TL;DR: Six big manhwa on hiatus as of October 2026: Tower of God, Omniscient Reader, Teenage Mercenary, SSS-Class Revival Hunter and Solo Leveling: Ragnarok are on official season breaks, and Doom Breaker hasn't had a new English episode since March 2024. The Beginning After the End is on hiatus after Episode 259, published October 29, with no return date.
The manhwa on hiatus list below comes from each platform's own notice, not from fan wikis or database tags. We read the English pages on WEBTOON and Tapas, and for Korean series we read Naver Webtoon's own data, which has a break flag. That matters because two common signals are wrong: the "UP EVERY" schedule label stays on during breaks, and AniList still lists all six series as RELEASING.
Key Takeaways
Of the six manhwa on hiatus here, five have an official note saying they will come back, and one has gone quiet without one. The season-break pattern is now normal for big webtoons: a season ends, the platform posts a short notice, and no return date is given.
- Longest official break: Tower of God, last English episode February 23, 2025.
- Newest break: Omniscient Reader, whose Korean Season 1 finale (chapter 311) is dated June 9, 2026.
- On Tapas: SSS-Class Revival Hunter and [Solo Leveling: Ragnarok](/blog/solo-leveling-ragnarok-review), both with a Team Tapas hiatus notice.
- No notice at all: Doom Breaker, quiet since its Season 2 finale on March 8, 2024.
- Newest notice: The Beginning After the End, on hiatus after Episode 259 (October 29, 2026); Tapas hasn't said for how long.
Manhwa on hiatus right now: the October 2026 table
Here is every series on this list, with the newest English episode and the official signal we found on October 9, 2026, re-checked on October 29 (TBATE again on October 30). Each row links to our fuller page for that series further down.
| Series | Platform (English) | Newest English episode | Official signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower of God | WEBTOON | Season 3 Ep. 235, Feb 23, 2025 | "Tower of God will be back!" + Naver break flag |
| Omniscient Reader | WEBTOON | Episode 308, Jun 1, 2026 | "Omniscient Reader will return!" + Naver break flag |
| Teenage Mercenary | WEBTOON | Episode 276, Jun 23, 2026 | "Teenage Mercenary will return!" + Naver break flag |
| SSS-Class Revival Hunter | Tapas | Season 4 finale | Team Tapas hiatus notice, Feb 27, 2026 |
| Solo Leveling: Ragnarok | Tapas | Season 2 finale | Team Tapas hiatus notice, Jan 31, 2026 |
| Doom Breaker | WEBTOON | (S2) Episode 101, Mar 8, 2024 | No notice |
| The Beginning After the End | Tapas | Episode 259, Oct 29, 2026 | Tapas Hiatus Announcement, Oct 26, 2026 |
None of the seven has a return date. When a platform says "will return" with no date, that is all anyone outside the studio knows. TBATE's notice doesn't even promise that much: Tapas says it is "hard at work to gather more information" on "a possible return date."
How to tell a manhwa is on hiatus
The quick answer: trust the platform's notice and the date of the newest episode, and ignore the schedule label. On WEBTOON, a break shows as a line above the episode list, like "Tower of God will be back!" On Tapas, it's a "Hiatus Announcement" from Team Tapas at the top of the series page.
The schedule label is the trap. Tower of God's page still says "UP EVERY MONDAY" more than a year and a half after its last episode, and Doom Breaker's still says "UP EVERY SATURDAY." Those labels describe the old slot, not the current state.
Databases lag too, so they are a poor way to find manhwa on hiatus. AniList has a HIATUS status, but it listed Tower of God, Omniscient Reader, Teenage Mercenary, SSS-Class Revival Hunter, Solo Leveling: Ragnarok and Doom Breaker all as RELEASING on the day we checked. For Korean series, Naver Webtoon is a better source: its series data has a break flag, and it was switched on for Tower of God, Omniscient Reader and Teenage Mercenary.
Two of these series sit on a platform with a closing date, and this explainer covers what Tapas has confirmed so far.
Tapas Shutting Down: What Is Confirmed and What Isn't →
Manhwa on hiatus with an official return note
These five are classic season breaks: the season ended, the platform posted a notice, and the series is not finished. Here is what each one's pages show.
