{"id":4797,"date":"2026-07-03T20:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/hunter-x-hunter-volume-39-manga-july-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T20:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:19:04","slug":"hunter-x-hunter-volume-39-manga-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/hunter-x-hunter-volume-39-manga-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter x Hunter Volume 39 Is Out \u2014 First New Tank\u014dbon in Nearly Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

The long wait is finally over. Hunter x Hunter Volume 39 \u2014 titled Negotiation<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 hit shelves in Japan today, 3 July 2026, marking the series’ first new tank\u014dbon in nearly 22 months<\/strong>. Volume 38 shipped in September 2024, and in the time since, many fans wondered whether another release was coming at all. It is \u2014 and the manga is showing no signs of stopping there.<\/p>\n

\"Yoshihiro
Image courtesy of Shueisha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What’s Inside Volume 39<\/h2>\n

Negotiation<\/em> collects chapters 401 to 410<\/strong>, continuing the Succession Contest Arc deep inside the Dark Continent storyline. The volume’s cover puts Hisoka front and centre \u2014 a striking close-up in Togashi’s more realistic cover style, hand obscuring half his face with the number ’39’ inscribed on it, directly mirroring Chrollo Lucilfer’s Volume 11 cover in a visual call-and-response that fans have been quick to dissect online. The ten chapters inside push several of the arc’s political and psychological threads forward \u2014 hence the title, which fits both the literal card-game negotiations depicted in the pages and the broader chess match playing out between the Succession Contest contestants.<\/p>\n

\"Hunter
Image courtesy of Shueisha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Togashi’s Health and What Comes Next<\/h2>\n

Yoshihiro Togashi’s relationship with Hunter x Hunter has always been inseparable from his ongoing health battles \u2014 a spine condition and related complications have forced repeated hiatuses since 2006, turning every new chapter into a minor news event in itself. Volume 38 took almost two years to follow Volume 37, and Volume 39 has taken the same amount of time to follow Volume 38. But the signals for the future are more encouraging than they’ve been in a long time. On his social media, Togashi confirmed completing the manuscript for Chapter 421<\/strong> in late May 2026, and had already penned character layouts for Chapter 430<\/strong> back in April. That means chapters 411\u2013420 are already complete and waiting for publication, and work on the following batch is well underway \u2014 an unusual cushion for a series that once went years without a single chapter.<\/p>\n

\"Gon
Image courtesy of Shueisha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where Singapore Fans Can Read It<\/h2>\n

Volume 39 is a Japanese physical release<\/strong> for now. Singapore manga readers can pick up the Japanese edition at Kinokuniya<\/strong> (Ngee Ann City and Bugis+ branches both stock Japanese manga) \u2014 stock tends to arrive within a week or two of Japan’s release date for popular Shueisha titles, so check the shelves or call ahead. Digital readers should check MANGA Plus by Shueisha<\/strong> (manga.plus), the publisher’s free global simulpub platform, for digital availability. An English edition<\/strong> from VIZ Media has not been announced yet \u2014 Volume 38 appeared in English in January 2026, roughly 16 months after its Japanese release, so a localised Volume 39 is realistically a late-2026 or early-2027 arrival at the earliest. For more manga and anime coverage, head to our Manga Anime<\/a> section.<\/p>\n

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Hunter x Hunter Volume 39 released in Japan today, collecting chapters 401\u2013410 after a 22-month gap since Volume 38. Here’s what Singapore manga fans need to know about the return of Togashi’s magnum opus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[590,363,364,589,366,365],"class_list":["post-4797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-dark-continent-arc","tag-hunter-x-hunter","tag-manga","tag-shueisha","tag-weekly-shonen-jump","tag-yoshihiro-togashi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hxh_togashi_vol39.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1fn","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4452,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/hunter-x-hunter-chapter-411-return-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4797,"position":0},"title":"Hunter x Hunter Is Back: Chapter 411 Out Now After 567 Days","date":"June 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Hunter x Hunter Chapter 411 is out now on Manga Plus and Viz after 567 days. 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