Yotsuba &! volume 16 was released in June 2026, the first new volume in nearly five years, and includes a crossover with Azumanga Daioh.
Yen Press released Yotsuba &! volume 16 in June 2026, ending a nearly five-year gap since the previous volume in September 2021. The new installment shows Yotsuba maturing through milestones such as riding a bike, getting along with Yanda, and preparing for school. It also includes a crossover with Azumanga Daioh, revealing what Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga is doing now.
The volume provides an update on another Kiyohiko Azuma series, though the stories do not specify which series or what the update entails. No further details about future volumes or other Yotsuba &! projects have been reported.
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Yen Press released Yotsuba &! volume 16 in June 2026, the first new volume since September 2021. The installment shows Yotsuba maturing through milestones like riding a bike, getting along with Yanda, and preparing for school. It also includes a crossover with Azumanga Daioh, revealing what Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga is doing now.
The Patlabor EZY 'File 1' film opened at #8 in the Japanese box office, while the live-action Shōjiki Fudōsan film debuted at #4. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie returned to #1 in its fourth weekend, and Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi held at #3 in its sixth weekend.
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc - debuted at #5 in its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, according to Kogyo Tsushin. The film sold about 89,000 tickets and earned 152,764,200 yen (about US$967,100) in its first three days. Jimmy Stone directed the film at studio 8-Bit, with Taku Iwasaki composing the music. Returning cast members include Yuichi Nakamura as Tatsuya Shiba, Saori Hayami as Miyuki Shiba, Chiwa Saito as Maya Yotsuba, and Emiri Kato as Fumiya Kuroba. New cast additions include Daisuke Ono as Katsushige Shibata and Ai Kayano as Yuuka Tsukuba. LiSA performs the theme song "YES." Meanwhile, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie dropped from #1 to #2 in its third weekend, selling 341,000 tickets and earning 490,061,280 yen (about US$3.10 million). The film has sold a cumulative total of 4.31 million tickets and earned 5,945,505,120 yen (about US$37.63 million). Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi held at #3 in its fifth weekend, becoming the fourth consecutive film in the franchise to earn over 10 billion yen. The live-action Sakamoto Days film stayed at #4 in its second weekend. Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party opened at #8.