Draw This, Then Die! Pauses for Two Months Ahead of Final Arc

Minoru Toyoda's Draw This, Then Die! (Kore Kaite Shine) will take a two-month hiatus so Toyoda can prepare its final arc and work on upcoming book volumes.

Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday (Gessan) announced the break in its December issue on Thursday.

Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga and released its second volume on November 3. The Japanese 10th compiled volume shipped on July 10.

The manga's television anime adaptation debuted on July 3. Crunchyroll streamed it as it aired in Japan, and a second season is confirmed.

The series has earned several honors:

• An award at the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2025.
• A win at the 16th Manga Taisho awards in 2023.
• The #6 spot for male readers in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga is Amazing!) guidebook.

Toyoda, whose works include Love Roma, launched the manga in Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday in November 2021. It is also available on Sunday Webry.

The story follows Ai Yasumi, a first-year high school student on the remote island of Izu Ōshima who is obsessed with manga. Her favorite creator is the reclusive Yasuno-sensei, whom she has long idolized.

When Ai learns Yasuno-sensei will make a rare appearance at Comitia, she decides she must meet her hero. That choice sparks encounters that upend her assumptions about art, genius, and what creating truly means.