Thread:Roboartitec/@comment-4547267-20130913062105/@comment-3544775-20130927153235

Yeah, Nakaba changed multiple publishers, but that was after he finished the series for those publishers. It's also common to change magazine, but majority of the time it's in the same publisher. Like I said, it's rare, but a mangaka can change publisher with his still ongoing work. But for that the publisher must agree to give up on the rights, which is rare. It mostly happens only when the publisher don't want to continue that manga, so they put it on hiatus until they decide what to do or simply discontinue it. Then the mangaka can seek different publisher who is willing to pick it up. He can also go through court to try and get the rights if the publisher don't want to give them, and it's quite likely to lose :> The other way is to end it and continue it as sequel or spin-off in another publisher. Another way is if the publisher goes out of business or some of their magazine and they are not willing to continue the manga in their other magazines. If I remember correctly similar things happened to City Hunter, which was continued in different publisher, but not as direct sequel as Angel Heart, and then moved again in 3rd publisher as Angel Heart 2nd Season. I don't remember the details, but probably on wikipedia there will be info about it.