Heisei Haizan-hei ☆ Sumire-chan Sets November Return After Satomi U’s Maternity Leave
Kodansha will release the manga’s 12th collected volume on December 4.
Satomi U’s Heisei Haizan-hei ☆ Sumire-chan returns on November 16 after a maternity break. The artist reported that she and her baby are doing well.
Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine announced Monday that Heisei Haizan-hei ☆ Sumire-chan will resume in this year’s 51st issue, shipping November 16.
Satomi U paused the manga in mid-July for maternity leave. The magazine initially said the break would last until mid-October.
In a handwritten message, Satomi U reported that she had given birth. Both she and her baby are doing well.
She drew her growing family in the message’s lower right corner. The drawing includes what appears to be a “YounMaga” bear plush that Young Magazine staff gave her baby.
The story follows Sumire, a 31-year-old failed idol. Her high school student cousin persuades her to release a gravure book to take revenge against the entertainment industry.
Satomi U began the series in Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine in January 2024. Kodansha will ship its 12th collected volume on December 4.
The manga received a nomination in the Best General Manga category at Kodansha’s 50th annual Manga Awards in May.
Satomi U previously created Beauty and the Feast (Yakumo-san wa Eduke ga Shitai), which launched in Square Enix’s Young Gangan in March 2016 and ended in 2021.
Square Enix released its 11th and final volume in March 2021. Square Enix Manga & Books released that volume in English in November 2023.
Sources: Weekly Young Magazine on X via ANN
