{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2345b9aa54bd5d7673bb37e0","clusterId":"c_7424be48eac2b52eabeb576b","slug":"reiko-shimizu-s-secret-season-0-opens-one-in-a-lifetime-arc","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Reiko Shimizu's Secret Season 0 Opens One-in-a-Lifetime Arc","summary":"The August issue of Melody, released June 26, begins a new chapter of Reiko Shimizu's Secret Season 0 titled the One-in-a-Lifetime Arc. The arc opens with nursery school children attacking nursing home residents during a charity event. Volume 13, containing the BLACK RAIN Arc, ships July 3. Kumiko Saiki's Kageki Shojo!! is on hiatus due to Saiki's health, expected to resume next issue with a color opening page.","whyItMatters":"The new arc introduces a violent supernatural premise that shifts the series' tone, while the concurrent volume release and Saiki's hiatus give readers two concrete developments to track.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe August issue of Melody, on sale June 26, launches the One-in-a-Lifetime Arc of Reiko Shimizu\u0026#39;s Secret Season 0. The arc begins with a jarring scene: nursery school children visiting a nursing home for a charity event suddenly transform and attack the residents. The 13th volume, collecting the BLACK RAIN Arc, follows on July 3. Elsewhere in the issue, three one-shots appear: Yasuko Sakuya\u0026#39;s Mayonaka Post, Uki Kashino\u0026#39;s Apparel Workers!, and Madokawa Madoko\u0026#39;s Danchi no Mado ni. Kumiko Saiki\u0026#39;s Kageki Shojo!! is absent due to Saiki\u0026#39;s health; the series is slated to return in the next issue with a color opening page, and the 17th volume is planned for autumn.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Secret Season 0 opens with nursery school children attacking nursing home residents. Reiko Shimizu is not softening the story for a new arc.","twitterPost":"Secret Season 0 opens with children attacking nursing home residents. Shimizu is not softening the story.","threadsPost":"Secret Season 0's One-in-a-Lifetime Arc opens with nursery school children attacking nursing home residents. Reiko Shimizu is not softening the story for a new chapter. The arc's title suggests a singular moment, but the premise is deliberately uncomfortable.","newsletterBlurb":"Reiko Shimizu's Secret Season 0 begins a new arc in Melody's August issue, opening with a violent incident at a nursing home. Volume 13 ships July 3. Meanwhile, Kumiko Saiki's Kageki Shojo!! is on hiatus due to Saiki's health, with a return planned for the next issue.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Comic Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/677917\",\"title\":\"\\\"Secret season 0\\\" New Chapter \\\"One-in-a-lifetime Arc\\\" Opens in Melody\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3697,"outputTokens":609,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782542910,"createdAt":"2026-06-27T06:38:31.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-27T06:40:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-27T06:40:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7424be48eac2b52eabeb576b","canonicalTitle":"「秘密 season 0」メロディで新章「One-in-a-lifetime編」開幕","representativeArticleId":"a_86e81e59ea6dbbe63dffe43c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Secret season 0\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Reiko Shimizu\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-26T04:13:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-26T04:13:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-27T06:40:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Comic Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/677917","title":"「秘密 season 0」メロディで新章「One-in-a-lifetime編」開幕"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Secret season 0"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Reiko Shimizu"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The August issue of Melody, released June 26, begins the One-in-a-Lifetime Arc of Reiko Shimizu's Secret Season 0.","The new arc opens with nursery school children attacking nursing home residents during a charity event.","Volume 13 of Secret Season 0, containing the BLACK RAIN Arc, ships July 3.","Kumiko Saiki's Kageki Shojo!! is on hiatus due to Saiki's health, expected to resume next issue with a color opening page."]}