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Looks like we won't be getting anymore vs Kallavan in this arc, kinda sux but I'd say this is a nice move from SIU. Saving Kallavan as Bam's eternal enemy is great. Also damn what a cliffhanger, I really want to see more but sadly SIU gonna go on hiatus due to poor health. Hope he recovers soon and comes back to us with more amazing chapters.
The large amount of panels and the introduction of Sophia's powers was nice. Also that they have to protect the teleportation device. We now know how their planning to escape after finding Bam's sensei. The high ranker from floor 20 is also pretty cool.
Oh hiatus, that sucks, at worst possible moment. Or probably best. Anyway, had been two weeks already since hiatus was announced, since I didn't have fast pass, so I hope SIU gets better soon now.
Martin_Taylor said: Oh hiatus, that sucks, at worst possible moment. Or probably best. Anyway, had been two weeks already since hiatus was announced, since I didn't have fast pass, so I hope SIU gets better soon now.
ToG Season 3 - Story Arc 78 - The Second Defensive Wall (67-69) - Current Chapter #68
Welp, this is,,, THE ENDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!! (Sobs) - But no really lol epic conclusion and cliffhanger for now until the story continues, I mean I want to see more, but for some reason it isn't an in your face cliffhanger seeings it is only the starting point of the next battle to come. And with all the characters on opposing sides in that last panal, that was pretty darn epic looking man. Damn well fucking fantastic! Lol I enjoyed it.
485 Chapters in 3 months and 3 days. Not bad not bad (Pats self on shoulder)
Still I wonder what secret awaits in the base, and what evanhell will be taking out and dealing with that was so bad that it would make everyone possibly give up on the war?
And Mascheny you devlish gal, what else are you plotting, do you want the corp commanders to fail?
An inlook into the twins powers and the new light bearer elder was nice as well towards the end, a good taste of things to come until next time - like that first wiff of chicken from kfc
Anyways until next time! God-of-Wolves is outta here my brothers and sisters, hopefully SIU takes a nice long recovery, gets well and comes back full force and in good health this time! And hopefully he can save up some chapters so he can take more breaks and stay in well health as well lol - laters.
SIU AUTHORS BLOG POST
Hello, this is SIU. Today, the Battle of the Cage continued, and then we see a hiatus notice at the end... oh dear...
Since this was announced in the previews three weeks ago, most of you who come here normally should know about this hiatus, but after this chapter, I will be going on a Tower of God hiatus for a while. I'm not sure if you guys read the notice I posted three weeks ago, but if you are curious about the details of this hiatus, I would appreciate it if you could read the bottom portion of the post three weeks ago.
As I said, I've been in hiatus mode for three weeks now, so I've been working with a bit more time for breaks. Since this is a mid-arc hiatus, it's impossible to not work outright, and since the story's already structured out, I feel as though me continuing to work on it at a reduced pace would be better for the story. I'm not exactly going around sleeping all day just because it's a hiatus haha.
The only difference is that I'm balancing my work time so that my body isn't put under too much stress. Anyway, I'm working while resting. I will be back once I have enough chapters stored up, and my physical and mental health at manageable levels.
And for me, I'm trying to find relaxation in the hiatus by writing out stories both related to and unrelated to Tower of God (TUS Expanded universe confirmed ?!?!?!). One of those stories is about Wangnan. Wangnan's story has to connect with the main story to some extent, so even though not immediate, I am considering posting it bit by bit instead of the afterword doodles for a bit, before getting it completely organized and creating a new project for it.
So I've been thinking about it, and what I have below is the rough draft for the intro to a 4-panel manhwa. Since I want to show you guys at least something in the middle of this hiatus, I doodled a bit while not pushing myself.
As you can see, I just made this with the idea of "it would be fun if there was this kinda story. - This is a storyline that connects to the main storyline, so I would like for it to continue in great detail hehe, but I'll focus on the main story first, and work on this every once in a while if I remember to.
One of the things I've kept in mind were you readers who continue to cheer me on. I feel sorry you guys, whose been with me for 10 years. As many events happening at the same time, I've had a difficult time physically and mentally, but now that I'm taking a break, I hope to set aside the complicated things and hope to recharge so I can continue Tower of God as a healthier and fitter person.
