Is a chapter a week actually hurting manga storytelling?

Weekly serialization gave us every all-timer we love, and it burns out every artist we love. After this year's hiatus announcements I honestly can't tell which side I'm on anymore.

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@honeytide 19d ago

monthly seinen pacing >> weekly shounen pacing and it isn't close

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@nightdrift 19d ago

the all-timers exist BECAUSE of the pressure though

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@rezahaust 19d ago

we could just… let artists rest between arcs. radical idea

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@thanh25 19d ago

biweekly with double-length chapters is the correct answer

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@aaravibarra 19d ago

hiatus culture is the symptom, not the disease

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@sol82 19d ago

as long as editors chase rankings weekly won't change

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@papervow 19d ago

One Piece only survives because Oda is a machine. that's not a system, that's a miracle

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@noah64 19d ago

this is why I've moved to completed series only

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@cleoibarra 19d ago

the webtoon studio model has the same burnout, just hidden

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@devi97 19d ago

quality over cadence. always.

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