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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.
この漫画は連載中だ。
This manga is currently serialized.
連載中の小説を毎週楽しみにしている。
I look forward to the serialized novel every week.
人気作家が雑誌で新しい作品を連載中だ。
A popular author is currently serializing a new work in a magazine.
A compound of 連載 (serialization) and 中 (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:
- 連載中の漫画: currently serialized manga
- 連載中の作品: ongoing serialized work
- 現在連載中: currently being serialized
- 週刊誌で連載中: currently serialized in a weekly magazine
RELATED TERMS:
- 連載: serialization — the base noun
- 連載終了: end of serialization — when a serial concludes
- 連載開始: start of serialization — when a serial begins
- 休載: serialization hiatus — a temporary break in publication