Yuu Yoshinaga to Launch New Manga Saredo, Futari wa Kusare En
The new series gives Yoshinaga a fresh start in the same magazine where she built her readership, and its premise of a combative childhood friendship evolving in high school mirrors the kind of relationship-driven drama that defined her previous work.
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Manga creator Yuu Yoshinaga will debut a new series titled Saredo, Futari wa Kusare En (Even So, We Have an Undesirable, Yet Inseparable Love) in the next issue of Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine on June 12. The announcement came from the magazine's June issue, which was released on Wednesday. The story centers on childhood friends Muku Mochigi and Kyo Yakumo, who are constantly at odds with each other but remain stuck together. As they enter high school, their relationship begins to shift in unexpected ways. Yoshinaga is best known for the series Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki, which launched in Betsucomi in August 2021. The main story of that manga concluded in May 2025, and Shogakukan released the 12th and final compiled volume on January 26. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the series in English and shipped the fifth volume on January 13. The series also returned for a short special episode serialization in the August 2025 issue of Betsucomi. The new series marks Yoshinaga's next project following the conclusion of her previous work.
The June issue of Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine revealed on Wednesday that Yuu Yoshinaga will begin serializing Saredo, Futari wa Kusare En in the magazine's next issue, dated June 12. The title translates to "Even So, We Have an Undesirable, Yet Inseparable Love." The story follows Muku Mochigi and Kyo Yakumo, two childhood friends who cannot stand each other but are forced to stay together. Their dynamic is expected to change as they start high school. Yoshinaga's previous series, Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki, ran in the same magazine from August 2021 until its main story ended in May 2025. The series received a short special episode serialization in the August 2025 issue of Betsucomi. Shogakukan published the 12th and final compiled volume of Diary of a Female Lead on January 26. Seven Seas Entertainment handles the English-language release and shipped the fifth volume on January 13. The new series gives Yoshinaga an opportunity to build on the audience she cultivated with her previous work, while exploring a similar theme of a strained but inescapable relationship.
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