020.

Source: Twitter, Oricon