Masashi Kishimoto
Following the conclusion of "Naruto", Kishimoto became involved in the "Start of a New Era Project" commemorating the manga's conclusion and 15th anniversary. On the last page of the final chapter, "Weekly Shonen Jump" announced that a spin-off miniseries, also authored by Kishimoto, would be released in 2015. The series, "", ran from April to July 2015. Beyond this, Kishimoto was also heavily involved with two canonical movies, "" and "", as he personally supervised both movies, and illustrated several light novels. When asked by Boruto Uzumaki's voice actress Yūko Sanpei to continue making "Naruto" movies, Kishimoto stated that he was taking a break and could not physically do so.
Katsura Hoshino
In Japan, "D.Gray-man" has been put on hiatus many times; once due to Hoshino falling seriously ill with Norovirus and another because of an injury to her neck. However the series continued shortly after in both cases. In November 2008, "Weekly Shōnen Jump" announced that Hoshino was again putting the series on hold due to an injured wrist. Publication resumed in March 2009. The series once again went on hiatus on May 11. The series resumed in the seasonal magazine "Akamaru Jump" on August 17, 2009. Following the release in "Akamaru Jump", "D.Gray-Man" resumed its serialization on November 4, 2009 in the monthly-release Japanese manga magazine, "Jump Square". Additionally, Hoshino was one of the multiple manga authors that celebrated the 10th anniversary of the manga series "Naruto" by drawing her own rendition of the main character, Naruto Uzumaki.