Shizuoka is the Model Stage! Popular Series 'Omawarisan to Manekineko' Latest Volume 'Tsuki Yo ni Haneru Shiro Usagi' to be Released on April 20! Limited Tokai Area Collaboration Bonus with Hamamatsu's Popular Character Yamadaneko!
Micro Magazine Publishing Co., Ltd. will release the latest volume of the popular 'Omawarisan to Manekineko' series, 'Tsuki Yo ni Haneru Shiro Usagi,' on April 20, 2026. Set in a seaside town modeled after Shizuoka, the series will also have an e-book version released on the same day, with a limited-edition collaboration bonus featuring the popular Hamamatsu character 'Yamadaneko' for the Tokai area.
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Micro Magazine Publishing Co., Ltd. will release "Omawarisan to Manekineko: Tsuki Yo ni Haneru Shiro Usagi" (Author: Midori Uehara / Illustration: Shoichi) from Kotonoha Bunko on April 20, 2026.
*E-book distribution will also begin on the same day.
The e-book version includes the cover illustration by Shoichi-sensei as is at the end of the volume!
The "Omawarisan to Manekineko" series is a slightly mysterious yet very gentle story woven by a talking cat, Omochi-san, and a young police officer, Komaki-kun, set in a seaside town modeled after Shizuoka, drawn by an author from and residing in Shizuoka.
The 4th work, "Omawarisan to Manekineko: Himitsu no Shashin to Akane Sora," won the Grand Prize in the "Bunko Division for Film Adaptation" at the 12th Shizuoka Bookstore Awards in December 2024, and "Omawarisan to Manekineko: Ayakashi no Machi no Fushigi na Nichijo" reached its 7th reprint in October 2025.
A comic adaptation is also scheduled to begin serialization in "Comic Ride Ivy" from June 2026, so please continue to pay attention to this work, which is gaining momentum!
## Tokai Area Limited! Collaboration Bonus with Hamamatsu's Popular Character Yamadaneko!
An author from Shizuoka Prefecture and Hamamatsu's popular character Yamadaneko collaborate!
For each purchase of an "Omawarisan to Manekineko" series book, you will receive one special bookmark (2 types in total) featuring a newly drawn collaboration illustration!
[Image: Collaboration illustration of Omawarisan to Manekineko and Yamadaneko]
**Bibliographic Information**
[Image: Cover of Omawarisan to Manekineko: Tsuki Yo ni Haneru Shiro Usagi]
## Omawarisan to Manekineko: Tsuki Yo ni Haneru Shiro Usagi
Novel: Midori Uehara / Illustration: Shoichi
ISBN: 9784867169469
Price: 781 yen (710 yen + 10% tax)
Release Date: April 20, 2026
https://kotonohabunko.jp/detail/omawarisan6/
**○Synopsis**
To get Omochi-san, a talking cat melting from the heat, a health check-up, police officer Komaki-kun heads to the Inaba Animal Clinic in Katsubushi Town.
Omochi-san is dejected after being told to go on a diet.
At that hospital, there is a patient...
Keywords: Kotonoha Bunko, Micro Magazine Publishing, Literature, Bunko, Novel, New Release, Cat, Bookstore, Omawarisan to Manekineko, E-book
*E-book distribution will also begin on the same day.
The e-book version includes the cover illustration by Shoichi-sensei as is at the end of the volume!
The "Omawarisan to Manekineko" series is a slightly mysterious yet very gentle story woven by a talking cat, Omochi-san, and a young police officer, Komaki-kun, set in a seaside town modeled after Shizuoka, drawn by an author from and residing in Shizuoka.
The 4th work, "Omawarisan to Manekineko: Himitsu no Shashin to Akane Sora," won the Grand Prize in the "Bunko Division for Film Adaptation" at the 12th Shizuoka Bookstore Awards in December 2024, and "Omawarisan to Manekineko: Ayakashi no Machi no Fushigi na Nichijo" reached its 7th reprint in October 2025.
A comic adaptation is also scheduled to begin serialization in "Comic Ride Ivy" from June 2026, so please continue to pay attention to this work, which is gaining momentum!
## Tokai Area Limited! Collaboration Bonus with Hamamatsu's Popular Character Yamadaneko!
An author from Shizuoka Prefecture and Hamamatsu's popular character Yamadaneko collaborate!
For each purchase of an "Omawarisan to Manekineko" series book, you will receive one special bookmark (2 types in total) featuring a newly drawn collaboration illustration!
[Image: Collaboration illustration of Omawarisan to Manekineko and Yamadaneko]
**Bibliographic Information**
[Image: Cover of Omawarisan to Manekineko: Tsuki Yo ni Haneru Shiro Usagi]
## Omawarisan to Manekineko: Tsuki Yo ni Haneru Shiro Usagi
Novel: Midori Uehara / Illustration: Shoichi
ISBN: 9784867169469
Price: 781 yen (710 yen + 10% tax)
Release Date: April 20, 2026
https://kotonohabunko.jp/detail/omawarisan6/
**○Synopsis**
To get Omochi-san, a talking cat melting from the heat, a health check-up, police officer Komaki-kun heads to the Inaba Animal Clinic in Katsubushi Town.
Omochi-san is dejected after being told to go on a diet.
At that hospital, there is a patient...
Keywords: Kotonoha Bunko, Micro Magazine Publishing, Literature, Bunko, Novel, New Release, Cat, Bookstore, Omawarisan to Manekineko, E-book