{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b0fa46d1dff1f53d2a29868e","clusterId":"c_e6ef821c95c22dc8c85d3ecf","slug":"toshiko-machida-s-hanako-gari-manga-ends-in-three-volumes","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Toshiko Machida's Hanako-gari Manga Ends in Three Volumes","summary":"Toshiko Machida's Hanako-gari manga ended with its final chapter on Kodansha's Pocket Magazine platform on August 27. The series launched in September 2025 and ran for three compiled volumes. Kodansha shipped the second volume on March 9 and will release the third and final volume on September 9. The story follows a Tokyo government organization that claims to protect spirits called Hanako but actually hunts and disposes of them.","whyItMatters":"The series wraps in three volumes after roughly a year of serialization, with the final volume shipping September 9.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe final chapter closes a series that ran for roughly a year on Pocket Magazine. Kodansha will release the third and final compiled volume on September 9, following the second volume shipped on March 9. The story is set in a world where spirits run rampant, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government establishes an organization meant to search for and protect these spirits, renamed Hanako. The truth is the government hunts and disposes of them. Machida\u0026#39;s previous manga, The Demon Consort: \u0026#34;I Love You\u0026#34; Are Frightening Words, ended in April 2025, and Yen Press publishes that series in English.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Toshiko Machida's Hanako-gari manga ended with its final chapter on Kodansha's Pocket Magazine on August 27. The third and final compiled volume ships September 9, closing a series that ran for roughly a year.","twitterPost":"Hanako-gari manga ends. Final chapter ran August 27 on Pocket Magazine. Third and final volume ships September 9.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Toshiko Machida's Hanako-gari ended with its final chapter on August 27. The third and final compiled volume ships September 9, closing a series that ran for roughly a year on Kodansha's Pocket Magazine.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-01/toshiko-machida-hanako-gari-manga-ends/.241172\",\"title\":\"Toshiko Machida's Hanako-gari Manga Ends\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4194,"outputTokens":4849,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788307420,"createdAt":"2026-09-01T23:55:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T23:57:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T23:57:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e6ef821c95c22dc8c85d3ecf","canonicalTitle":"News\nToshiko Machida's Hanako-gari Manga Ends","representativeArticleId":"a_257dd79679124c1bb0606c09","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Hanako-gari\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Kodansha\"],\"people\":[\"Toshiko Machida\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-01T23:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-01T23:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T23:57:23.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-01/toshiko-machida-hanako-gari-manga-ends/.241172","title":"News\nToshiko Machida's Hanako-gari Manga Ends"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Hanako-gari"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Kodansha"],"people":["Toshiko Machida"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}