Kuragehime author puts manga on hold due to injury

Princess Jellyfish 

Oh no :(

Kodansha's Morning magazine announced this week that manga creator Akiko Higashimura is putting Kuragehime on hold. She explained that she had fallen from the top of the stairs in her apartment complex and fractured the first joint in her right middle finger. As a result, Higashimura is also putting her Kuragehime (Princess Jellyfish) manga on hold for one issue.

The manga is not running in this year's 10th issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine, which went on sale on Thursday. However, Higashimura plans on resuming the manga in the next issue on May 25. Higashimura then assured her followers on Twitter that she is almost completely recovered from her injury, and is already getting back to work this week.

She submitted the draft for the next Kuragehime chapter this Wednesday. She even added that she is now drawing the return of Kisekae Yuka-chan, the irregularly serialized manga that runs in Shueisha's Cookie magazine. She apologized for making her fans worry.

New Cocohana magazine by Shueisha will feature Kuragehime author

Japanese publisher Shueisha revealed its lineup for its new Cocohana magazine, which launched on Monday. The new magazine is a relaunch of Shueisha's women's magazine Chorus, which had its final two-volume issue in October.

The name Cocohana is derived from the phrase "Kokoro ni Hana o," and Shueisha is promoting the relaunched magazine as a "shōjo magazine for adults."

Cocohana's first issue featured nine new serialized works, two continuing series from Chorus, and three one-shot works. The magazine's second issue will begin serialization on Fusako Kuramochi's as Eris, Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry, and Nobuko Yoshiya and Mari Ozawa's Hana Monogatari manga on December 28. Nōnai Poison Berry was previously published in Chorus. Cocohana's official website is currently hosting previews for each work.

The magazine's first issue included the following serialized works:


-Kakukaku Shikajika by Akiko Higashimura
-YES! by Satoru Makimura
-Ashi Girl by Kozueko Morimoto
-Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu. by Mari Fujimura
-Suna to Iris by Shinobu Nishimura
-Samurai Kaasan Plus by Mina Itaba
-Soyo Soyo. by Sekaiichi Asakura
-Caramel Time by Nao Arita
-Kozue no Mori by Ayami Kanemori
-Kazoku Switch by Toriko Chiya (previously serialized in Chorus)
-Papa Told Me by Nanae Haruno (previously serialized in Chorus)
-Boku wa Tokyo de Real by Davi Nathanael (continuing)

Source: ANN

I love the new look of the magazine!