Masume Yoshimoto Launches New Manga Kyō wa Kawabe de Sugoshitai
Masume Yoshimoto will launch Kyō wa Kawabe de Sugoshitai in Champion Buzz on November 5, 2026, following Kuma Miko.
Masume Yoshimoto, known for Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear, will launch a new manga titled Kyō wa Kawabe de Sugoshitai in the 38th issue of Akita Shoten's Champion Buzz, which goes on sale on November 5, 2026. The announcement was made in the 37th issue of the magazine.
The manga centers on Sawakita, a man who spends his lunch breaks at the riverbank to escape work and noise. One day, something appears before him.
Yoshimoto previously launched Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine in 2013 and ended it in December 2023. Kadokawa published the 20th and final compiled book volume in January 2024.
One Peace Books is releasing the manga in North America and released the eighth volume in 2018. A television anime adaptation premiered in 2016, and Funimation streamed the series as it aired in Japan.
Quick answers
When does Masume Yoshimoto's new manga debut?
Kyō wa Kawabe de Sugoshitai will debut in the 38th issue of Champion Buzz on November 5, 2026.
What is Kyō wa Kawabe de Sugoshitai about?
It follows Sawakita, who spends his lunch breaks at the riverbank away from work and noise, and one day something appears before him.
What other manga did Masume Yoshimoto create?
Yoshimoto created Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear, which ran in Monthly Comic Flapper from 2013 to December 2023.