Due to the extreme "mineral fortification", these things are still as inedible as the day they were first released.

Will always shout out the Indie Wiki Buddy extension to help mitigate Fandom's BS

It has definitely taken weeks off during holidays and there have definitely been a few breaks before, including a rather big one last year, but it was otherwise releasing weekly when not on break. Sounds like this is an official shift to only doing a set amount of eps per year.

People are making "Season 1" jokes because the anime is switching from a year-round schedule to seasonal.