Tabata moving Black Clover from Weekly Shonen Jump to Jump GIGA was a pretty big tradeoff tbh
On the Positive side: He got away from that nonstop weekly grind that was wrecking his health and family time. He released longer chapters (although less quantity basically 3 weekly chapters in 3 months all at once type shit) but they looked better, felt cohesive narrativewise, and the endings of each chapter were mostly solid.
Sales did keep growing although not at the same pace! Dude seemed a lot happier at the very least creative wise. Downside: The waits were brutal—sometimes 3 months between chapters—so the hype dips and it wasnt in the Weekly Jump conversation anymore all like that.
Money side: Probably took a financial hit dropping from like 4 volumes a year to around 2. Fewer new releases means fewer big royalty spikes. How it stacks up: Kinda like Gintama shifting to GIGA at the end to actually finish strong instead of burning out. Lots of Jump creators end up needing breaks or moving to slower schedules—the weekly machine is no joke.
Bottom line? Whether it was worth it really depends on what matters more to you. Tabata picked his health and a solid ending over the constant pressures. Some fans love the better quality, others hate the long waits. No right answer, just different priorities.
The question remains tho: if he truly returns would it be with the same schedule or something different!?