{"rewrite":{"id":"r_82cffee594f4cda730e606e7","clusterId":"c_0a9722bc72f0e2840a859230","slug":"blue-summer-haze-manga-to-end-in-5th-volume","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Blue Summer Haze Manga to End in 5th Volume","summary":"The manga Blue Summer Haze, created by Dondon, will conclude with its fifth volume in winter 2027. The fourth volume was released on Monday. Kodansha USA publishes the series in English. The story follows a high school pitcher and his catcher as a childhood friend returns.","whyItMatters":"The series is wrapping up after a relatively short run of five volumes, giving readers a complete story within a compact format.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth compiled volume of Dondon\u0026#39;s Blue Summer Haze, released Monday, includes an announcement that the manga will end with its fifth volume in winter 2027. The series, which began in Kodansha\u0026#39;s Honey Milk magazine in December 2023, follows Makoto, a high school pitcher, and his catcher Hokuto, as they deal with the return of Makoto\u0026#39;s childhood friend Shuusuke. Kodansha USA publishes the English edition. The fifth volume will conclude the story.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Blue Summer Haze manga will end with its fifth volume in winter 2027. The fourth volume just released. The series by Dondon runs in Honey Milk. Kodansha USA publishes in English.","twitterPost":"Blue Summer Haze, the baseball romance manga by Dondon, will conclude in its fifth volume next winter. Volume 4 is out now.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The manga Blue Summer Haze is set to end with its fifth volume in winter 2027. The fourth volume was released on Monday. The series, which began in December 2023, follows a high school baseball pitcher and his catcher as a childhood friend returns.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-12/blue-summer-haze-manga-ends-in-5th-volume/.239540\",\"title\":\"Blue Summer Haze Manga Ends in 5th Volume\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3736,"outputTokens":1659,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783982622,"createdAt":"2026-07-13T22:35:24.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-13T22:37:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-13T22:35:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0a9722bc72f0e2840a859230","canonicalTitle":"News\nBlue Summer Haze Manga Ends in 5th Volume","representativeArticleId":"a_30a945b8989c933ae73f3bf9","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Blue Summer Haze\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-13T22:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-13T22:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-13T22:37:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-12/blue-summer-haze-manga-ends-in-5th-volume/.239540","title":"News\nBlue Summer Haze Manga Ends in 5th Volume"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Blue Summer Haze"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}