The official website for Square Enix's Manga UP! revealed on Tuesday that Haruka Kaya, the artist for the manga version of the Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou (The Misfit of Demon King Academy) light novel, died of pancreatic cancer on July 6. Kaya's family has already held a private funeral.

Manga UP! announced on July 7 that the manga would enter hiatus so Kaya could focus on fighting the disease. A notice included in the aforementioned post and signed as Haruka Kaya stated that they were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2019, and they were apologetic for having to leave the series unfinished. Kaya said they were looking forward to the continued serialization of the manga and that they hoped to be involved in some way when they recovered. They concluded by thanking fans for reading the manga and for their support.

Kaya began serializing the Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou manga in Manga UP! in July 2018. Square Enix had published four compiled volumes of the manga at the time of their death.

Source: Nikkan Sports