He…uh…said some anti-china and anti-south korea shit back then, which got him cancelled hard in japan. Also cancelled the Nidome anime, and the Nidome manga was on hiatus before being forced into an axe arc to close off. This one was affected less because it’s less popular, but it did go for a brief hiatus back then.
Everytime i read this manga, i wish this got axed instead of Nidome because that one has better writing, and this one’s such a slog to read so far with the MC getting fucked this constantly.