Kimi no Todoke Author to Launch New Work ‘Gust of Wind and Beat’ After 18 Years

Summary

  • Shueisha announced that manga creator Karuho Shiina would launch a brand-new manga titled ‘Gust of Wind and Beat.’
  • The manga will hit the magazines on March 13, 2024.
  • The manga focuses on the story of a mysterious girl named Nike and how her life changes after she meets a boy named Nemo.

‘Kimi ni Todoke – From Me to You’ is a brilliant manga series that broke all the molds of the romance genre and wholly set itself apart. It took all the classic shoujo romance stereotypes and completely broke them, and the result was a groundbreaking romance that stays in our hearts even after multiple years.

While we hoped for more stories from this excellent author, they never turned up. Now, after 18 years, Shiina is penning a new series, and here’s that information.

Shueisha announced that manga creator Karuho Shiina will launch a brand-new manga titled ‘Gust of Wind and Beat’ in the April issue of Shueisha’s Bessatsu Margaret magazine on March 13, 2024.

[Long-awaited] Manga “Kimi ni Todoke” author Karuho Shiina announces new work “for the first time in 18 years”!
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It has been announced that the new series Gust Wind and Beat'' will start in the April issue ofBessatsu Margaret”, which will be released on March 13th. A romantic comedy set in Hokkaido that depicts the farewells and reunions of a girl who has lost many things.

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The manga will have a color opening page and will be featured on that issue’s front cover. 

“Gust of Wind and Beat” is the story of Nike, a mysterious high school girl who lives in a small seaside town in Hokkaido. 

Her life completely changes when she meets a boy named Nemo, who rarely shows up in her class. And a journey full of surprises and mysteries begins. Shiina also challenges all the traditions by using a digital workflow for production.

It will be interesting to see the type of story the author will bring us, and we can all only hope for the quality to be similar to Kimi no Todoke.

About Gust of Wind and Beat

‘Toppū to Beat’ also known as Blast of Wind and Beat, is a Japanese romance manga series written and illustrated by Karuho Shiina. The manga will release in the April issue of Shueisha’s Bessatsu Margaret magazine on March 13.

The manga is set in a small seaside town in Hokkaido, where a mysterious girl named Nike reunites with Nemo, a boy who barely shows his face in class. The meeting prompts Nike to go on a mystery-filled journey to remember the parts of herself that she has forgotten.

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