Tower of God
Tower of God (cover via AniList).
SIU's series has been on break the longest of the five. The English page ends at "[Season 3] Ep. 235 (Season 3 Finale)," dated February 23, 2025, under the note "Tower of God will be back!" On Naver, the newest Korean episode is Part 3 episode 235, dated February 2, 2025, and the break flag is on. It has 1.3B views on English WEBTOON. Our Tower of God reading guide tracks this break in detail.
Omniscient Reader
Omniscient Reader (cover via AniList).
This is the newest break. On Naver, Korean chapter 311 is labeled the last episode of Season 1, followed by a Season 1 afterword comic, both dated June 9, 2026. ComicsBeat reported that "the story concluded its Season 1 after 311 chapters." The English list on WEBTOON ends at Episode 308, dated June 1, 2026, with the note "Omniscient Reader will return!" No Season 2 date has been posted. WEBTOON's official trailer is below if you want a refresher before the series comes back:
Video: WEBTOON's official trailer for Omniscient Reader.
Where the story stands and what to read next are in our Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint reading guide.
Readers took the "Season 1" label hard. In an r/OmniscientReader thread titled "What the flip do you mean Season 1?", the top reply says, "It's almost a half of the novel." That is a reader's estimate, not an official figure, but it explains why fans expect a long wait.
Teenage Mercenary
Teenage Mercenary (cover via AniList).
YC and Rakyeon's series is known in Korean as 입학용병 (Mercenary Enrollment). The English page ends at Episode 276, dated June 23, 2026, with the note "Teenage Mercenary will return!" On Naver, the newest Korean episode is 280, dated April 11, 2026, and the break flag is on. More on this break in our Teenage Mercenary hiatus explainer.
SSS-Class Revival Hunter
SSS-Class Revival Hunter (cover via AniList).
On Tapas, a notice from Team Tapas dated February 27, 2026 says: "Season 4 has come to a close and so we will be taking a hiatus before returning with season 5!" The page still says "Updates every Sun." Our SSS-Class Revival Hunter reading guide covers where Season 4 ends.
Solo Leveling: Ragnarok
Solo Leveling: Ragnarok (cover via AniList).
Tapas posted the same kind of notice on January 31, 2026: "Season 2 has come to a close and so we will be taking a hiatus before returning with season 3!" The page still says "Updates every Sat." Our Solo Leveling Ragnarok hiatus page explains why this break is a season gap and not an ending.
Doom Breaker: a long pause with no notice
Doom Breaker is the odd one out. Its English page ends at "(S2) Episode 101 (Season 2 Finale)," dated March 8, 2024, and unlike the others it has no "will return" note. The page still says "UP EVERY SATURDAY," which, as with Tower of God, means nothing on its own.
Doom Breaker (cover via AniList).
We list it with the other manhwa on hiatus because the Season 2 finale and the missing new season fit the hiatus pattern, but there is no official word either way. Our Doom Breaker reading guide covers the two finished seasons, and manhwa like Doom Breaker has picks for the wait.
If a long wait means switching platforms, this guide lists the official places to read manhwa in English.
Where to Read Manhwa Legally in 2026: 9 Best Sites Ranked →
Newest break: The Beginning After the End
On October 9, TBATE was our "not on hiatus" check: 299 episodes, "Updates every Thu," Season 7 in the credits and no notice. That changed on October 26, when Tapas posted a Hiatus Announcement: "TBATE will be on hiatus after episode 259 publishes on Thursday, 10/29. The extent and duration of the hiatus is still to be determined." Episode 259, "Grief and Blame," went up on October 29 as announced, and the series is now on hiatus: on October 30 it was still the newest episode, the notice was still up, and the page still said "Updates every Thu"; as with Tower of God, that label is no guide once the break starts. Unlike the SSS-Class Revival Hunter and Solo Leveling: Ragnarok notices, this one doesn't say a season has closed or that a new season is coming. The novel is finished, so readers who don't want to wait have somewhere to go; our Beginning After the End reading guide covers the switch.
