Nakayosi May Issue: Love & Yell Special Supporting Your New Steps! 'Kitchen Princess' Returns in Two Parts! Featuring SP 'Legend Clear Message Cards' Appendix♪
Kodansha releases the May 2026 issue of 'Nakayosi' on April 3, celebrating its 70th anniversary. The issue features a special comeback of 'Kitchen Princess' by Natsumi Ando and Miyuki Kobayashi, a luxurious 12-card appendix, and the grand finale of 'Bite into the Flower' (Hana ni Kamiguse).
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Nakayosi's 70th Anniversary & Natsumi Ando's 30th Career Anniversary Special! 'Kitchen Princess: One More Plate!' (Manga: Natsumi Ando, Original: Miyuki Kobayashi) is published in two parts! Najika dreams of becoming the 'World's Best Pastry Chef.' While spending happy days at Seika Academy with her boyfriend Daichi and friends, a new trial occurs at the high school restaurant...!? Please enjoy this cooking love story full of deliciousness and emotion★
[Manga: Natsumi Ando Profile]
Debuted in 1994 after winning the 19th Nakayosi Newcomer Manga Award. Representative works include 'Zodiac P.I.' (Juuniki de Tsukamaete) and 'Kitchen Princess,' for which she won the 30th Kodansha Manga Award. Currently serializing 'Something's Wrong with Us: Wife's Love' in BE・LOVE.
[Original: Miyuki Kobayashi Profile]
Author of many books for Aoitori Bunko and YA! ENTERTAINMENT, popular among teenage girls. She has worked on numerous manga originals and won the 30th Kodansha Manga Award for 'Kitchen Princess.'
■ Appendix: 'Legend☆Clear Message Cards'!
A total of 12 cards, including those from 'Nakayosi' legend works! Stylish clear cards are now available as an SP appendix★ You can write messages on them with oil-based pens♪ Keep them in your smartphone case to be together forever...♪
■ Love-filled Destiny: Grand Finale!
The popular zero-distance forbidden master-servant love story 'Bite into the Flower' (Hana ni Kamiguse) by Koto Kotoko reaches its conclusion! It appears with a 2-page color intro and a playback collection. What future awaits Uha and Yuki? The final 5th volume, including plenty of extra stories and a project to win a special acrylic stand by lottery, is scheduled for release on July 13.
■ 'So scary I can't sleep!' - Nakayosi Horror Special Part 3!
The woman with the red umbrella follows you everywhere, forever... Syun, who has been stalked ever since lending an umbrella to a girl sheltered from the rain, decides to confront her, but... Is it monsters? Ghosts? Or something else that is truly scary? A terrifying horror 'The Red Umbrella' (Yukidaruma) by the author of 'Tsukimono Bukken Arimasu.'
■ Legendary Mermaid Story: Latest Comic Vol. 7 Releasing Soon!
'Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch aqua' (Pink Hanamori) appears as a short manga! Featuring a beautiful color page with Lucia's dazzling smile!
Start your days of growing love with Nakayosi!
Nakayosi May Issue is on sale Friday, April 3, 2026!
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■ 'Nakayosi' May Issue
Released: Friday, April 3, 2026
Price: 660 yen (tax included)
[Manga: Natsumi Ando Profile]
Debuted in 1994 after winning the 19th Nakayosi Newcomer Manga Award. Representative works include 'Zodiac P.I.' (Juuniki de Tsukamaete) and 'Kitchen Princess,' for which she won the 30th Kodansha Manga Award. Currently serializing 'Something's Wrong with Us: Wife's Love' in BE・LOVE.
[Original: Miyuki Kobayashi Profile]
Author of many books for Aoitori Bunko and YA! ENTERTAINMENT, popular among teenage girls. She has worked on numerous manga originals and won the 30th Kodansha Manga Award for 'Kitchen Princess.'
■ Appendix: 'Legend☆Clear Message Cards'!
A total of 12 cards, including those from 'Nakayosi' legend works! Stylish clear cards are now available as an SP appendix★ You can write messages on them with oil-based pens♪ Keep them in your smartphone case to be together forever...♪
■ Love-filled Destiny: Grand Finale!
The popular zero-distance forbidden master-servant love story 'Bite into the Flower' (Hana ni Kamiguse) by Koto Kotoko reaches its conclusion! It appears with a 2-page color intro and a playback collection. What future awaits Uha and Yuki? The final 5th volume, including plenty of extra stories and a project to win a special acrylic stand by lottery, is scheduled for release on July 13.
■ 'So scary I can't sleep!' - Nakayosi Horror Special Part 3!
The woman with the red umbrella follows you everywhere, forever... Syun, who has been stalked ever since lending an umbrella to a girl sheltered from the rain, decides to confront her, but... Is it monsters? Ghosts? Or something else that is truly scary? A terrifying horror 'The Red Umbrella' (Yukidaruma) by the author of 'Tsukimono Bukken Arimasu.'
■ Legendary Mermaid Story: Latest Comic Vol. 7 Releasing Soon!
'Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch aqua' (Pink Hanamori) appears as a short manga! Featuring a beautiful color page with Lucia's dazzling smile!
Start your days of growing love with Nakayosi!
Nakayosi May Issue is on sale Friday, April 3, 2026!
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■ 'Nakayosi' May Issue
Released: Friday, April 3, 2026
Price: 660 yen (tax included)
FAQ
When is the release date for the Nakayosi May issue?
It was released on Friday, April 3, 2026.
What are the main features of this issue?
The main highlights are the two-part special of 'Kitchen Princess' and the set of 12 'Legend Clear Message Cards' included as an appendix.
What is 'Kitchen Princess' about?
It is a Kodansha Manga Award-winning series by Natsumi Ando and Miyuki Kobayashi about a girl named Najika who dreams of becoming the world's best pastry chef.