NANA 18
The latest tankobon did come out as scheduled. It contains the 70-page Takumi side story, which increases the workload for all the staff involved by about 50% (Kyaa
The author’s note does say that “problems” were found during the physical checkup, that Yazawa-sensei underwent operation and is “finally getting better”.
A friend works at the Sapporo branch of a nationwide bookstore chain, and their initial order for Vol. 18 is something like 900 copies. That made me wonder what the numbers are like for someplace like the Shinjuku Kinokuniya (huge manga section, plus all the commuters passing through the area).