Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31881352-20180126130039/@comment-32233739-20180126130745

i dont believe that would be the reason.... people are recast all the time.... i get that she was part of the show for a long time and the replacement wont necessarily have the same impact.... but, the replacement could be better or could be worse....

I think its to do with how busy their animation schedule is, and perhaps they want the manga to overtake by a few arcs so that when they come back, they can follow the manga (which is providing more details to various bits) and create a better show.... it also allows the team to focus on the movie releasing later this year