(れんさいちゅう)

れんさいちゅう
noun; adjective-no
currently serialized; ongoing serialization
1. currently serialized; currently being published in installments
Indicates that a manga, novel, or other written work is actively being published in regular installments, as opposed to completed or on hiatus.
この漫画(まんが)連載中(れんさいちゅう)だ。
This manga is currently serialized.
連載中(れんさいちゅう)小説(しょうせつ)毎週(まいしゅう)(たの)しみにしている。
I look forward to the serialized novel every week.
人気(にんき)作家(さっか)雑誌(ざっし)(あたら)しい作品(さくひん)連載中(れんさいちゅう)だ。
A popular author is currently serializing a new work in a magazine.

A compound of 連載(れんさい) (serialization) and (ちゅう) (during, in the middle of). Used to indicate that a manga, novel, or other written work is currently being published in regular installments. Very common in the publishing and manga/anime world.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 連載中(れんさいちゅう)漫画(まんが): currently serialized manga
  • 連載中(れんさいちゅう)作品(さくひん): ongoing serialized work
  • 現在(げんざい)連載中(れんさいちゅう): currently being serialized
  • 週刊誌(しゅうかんし)連載中(れんさいちゅう): currently serialized in a weekly magazine

RELATED TERMS:

  • 連載(れんさい): serialization — the base noun
  • 連載終了(れんさいしゅうりょう): end of serialization — when a serial concludes
  • 連載開始(れんさいかいし): start of serialization — when a serial begins
  • 休載(きゅうさい): serialization hiatus — a temporary break in publication