Togashi-ism

While his popularity doesn't compare to that of the Shonen Trinity (especially in the west), Yoshihiro Togashi is a very influential man at Shonen Jump. Yu Yu Hakusho was a hit, as is his current manga, Hunter X Hunter.

Unfortunately, his health has most likely taken a turn for the worse. The reason I say most likely is due to Japan's infamous vagueness when dealing with a famous person's health. Toagshi could be dying of cancer or he could have a splinter in his finger for all we know.

Because of the supposed special treatment Togashi receives, many conspiracy theories have come and gone. The most common one is that he's just lazy. It is very suspicious that a man can draw so well despite his apparently unhealthy condition. Yes, I know the individual chapters look horrible, but collected into volumes, they look great.

I don't even like Hunter X Hunter that much (at least where it is now) but I would love for him to stop with these seasonal hiatuses. The chimera ant arc is boring as hell to me and I want to move onto better things like what the remainder of the Genei Ryodan has been up to. I would say stop lazing around and get off your ass Togashi, but I'd feel really bad if he was indeed very sick, so I'll just wait patiently hoping something actually happens the next time he decided to release a batch of chapters.