Kakao Piccoma Corp. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Jae-Yong Kim), which operates the electronic manga and novel service "Piccoma," will hold an event titled "Catch Up and Overtake Spring Anime! Binge-Read with Baku-Yomi ¥0 (※1)!" starting Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to commemorate the start of new spring anime broadcasts.
This event offers a chance to enjoy popular spring anime titles, which will be broadcast from April, at a great value with Baku-Yomi ¥0 (※1) even before their broadcast begins. Please enjoy them on Piccoma!
・Event Page URL:https://piccoma.com/web/event_detail/23489
"Catch Up and Overtake Spring Anime! Binge-Read with Baku-Yomi ¥0" Event Details
In this event, to allow more people to enjoy the popular spring anime adaptations, eligible works will be available for a limited time with Baku-Yomi (※1) and ¥0+ (※2), allowing users to read through them at a faster pace than usual.
◾️Event Period: April 1, 2026 (Wed) - April 30, 2026 (Thu) 23:59 JST
◾️Eligible Event Works and Details (Partial Excerpt)
1. "I Became Friends with the 2nd Cutest Girl in My Class"
Binge-read up to 80 chapters with Baku-Yomi (※1)!
I Became Friends with the 2nd Cutest Girl in My Class
Author: Ryo Ono, Takata, Azuri Hinata Publisher: KADOKAWA
▼Synopsis
"Well then, let's be secret friends—" I, Maiki Maehara, a loner in class, made my first friend, Umi Asanagi. She's always at the center of attention, and other boys secretly whisper about her being 'the second cutest girl in class.' I thought she lived in a different world than a loner like me—but it turns out she loves B-movies!? By chance, Asanagi-san became my friend, and she secretly comes to my house only after school on Fridays. We enjoy movies, games, and manga, sharing the same hobbies. The curtain rises on a life-sized "friends" romantic comedy between a shadowy boy and the second heroine!!
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2. "There's No Gal Who's Nice to Otaku!?"
Binge-read up to 109 chapters with Baku-Yomi (※1)!
There's No Gal Who's Nice to Otaku!?
Author: Norishiro-chan, Sakana Uozumi Publisher: Coamix
▼Synopsis
Takuya Seo is an otaku who loves "anime for young girls" but can't openly express it. One day, he gets involved with the class gals, Amane-san and Ijichi-san, and it seems Amane-san also has an otaku vibe...? A school caste romantic comedy between an otaku boy and "gals who are nice to otaku"!!
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3. "Botany of Inaina, Drunken Figure is a Lily Flower"
Binge-read up to 60 chapters with Baku-Yomi (※1)!
Botany of Inaina, Drunken Figure is a Lily Flower
Author: Hei Publisher: Akita Shoten
▼Synopsis
Botany Inaina, a twenty-year-old university student, becomes a little bolder when drunk and says something heart-pounding...? This is the "reading alcohol" of the Reiwa era. Let's get intoxicated by Inaina Botany.
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※1: "Baku-Yomi ¥0" is a feature that allows you to read "Wait for ¥0" chapters of eligible works displaying the "Baku-Yomi ¥0" icon without any charge.
※2: "¥0+" is a feature that allows you to read a "Wait for ¥0" chapter for free after waiting 23 hours.
About Piccoma
Piccoma is an electronic manga and novel service where you can read one chapter of popular manga, novels, and original works for free every day just by waiting. Since its service launch on April 20, 2016, the app version of "Piccoma" has surpassed a cumulative 50 million downloads. *Cumulative downloads are the total of iOS/Android as of March 2025.
●"Piccoma" Service Overview Service Name: Piccoma Platform: iOS / Android / Web Usage Fee: Free (with some in-service purchases) App Download:http://piccoma.com/web/redir/853 Official Website:https://piccoma.com/web Official X (formerly Twitter):https://twitter.com/piccoma_jp Operator: Kakao Piccoma Corp.
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