Runrun Yamamoto's Itoshi no Fernando Launches in Sweet's December 2026 Issue
Runrun Yamamoto's new series Itoshi no Fernando began in the December 2026 issue of Takarajimasha's sweet, released Thursday, November 12, 2026. The opening episode is titled Magical Girl Hilde.
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Why it matters
The third Manga Project installment puts a veteran artist with a TV anime adaptation on her resume into a fashion magazine's pages, which is the crossover the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! and sweet editorial teams built the project to produce.
Key Facts
- Itoshi no Fernando by Runrun Yamamoto began in the December 2026 issue of Takarajimasha's sweet, released on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
- The opening episode of Itoshi no Fernando is titled Magical Girl Hilde.
- Itoshi no Fernando is the third installment of Takarajimasha's Manga Project.
- The Manga Project is a joint effort by the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! and sweet editorial departments.
- Runrun Yamamoto's Marshmallow Communication was adapted into a TV anime.
The manga follows Isabel, a girl who loves fun things, and Fernando, a mysterious creature. It is the third installment of Takarajimasha's Manga Project, run jointly by the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! and sweet editorial departments.
The opening episode, Magical Girl Hilde, runs in the December 2026 issue of sweet, which went on sale Thursday, November 12, 2026. A magazine page shows a pink Fernando holding a drink by a window.
Yamamoto debuted in 1998 in Monthly Manga Garo and began serializing Citrus Gakuen in Takarajimasha's CUTiE comic in 2000. Her works include Marshmallow Communication, which was adapted into a TV anime, along with Hazunde! Papa Mocco, Naisho no Hanashi ~Runrun Yamamoto Works Collection~, and Circus Girl Olga.
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