Then I will hope that even while I'm on break you guys spend the next few weeks happy and healthy. I will upload it on the blog if I have any work to show you or news. I will always be hoping you guys have a happy Monday, even if I'm on hiatus.
Then I hope to see you here after the hiatus.
HIATUS Blog Post UPDATES - One through four!
#485.5 Hiatus Post 1
Sep 20, 2020
Blog | 2020.09.20 | Translator: AdiosCorea | Report error
I’m currently living a normal life.
Like everyone else, I get up in the morning, work during the day, eat,
and after dinner, wrap up any work left, rest, sleep, then so on and so forth, even into the weekend.
But this work load is a lot less compared to when I was actively uploading,
and due a few of my assistants suddenly quitting, I needed time to train my new assistants, and I went through a few drafts to fix the scenario,
so the process of making new chapters has been delayed. I am sorry.
Still, I exercise two or three times a week for my joints, go on more walks outside compared to when I was uploading,
I’ve been jogging, and I’ve even caught up with a few of my friends and relatives I haven’t seen in a few years.
When I feel lonely and tired, I work out of a cafe, but it’s been more difficult going outside due to Covid,
so I’ve been talking to counselors, taking long baths, or put on some Korean reality TV shows while I work.
Now that I put it in writing, it’s so normal so I didn’t have much to write.
It wasn’t like a school vacation where I could sleep in all day and max out a character on a game, or traveling all over the country and falling asleep to a beautiful sunset at a beautiful tourist destination.
Visiting my ill grandfather, visiting my recently-passed grandmother’s grave, all added to the difficult daily life of SIU on break.
Ah, actually I haven’t been really on break… hehe qq
Since I’m still working with my aching back and wrists,
I’m thinking perhaps I would be hearing good words from you if I had been properly resting.
I’ll start resting properly starting tomorrow.
Since I don’t get paid for my uploads while on hiatus, and I do need to pay my assistants to maintain the studio,
so there’s that pressure that’s been becoming more suffocating,
and I thought that if I started uploading soon, I thought I would be pushing my still aching body and mind to the limits,
I had this sense that I wanted to come back with as much chapters as possible, which makes it harder to rest.
Sometimes I think these days whether I live to upload or if I upload to live.
A big thing since I stopped uploading was that I stopped using internet and social media.
So I haven’t been on the blog, the cafe, or twitter almost at all.
Sitting in front of a computer isn’t good for the body, nor is it for the heart/mind, so I’ve been told.
Some people tell me that I’m being irresponsble, but I think on the other hand, I sometimes wonder how “isn’t it a bit cruel to take this much freedom away from a Freelancer”.
However, I do feel a sense of relief when I hear that someone else tells me that they’re waiting for me to come back.
Adults tell me that your body is your wealth, and I think I’ve used a lot of it up.
So I’ve been living day by day, hoping to rest tomorrow.
I want to protect what’s left of my already largely-spent resources.
So my goal tomorrow is to rest as well.
If I don’t get to rest, I am not achieving my goal.
As an author…. I want to actually start uploading pretty bad.
I want my work to be successful in a way that makes sure that I’m healthy and happy.
Many people think I’m a successful author, but in actuality because I suffered as many failures as successes,
I would enjoy the day when the work and myself both are happy.
Actually, I felt quite unfulfilled before I went on hiatus for multiple reasons.
And with a feeling of having a lot of the works I’ve been pushing forward having gone on a black out,
I even thought to myself if it would be impossible for me or my work to be happy.
I didn’t want to keep working with those thoughts in mind.
It’s hard to talk about this kind of stuff in front of other webtoon authors.
I actually know quite well how rare works as successful as mine are.
Perhaps this work, myself, and you my readers, are all being too greedy [TN: demand too much of themselves].
Of course, I’ve always been a hard working author and you have all been very good readers,
so even though I fall short, I wanted to fulfill that greed a bit more.
This is certainly a difficult issue.
Ah… this is getting quite too long hehe.
Actually, the reason why I quit social media during the hiatus was because of this aspect of myself.
