Cocoon (manga) explained

Cocoon
Ja Kanji:コクーン
Ja Romaji:Kokūn
Genre:War
Type:manga
Author:Machiko Kyō
Publisher:Akita Shoten
Demographic:Josei
Magazine:Elegance Eve
First:March 26, 2009
Last:May 27, 2010
Volumes:1
Type:anime
Studio:Sasayuri
Network:NHK
First:Q3 2025
Last:scheduled

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's josei manga magazine Elegance Eve from March 2009 to May 2010. An anime adaptation produced by Sasayuri is set to premiere in Q3 2025.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō, Cocoon was serialized in Akita Shoten's josei manga magazine Elegance Eve from March 26, 2009 to May 27, 2010.[1] [2] The series is the first part of Kyō's trilogy of manga about war. Its chapters were collected into a single book volume on August 5, 2010.[3] A single tankōbon volume that consists of the series' chapters and a side-story was released on April 17, 2015.[4]

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced on June 27, 2023. It is produced by Sasayuri, with Hitomi Tateno serving as animation producer. It is set to premiere in Q3 2025 on NHK.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:今日マチ子、戦時中の少女を描く新連載. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/14354. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. February 1, 2024. March 16, 2009. ja.
  2. Web site: ja:今日マチ子、戦時中の少女描く「COCOON」最終回. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/32461. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. February 1, 2024. May 27, 2010. ja.
  3. Web site: ja:今日マチ子の衝撃作。沖縄戦の少女描く「COCOON」発売. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/35739. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. February 1, 2024. August 5, 2010. ja.
  4. Web site: ja:今日マチ子「cocoon」の文庫版発売、サイドストーリー初収録. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/144500. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. February 1, 2024. April 17, 2015. ja.
  5. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Machiko Kyō's Cocoon Wartime Manga Gets Anime in Summer 2025. Anime News Network. February 1, 2024. June 27, 2023.