{"rewrite":{"id":"r_80f9d7d02225daea10e6860f","clusterId":"c_1d590bcb76ccee1b2055047c","slug":"puchimas-manga-ends-december-25-after-16-volumes","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Puchimas! Manga Ends December 25 After 16 Volumes","summary":"Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine announced that Akane's Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- manga ends in the magazine on December 25, with the 16th and final volume due at the end of February 2027. The four-panel series launched in 2008 and follows the 765Pro idols and the Puchidoru creatures. Five volumes bundled anime DVDs, and the manga inspired two net anime seasons.","whyItMatters":"A four-panel gag manga that ran since 2008 is closing, and the end of the print run also closes out the Puchidoru corner of the IDOLM@STER franchise as Kadokawa winds down one of Dengeki Maoh's long-running strips.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe final chapter runs in Dengeki Maoh on December 25, and Kadokawa will ship the 16th compiled volume at the end of February 2027. Akane\u0026#39;s four-panel strip has followed the 765Pro idols and the Puchidoru since 2008, with Kadokawa releasing the 15th volume in December 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series has carried anime before. Five compiled volumes bundled DVDs, and Dengeki Maoh bundled a Puchimas! Wakku Waku! DVD in October 2012. The manga later inspired the PUCHIM@S net anime in 2013 and a second season in 2014, both streamed by Funimation, which released them on DVD in 2015.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Puchimas! ends in Dengeki Maoh with a 16th volume due February 2027, but five of its earlier volumes shipped with anime DVDs. The manga's anime footprint outlasted the magazine run that carried it.","twitterPost":"Puchimas! ends December 25, but five earlier volumes shipped with anime DVDs, so the print series leaves behind an anime footprint.","threadsPost":"Puchimas! wrapping in Dengeki Maoh closes a 2008 four-panel run about the 765Pro idols and the Puchidoru. Five of its volumes bundled anime DVDs and it spun off two net anime seasons, so the print ending does not necessarily close the animated side.","newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh announced that Akane's Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- manga ends in the magazine on December 25, with a 16th and final volume set for the end of February 2027. The four-panel series launched in 2008 and inspired two net anime seasons.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/puchimas-petit-idolm@ster-manga-to-end-on-december-25/.241822\",\"title\":\"Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- Manga to End on December 25\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4266,"outputTokens":660,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789526674,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T02:39:24.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T02:43:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T02:43:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1d590bcb76ccee1b2055047c","canonicalTitle":"News\nPuchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- Manga to End on December 25","representativeArticleId":"a_772c27631ff462825efdaf75","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster-\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Kadokawa\"],\"people\":[\"Akane\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T01:49:29.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T01:49:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T02:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/puchimas-petit-idolm@ster-manga-to-end-on-december-25/.241822","title":"News\nPuchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- Manga to End on December 25"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster-"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Kadokawa"],"people":["Akane"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}