Shigemitsu Harada and Takumi Kobayashi Launch New Manga Ijime to Kaeru to Mama to Fukushū
The new series pairs a writer known for Cells at Work! spinoffs with a creator whose work has been licensed in English, marking a notable addition to YanMaga Web's lineup.
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Shigemitsu Harada and Takumi Kobayashi will launch a new manga titled Ijime to Kaeru to Mama to Fukushū on Kodansha's YanMaga Web platform on June 18. The story follows Makoto, a factory worker who finds comfort with his childhood bully's mother, who then makes a shocking proposal when the bully returns to town.
Kodansha's YanMaga Web announced on Monday that Shigemitsu Harada and Takumi Kobayashi will launch a new series together titled Ijime to Kaeru to Mama to Fukushū (Bullying, Frogs, Mama, and Revenge) on the platform on June 18. The series follows Makoto, who is considered a 'frog' that works aimlessly at the local factory. He finds solace in Miyuki, his childhood bully Kazuya's mother. When Kazuya returns to town, Miyuki makes a shocking proposal.
Harada previously wrote two Cells at Work! spinoffs: Cells at Work! Code Black (2018-2021) and Hataraku Saibō Lady (2020). He also collaborated on Hikaru to Hikaru (launched 2023) and Shinyaku Kani Kōsen (2021-2022). Kobayashi's An Innocent Relationship was licensed in English by Digital Manga's Project H in 2012.
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