{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7437344161cba3cfcf16df5c","clusterId":"c_99d04b4ff3d08d577dab3874","slug":"dokico-sets-january-2027-manga-release-for-homunculus-tears","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Dokico Sets January 2027 Manga Release For Homunculus Tears","summary":"German publisher Dokico announced that Ayster will draw a manga adaptation of Inori's yuri novel Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted. Dokico will release the manga in German, English, and Japanese at the same time starting in January 2027. An earlier adaptation with Nata Okura and Kadokawa fell through, and Inori self-published the original novel digitally in April 2025 in Japanese and in May 2025 in English.","whyItMatters":"The project Inori says was canceled has been restructured with a new artist and a publisher that already handled the novel's German release, which puts the manga on a simultaneous three-language schedule rather than a single-market one.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDokico will publish the manga in German, English, and Japanese at the same time, with the first release set for January 2027. Ayster is drawing the adaptation, and both Inori and Ayster gave statements with the announcement. The novel was self-published digitally by Inori in Japanese in April 2025 and in English in May 2025; Sekai Edition handled a Spanish edition and Dokico handled German. Kevin Ishizaka worked on the English translation, and AONOSHIMO drew the novel\u0026#39;s illustration.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"A Nata Okura and Kadokawa adaptation of Homunculus Tears fell through before Ayster picked it up. Dokico is now running the German, English, and Japanese editions on one January 2027 date.","twitterPost":"Dokico is putting German, English, and Japanese editions of the Homunculus Tears manga out on one date, not staggered.","threadsPost":"Aster is drawing the Homunculus Tears manga after a Nata Okura and Kadokawa version fell through. Dokico is releasing the German, English, and Japanese editions together in January 2027, which puts three language markets on a single schedule.","newsletterBlurb":"Dokico announced that Ayster will draw a manga adaptation of Inori's yuri novel Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted, with German, English, and Japanese releases starting simultaneously in January 2027. An earlier adaptation with Nata Okura and Kadokawa fell through, and Inori says the project has been restructured. Inori self-published the original novel digitally in Japanese in April 2025 and in English in May 2025.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-12/inori-homunculus-tears-yuri-novel-gets-manga-by-ayster-dokico/.242724\",\"title\":\"Inori's Homunculus Tears Yuri Novel Gets Manga by Ayster, Dokico\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4732,"outputTokens":631,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791794228,"createdAt":"2026-10-12T08:31:16.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T08:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T08:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_99d04b4ff3d08d577dab3874","canonicalTitle":"News\nInori's Homunculus Tears Yuri Novel Gets Manga by Ayster, Dokico","representativeArticleId":"a_cbc94bf8a3d7765deffcddd9","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Homunculus Tears\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Ayster\",\"Dokico\"],\"people\":[\"Inori\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-12T06:48:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-12T06:48:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T08:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-12/inori-homunculus-tears-yuri-novel-gets-manga-by-ayster-dokico/.242724","title":"News\nInori's Homunculus Tears Yuri Novel Gets Manga by Ayster, Dokico"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Homunculus Tears"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Ayster","Dokico"],"people":["Inori"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}