Why the Tapas closure matters for three of these
Tapas has announced it will shut down: "End of Tapas service: March 31, 2027 at 23:59 PT." SSS-Class Revival Hunter, Solo Leveling: Ragnarok and The Beginning After the End are all read on Tapas in English, and all three are now paused. For each of them, a return after the shutdown can't happen on Tapas. Nothing official has been said about where they go next. Our Tapas shutdown explainer covers what is confirmed so far, and our legal manhwa reading guide lists the other platforms.
Our Take: read the notice, not the label
This take rests only on the platform pages and data cited above. Count a series among the manhwa on hiatus when the platform says so, or when the newest episode is a season finale and nothing has followed. Don't trust the schedule label, and don't treat AniList's RELEASING as proof the series is still updating.
Then plan around what you know. Tower of God and Omniscient Reader are the big waits on WEBTOON, with no dates. If you read on Tapas, all three of your series are now paused, and the March 31, 2027 closure is the one firm date in this whole picture. TBATE readers have the easiest way out, because the novel is complete.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which popular manhwa are on hiatus right now?
As of our October 29, 2026 check: Tower of God, Omniscient Reader, Teenage Mercenary, SSS-Class Revival Hunter and Solo Leveling: Ragnarok all carry an official return note on WEBTOON or Tapas, and Doom Breaker has had no new English episode since March 8, 2024. The Beginning After the End is on hiatus after Episode 259, which Tapas published on October 29, per a Tapas notice dated October 26.
Is Tower of God on hiatus?
Yes. The English WEBTOON page ends at the Season 3 finale, Ep. 235, dated February 23, 2025, and shows the note "Tower of God will be back!" Naver also has the Korean series marked as on break.
Is Omniscient Reader on hiatus?
Yes. Korean chapter 311 on Naver is labeled the last episode of Season 1, dated June 9, 2026. The English WEBTOON list ends at Episode 308, dated June 1, 2026, with the note "Omniscient Reader will return!" No Season 2 date has been posted.
Is The Beginning After the End on hiatus?
Yes. It is on hiatus after Episode 259, which Tapas published on October 29, 2026. Tapas posted a Hiatus Announcement on October 26: "TBATE will be on hiatus after episode 259 publishes on Thursday, 10/29," and "the extent and duration of the hiatus is still to be determined." No return date had been given when we checked on October 30.
How can I tell if a manhwa is on hiatus?
Look for the platform's own notice. WEBTOON adds a note above the episode list, such as "will return!" Tapas posts a Hiatus Announcement on the series page. The schedule label, like "UP EVERY MONDAY", stays up during breaks, so it tells you nothing.
Does AniList show when a manhwa is on hiatus?
AniList has a HIATUS status, but it is not always used. All six series on this list were marked RELEASING on AniList when we checked, even the ones with an official break notice.
Related Reading
- Tower of God reading guide: the Season 3 break and what each official page shows.
- Solo Leveling Ragnarok Hiatus: what the Season 2 finale means.
- Teenage Mercenary Hiatus: where the English and Korean runs stopped.
- Manhwa News This Week, October 26: late-October return dates and breaks for series not on this list, including Murim Login and Return of the Blossoming Blade.
How We Checked This
Every status, episode number and date on this manhwa on hiatus list was checked on October 9, 2026 against the series' official English pages on WEBTOON and Tapas, Naver Webtoon's series and episode data for the three Korean WEBTOON titles, Tapas' end-of-service notice, and AniList's record for each series, read through its public API. The Season 1 report for Omniscient Reader comes from ComicsBeat, the trailer from WEBTOON's YouTube channel, and the reader quote from one Reddit thread. On October 29, 2026 we re-opened the six English WEBTOON and Tapas pages (no change: same newest episodes and notices) and the TBATE Tapas page, which now carries the October 26 hiatus notice. On October 30 we opened TBATE's Episode 259 page on Tapas, dated October 29, and the series page, where it is the newest episode under the same notice. Each fact has a row with a quoted line in our sources table.
Last reviewed: October 30, 2026
References
- Tower of God on WEBTOON
- Omniscient Reader on WEBTOON
- Teenage Mercenary on WEBTOON
- Doom Breaker on WEBTOON
- SSS-Class Revival Hunter on Tapas
- Solo Leveling: Ragnarok on Tapas
- The Beginning After the End on Tapas
- Tapas end of service notice
- Omniscient Reader Season 1 ends (ComicsBeat)
- Tower of God on Naver Webtoon