If I start writing, I put in too much effort into it, and I review it numerous times in case my meanings get miscommunicated.
All of those things eat up my time quite a bit, which interferes with my goal of “let’s rest”.
Actually, the most definitive reason that I quit social media was because I was afraid of the length of the hiatus.
Authors feel like criminals when they’re on hiatus, haha qq.
I really am a criminal qq.
So I’ll wrap up the long-coming long-text here.
Above all else, I’m always sorry for all of you guys waiting on the work.
I feel like I’m always falling short as an author.
I don’t know how much longer it will take, but I’ll rest well, and I will come back when I’m ready and the time is right.
As the fall cools, keep yourselves healthy, and I hope you guys have good weeks coming.
I hope this word can give you guys a peace of mind in waiting for my return.
I will try to spend the week with a peace of mind as well.
I always hope that you, my readers, are happy.
When we know when I’m coming back or if there’s some other good news, I’ll be sure to post another notice.
Thank you.
#485.5 Hiatus Post 2
Oct 19, 2020
Blog | 2020.10.19 | Translator: AdiosCorea | Report error
Hello.
I make this edit because I have to make an additional announcement.
This isn’t good news, and there was some internal struggle on my end before I decided to post this.
While I was working on the manuscripts, I’ve started experiencing wrist pains, and as such had to push back the release date.
Since it was the part that was chronically in pain, I thought it was just a light inflammation or just tiredness,
but I can’t be sure, and the doctor recommended it too, so I’m getting a more thorough examination while taking medication and reducing work load.
However, the manuscripts for the preview chapters and such are mostly in the final stages already,
so if there are no issues with the results, I expect it will be only an additional hiatus of a couple more weeks.
As examinations take a while, I apologize for not being able to make this announcement quicker.
Next announcement I hope will be more detailed and be filled with good news.
I hope so too.
I’m sorry, but thank you.
[TN: The blogpost was edited at a later date]
+2020.11.22
According to the results that came in, I have an inflammation due to damaged ligaments.
Since I heard that my ligaments were weakened in tests before… I had a feeling that it would be something along those lines.
I’m relieved that it’s not a whole new problem from before.
Although my back and neck has improved with exercise… wrists are hard to heal.
I’m feeling very anxious, because this happened just as I was about to come back,
but if I tried to start meeting deadlines too hastily, there is a chance it may not heal properly,
so as I said earlier, it may take a few more weeks for me to come back.
As I heal up a bit more, if it seems to be getting better, I agreed with the editors that we would fix a date next week,
so I will make make an update as the date is fixed.
I plan on not returning in too much of a hurry.
As the weather is getting colder, I hope all of you guys take care of your health as well.
I am sorry to keep you waiting, and thank you _ _
#485.5 Hiatus Post 3
Dec 14, 2020
Blog | 2020.12.14 | Translator: AdiosCorea | Report error
Hello, this is SIU.
Although I was working hard to resume posting Tower of God in November,
while I was working on the chapters for the return, I started experiencing some pain in my right arm, so I went to get it checked out at a hospital.
The results at the time weren’t serious, so I had planned on resuming a few weeks later than planned,
but the pain had worsened, so I went to a bigger hospital for a second opinion.
After being tested over the span of a few weeks, it seemed that there is another issue,
and I received a diagnosis that if I ignore this issue much longer, I would not only experience pain and discomfort during work, but even in daily life.
The doctor’s opinion was that in order to avoid such outcome, I would need to not strain myself like before for another half a year, to prevent my body from deteriorating beyond repair and to return to normal.
Faced with this scenario, when I heard that I would have to take a break for another half a year, I was faced with a big dilemma.
I already had over 10 chapters made for the come back, and I had readers waiting for me to come back, along with a studio to maintain.
The thought of giving my work a negative impact if the hiatus went on for much longer also weighed on me.
I tried to see if I would be able to come back while still reducing work load somewhat, but the pain persisted,
and if I had returned like this, but failed to put out a proper work, or going back to a hiatus,
would be a failure in me taking care of myself as a human, and rather unwise as an author.
As such, after a few weeks of deliberation, I finally decided to extend the hiatus.
