>>56033397>BW2Because BW2 took so long, volumization of everything from XY to now couldn't be properly done in a timely manner like before.
>yearly releasesMeant that the manga was obliged to work on extra arcs when they were already struggling with pacing and working on BW2. It also meant that the current generation arcs would usually need to be shorter to start the next game's arc; there are a lot of pacing issues for anything post-BW. The yearly schedule shouldn't have much of a bearing on the manga now, given that it seems that shit like LGPE or PLA or BDSP isn't going to be adapted.
>mini-volumesExists to compile chapters much like a normal volume release due to BW2, but doesn't have nearly as much of the corrections or additions that would've been included in a normal volume.
>ORASWhile the mini-volumes have been done for a while, the last actual volume has been continually delayed for the past year for various reasons, usually due to some creative issues with the final chapters. If nothing goes wrong, it should release on September of this year (it was originally like August 2023).
>How the hell do I catch upJust read as normal. If the volume additions get released, read those too.
