Rainy Day Serenade Spinoff Manga Launches in Kiss on November 25
Haruka Kawachi's Namidaame to Serenade: Gaiden follows a heartbroken Kikunoshin at the Fuji Sakura cafe he frequents.
Kodansha's Kiss magazine has announced a spinoff manga of Haruka Kawachi's Rainy Day Serenade titled Namidaame to Serenade: Gaiden (Rainy Day Serenade Side Story), according to Anime News Network. The new series will launch in the magazine's next issue on November 25.
The spinoff centers on a heartbroken Kikunoshin, who encounters a sudden commotion at the Fuji Sakura cafe he frequents.
Kawachi launched the original Rainy Day Serenade in Kodansha's Kiss magazine in 2014. That series ended in November 2025, and Kodansha shipped its 14th and final compiled volume in February.
Kodansha USA Publishing has licensed the manga and releases it in two-in-one omnibus volumes. The original series is also inspiring an anime adaptation in 2027.
Kawachi's other works include Musashino Rondo, which launched in Shodensha's Feel Young magazine in 2020 and inspired a live-action series in April 2025.
Quick answers
When does Namidaame to Serenade: Gaiden launch?
The spinoff launches in the next issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine on November 25.
Who writes the Rainy Day Serenade spinoff?
Haruka Kawachi, the author of the original Rainy Day Serenade manga, writes the spinoff.
What is the spinoff about?
It centers on a heartbroken Kikunoshin who encounters a sudden commotion at the Fuji Sakura cafe he frequents.