{"rewrite":{"id":"r_583b3d82fcc0ea242a602868","clusterId":"c_4b876af5b6c5668eb8f10482","slug":"haruko-ichikawa-sets-cosmic-mimimi-launch-in-afternoon","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Haruko Ichikawa Sets Cosmic Mimimi Launch in Afternoon","summary":"The December issue of Kodansha's monthly Afternoon magazine announced that Haruko Ichikawa will launch a new series, Cosmic Mimimi, in the next issue on November 25. The \"neo kawaii sci-fi\" series follows Mimimi, who lives in a \"cool\" and \"dreaming\" city, and its goal is to make everyone happy. Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous ran in Afternoon from 2012 and ended in April 2024.","whyItMatters":"Ichikawa returns to the magazine that carried Land of the Lustrous from its ending in April 2024 to a new serialization slot, with a premise pitched as neo kawaii sci-fi rather than the older work's register.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe next Afternoon issue, dated November 25, carries the opening chapter. The magazine\u0026#39;s December issue announced the series on Friday. Ichikawa\u0026#39;s previous serialization closed in April 2024, and Kodansha shipped the 13th and final compiled volume that November. Cosmic Mimimi is described as \u0026#34;neo kawaii sci-fi\u0026#34; and centers on a creature of happiness living in a \u0026#34;cool\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;dreaming\u0026#34; city.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cosmic Mimimi keeps Haruko Ichikawa in Afternoon, the same magazine that carried Land of the Lustrous from 2012 to its April 2024 ending. Its stated goal is to make everyone happy, a pivot from a series about grief.","twitterPost":"Haruko Ichikawa stays in Afternoon for Cosmic Mimimi, the magazine that ran Land of the Lustrous until April 2024. The new series' goal is to make everyone happy.","threadsPost":"Haruko Ichikawa is launching Cosmic Mimimi in the same magazine that carried Land of the Lustrous from 2012 until its April 2024 ending. Afternoon keeps its author. The premise shifts too: Cosmic Mimimi's stated goal is to make everyone happy, where Land of the Lustrous ran on loss.","newsletterBlurb":"Kodansha's Afternoon has announced Cosmic Mimimi, a new Haruko Ichikawa series starting November 25. The magazine describes it as \"neo kawaii sci-fi\" about a creature of happiness named Mimimi. Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous ended in April 2024.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-25/land-of-the-lustrous-haruko-ichikawa-launches-new-manga-cosmic-mimimi/.243167\",\"title\":\"Land of the Lustrous' Haruko Ichikawa Launches New Manga Cosmic Mimimi\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4260,"outputTokens":577,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792908439,"createdAt":"2026-10-25T06:01:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T06:06:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T06:06:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4b876af5b6c5668eb8f10482","canonicalTitle":"News\nLand of the Lustrous' Haruko Ichikawa Launches New Manga Cosmic Mimimi","representativeArticleId":"a_4cab8c3379d6f72acf31a044","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Land of the Lustrous\",\"Cosmic Mimimi\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Kodansha\"],\"people\":[\"Haruko Ichikawa\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T06:06:08.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-25/land-of-the-lustrous-haruko-ichikawa-launches-new-manga-cosmic-mimimi/.243167","title":"News\nLand of the Lustrous' Haruko Ichikawa Launches New Manga Cosmic Mimimi"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Land of the Lustrous","Cosmic Mimimi"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Kodansha"],"people":["Haruko Ichikawa"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}