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.
Manga UP! announced on July 7 that the manga would enter hiatus so Kaya could focus on fighting the disease.