It’s so hard to do this,
but once again, I must apologize to all of you who have been waiting so long, and must ask that you wait just a bit longer.
It was a difficult struggle for me too, because I had to let all these chapters sit, and this situation was going to disappoint a lot of you guys,
but at the end of the day, time passes faster than you think, so I decided to trust the recommendation once more.
However, I am once again so sorry that I cannot give you guys good news especially in times like these, and this is a disappointment for me as well.
I will do my best to rest up and recover, so I can come back at my best.
Although my drawing arm will still be out of commission for some time,
but I will try to bring you guys some joy,
with some help from others around me, in various positive, non-intrusive ways.
I will be back after about 6 months.
As always, stay happy, stay healthy,
Thank you.
PS: I am truly sorry that for the same reasons as above, that I was unable to make an accurate announcement in regards to my uncertain body condition.
I am sorry.
Chapter 485 Hiatus Post 4 (New Year Post)
Dec 31, 2020
Twitter | 2020.12.31 | Papago translations
Happy New Year 2021 ^^
I don’t use my right hand these days, so I draw it with my left hand. It’s my first time, so it’s kind of crooked and clumsy, but I hope you’ll have a good New Year’s greeting. Be healthy and happy.
Tower of God Returns 2021.05.16
Tower of God Returns 2021.05.16
Hello everyone, it’s been a while.
A little bit earlier than expected, Tower of God has come back.
It’s good to see you all again. ^^
Actually, I was thinking of starting working around the end of June and come back after that.
Hmm…
To tell you to truth, my body hasn’t fully recovered like I wanted it to,
but as I was going through tests in various fields and finding more problems,
I realized that full recovery may be too far away, and much more unrealistic than I thought.
If this is going to be a problem as long as I continue Tower of God anyway,
and if it is going to be impossible to fully recover from,
I thought it’d be better if I start getting ready for my comeback sooner… haha
It’s weird, I know. Neither me nor those around me understand how that conclusion came to be,
but anyway, I came back earlier than anticipated.
Some of the chapters I made earlier were too old so I redrew those,
and there were also things I need to get ready for the come back, also starting work on the hard copies again,
and on top of that, the preview (Korean fast pass) quota increased from 3 to 4 chapters, so I had to account for those as well.
As such, since April or so, it’s been extremely hectic and busy.
Now you’re probably wondering why I’m whining so much right after coming out of a year long hiatus,
but this blog’s entire point has always been me whining and complaining things that I can’t on webtoon. Please understand. (since when…)
Actually, setting aside all those personal problems,
when you are an author on hiatus, you always have a sense of feeling pent up in your heart,
but when you start updating the series, you’ll also get a lot of difficulties doing so.
It’s difficult.
As everything is changing around us in these times, I only have the utmost respect for my many peers, seniors, and juniors who draw webtoons.
Although I prepared a lot of different things, reducing downtime and trying to come back as soon as possible,
I feel so sorry for you readers who’ve been waiting for such a long time.
The fruits of my efforts may or may not be to your liking.
The comic may no longer be the same as it was 10 years ago, and sometimes rather than going for the best I just want to draw a comic,
but as an author,
I just want to you guys to enjoy it after a long wait.
That’s what I think. Well, I can only be so greedy.
But hardest thing about making a fun comic… it’s difficult for the author.
Anyway, I wrote another long post after my comeback. hahaha.
From now on, there’s a high chance I might not be able to write blog reviews every week like before.
I’m thinking about making simple comments or posts on my other social media accounts.
It’s unfortunate, but due to multiple circumstances at play I think it’s best that I reduce the channels I’m active on and focus on my work.
I’ll let you know once I’ve made the decision. ^^
Well then…
I kept you guys waiting for a long time, but I’ll shamelessly ask you guys to enjoy my work once more
I’ll stop writing now.
Have a good night,
and I’ll see you with the next week’s chapter.
For my readers, love you, stay healthy
Thank you _ _
(10.30pm the chapter was released out of the blue. I didn’t even know, got surprised, and wrote this article. haha)
(Thank you to Naver who has been patient with the hiatus and taking care of me)
