{"rewrite":{"id":"r_621dc56804104e9bb81e024b","clusterId":"c_35d876ca62ba4aa689c5d93e","slug":"writer-mochiko-mochida-and-artist-satsuki-urushiji-s-shiki-hime-hajimemashita","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Writer Mochiko Mochida and Artist Satsuki Urushiji's Shiki-Hime, Hajimemashita Manga Ends","summary":"The manga adaptation of Mochiko Mochida's original story, Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita, has ended. Square Enix's Manga UP! service published the third and final part of the final chapter on May 20. The series ran from 2022 and follows a 34-year-old woman summoned to another world to rule spring.","whyItMatters":"The conclusion closes a three-volume isekai adaptation that ran for four years on Square Enix's digital platform.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSquare Enix's Manga UP! service published the third and final part of the final chapter of Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita on May 20, ending the manga adaptation of Mochiko Mochida's original web novel. The series, drawn by Satsuki Urushiji, launched in 2022 and ran for three compiled volumes, the last released in October 2024. The story centers on Hana Tōno, a 34-year-old temporary employee who loses her job and is summoned to a world where seasons are controlled by human power. She takes the role of Spring Princess, with a knight serving her who may become her husband, and works to succeed in order to return home. Mochida's original story ran on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from 2018 to 2020.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shiki-Hime, Hajimemashita ends after three volumes and a two-year run. The adaptation covered Mochida's original web novel from 2018-2020, meaning the manga caught up to the source material completely.","twitterPost":"Shiki-Hime, Hajimemashita ends after three volumes, fully adapting Mochida's web novel. No source material remains for a continuation.","threadsPost":"Shiki-Hime, Hajimemashita ran for just two years and three volumes. The manga adapted Mochida's complete web novel from 2018-2020, so the ending is a natural conclusion with no dangling threads. Square Enix's Manga UP! service published the final chapter in three parts.","newsletterBlurb":"The manga adaptation of Mochiko Mochida's isekai story Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita has concluded. Square Enix published the final chapter on Manga UP! on May 20. The series ran for three volumes.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-27/writer-mochiko-mochida-artist-satsuki-urushiji-shiki-hime-hajimemashita-manga-ends/.237855\",\"title\":\"Writer Mochiko Mochida, Artist Satsuki Urushiji's 'Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita' Manga Ends\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3800,"outputTokens":587,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779933754,"createdAt":"2026-05-28T02:02:20.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-28T02:15:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-28T02:15:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_35d876ca62ba4aa689c5d93e","canonicalTitle":"News\nWriter Mochiko Mochida, Artist Satsuki Urushiji's 'Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita' Manga Ends","representativeArticleId":"a_72384dd4e432d3a6f4ae3545","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Mochiko Mochida\",\"Satsuki Urushiji\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-28T02:15:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-27/writer-mochiko-mochida-artist-satsuki-urushiji-shiki-hime-hajimemashita-manga-ends/.237855","title":"News\nWriter Mochiko Mochida, Artist Satsuki Urushiji's 'Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita' Manga Ends"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Mochiko Mochida","Satsuki Urushiji"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The manga adaptation of Mochiko Mochida's original story, Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita, ended on May 20 with the third and final part of the final chapter on Square Enix's Manga UP! service.","The series ran from 2022 and collected three compiled volumes, the last released in October 2024.","The story follows Hana Tōno, a 34-year-old temporary employee summoned to another world to rule as Spring Princess and return home.","Mochida's original web novel ran on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from 2018 to 2020."]}