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Ai Yazawa Illness And Health Update: Where Is She Now

Author

Lily Fisher

Published Feb 19, 2026

Ai Yazawa is a manga artist who took hiatus from her work Nana in 2009, and her exclusive interview will be released on Da Vinci issue 8/2022 on July 6.

Yazawa is known for her various works in the manga world. She is popularly known for her work like Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai Gokinjo Monogatari and Paradise Kiss.

Similarly, her works have been adapted into anime series and live-action films. Her work Nana was also praised highly, but she stopped her series in 2009 due to her illness.

Ai Yazawa Illness And Health Update In 2022

Ai Yazawa had shared that she was suffering from an illness and had decided to put her work Nana on hiatus in 2009.

Yazawa didn’t share many details regarding her illness, but people believed that it was an auto-immune disease or a grave disease due to which she had halted her work.

Ai went to the hospital to treat her illness and returned from hospital in April 2010, but she has not shared any information regarding continuing her Nana series yet.

After three years, she published a two-page Junko’s Room chapter in 2013. Yazawa started working on the new art for a 2016 calendar.

Similarly, she also did the cover for the final print issue of ROLA fashion magazine and gave an interview where she gave hope to fans waiting on the Nana series that she will work on the series.

Where Is Ai Yazawa Now?

Ai Yazawa has been lying quite low and has not worked a lot, but her fans and her manga lovers are happy to hear that her interview on Da Vinci will be released on July 6.

People are also devasted to hear that it is on a recent interview, she has told that she wouldn’t be working on continuing her series, Nana.

She has worked on various series and gained popularity through them. She is one of the women in the field who has created such name and fame through her work.

Yazawa’s work is loved by those who love fashion, and her storylines generally focus on young women and their relationships. Her characters in her series are known to be very stylish.

She did go to a fashion school after completing high school but did not complete her studies in fashion school.

What Is Ai Yazawa Doing Now?

Ai Yazawa is preparing for her exhibition, All time best, happening in Japan from July 7 to August 22.

Many of her fans are happy to hear about the exhibition, but some are sad that it will only be organized in Japan. In her social media handling, she has given details about the exhibit.

On her Instagram account, the exhibition works will be displayed and venue dates are given.