連載(れんさい)

れんさい
noun, suru verb
serialization; serial publication
1. serialization; serial publication
Publishing a story, manga, or article in installments over successive issues of a magazine, newspaper, or online platform.
この漫画(まんが)は週刊誌(しゅうかんし)で連載(れんさい)されている。
This manga is serialized in a weekly magazine.
人気(にんき)作品(さくひん)の連載(れんさい)が終了(しゅうりょう)した。
The serialization of the popular work has ended.
新聞(しんぶん)に小説(しょうせつ)を連載(れんさい)していた作家(さっか)が、単行本(たんこうぼん)として出版(しゅっぱん)することになった。
The author who had been serializing a novel in the newspaper decided to publish it as a standalone book.

A key word in manga and publishing culture. Many famous Japanese manga and novels were first published as serializations.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 連載(れんさい)する (to serialize)
  • 連載(れんさい)開始(かいし) (start of serialization)
  • 連載(れんさい)終了(しゅうりょう) (end of serialization)
  • 連載(れんさい)中(ちゅう) (currently serialized)
  • 連載(れんさい)漫画(まんが) (serialized manga)
  • 連載(れんさい)を休(やす)む (take a break from serialization — hiatus)

In manga culture, a 連載(れんさい) ending is a major event. The term 打(う)ち切(き)り refers to a serialization being cancelled, while 完結(かんけつ) means a planned conclusion.

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Added 2026.2.28 20:02
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