Kodansha 's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday that Satomi U 's Heisei Haizan-hei ☆ Sumire-chan manga will resume serialization in this year's 51st issue of the magazine that will ship on November 16. The manga went on hiatus in mid-July when Satomi U took a maternity leave, although the magazine said at the time that her hiatus would last until mid-October.
In a handwritten message, Satomi U reported that she gave birth and that both she and her baby are doing well. In the lower right corner of her message, she drew a picture of her growing family, including what appears to be a "YounMaga" bear plush that the Young Magazine staff gifted her baby.
Image via Kodansha ©Satomi U, Kodansha
The story follows the 31-year-old failed idol Sumire, who is convinced by her high school student cousin to release a gravure book to get her revenge against the entertainment industry.
Satomi U launched the series in Kodansha 's Weekly Young Magazine in January 2024. Kodansha willl ship the manga's 12th compiled book volume on December 4. The manga was nominated in the Best General Manga category of Kodansha 's 50th annual Manga Awards in May.
Satomi U ended the Beauty and the Feast ( Yakumo-san wa Eduke ga Shitai ) manga in 2021. The artist launched the series in Square Enix 's Young Gangan magazine in March 2016. Square Enix shipped the 11th and final volume in March 2021. Square Enix Manga & Books shipped the final volume in English in November 2023.