Dropout Idol Fruit Tart Manga to End in 3 Chapters
Sou Hamayumiba's Dropout Idol Fruit Tart manga will conclude in three chapters, as announced by the official X account of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine on Thursday. The final chapter is set to appear in the September issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat, which goes on sale in July. To mark the ending, the magazine plans a special feature with pages of messages from readers. The story follows first-year high school student Ino Sakura, who moves to Tokyo to become an idol and forms the unit Fruit Tart with three other residents of Nezumi Dorm: former child actor Roko, musician HAYU, and model Nina. Together, they aim to save their dorm from demolition. The manga began as a one-shot in 2014 and launched as a full series in 2015. Houbunsha published the eighth compiled volume in December 2024. An anime adaptation by feel. aired for 12 episodes from October to December 2020, streamed by Funimation and Crunchyroll.