>>57769730Even beyond just magazines, the production of the newest games became more frequent not long after the BW era. This generated even further pressure on both writer and artist to create more manga adaptation material in less time. Kusaka was trying to write for XY, ORAS and SM arcs all at the same time if I remember correctly, and he mentioned how difficult it was. I can't remember if that period corresponded to the health break he had to take as well, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did.
