Cocoon (manga)

Japanese manga series

This article is about the 2009 manga by Machiko Kyō. For the 2024 manga by Hamaguri, see Trump (series).

Cocoon

Cover of the volume

コクーン
(Kokūn)
Genre| War[1]
Manga
Written by| Machiko Kyō
Published by| Akita Shoten
Magazine| Elegance Eve
Demographic| Josei
Original run| March 26, 2009 – May 27, 2010
Volumes| 1
Anime television series
Directed by| Toko Ina
Produced by| Hitomi Tateno
Music by| Kensuke Ushio
Studio| Sasayuri
Original network| NHK BS, NHK General TV
Original run|  March 2025  –  scheduled

Cocoon (コクーン, Kokūn) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's josei manga magazine Elegance Eve from March 2009 to May 2010. An anime television series adaptation produced by Sasayuri is set to premiere in March 2025.

## Characters

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Mayu (マユ)
Voiced by: Hikari Mitsushima[2]
San (サン)
Voiced by: Marika Itō[2]

## Media

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### Manga

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Written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō, Cocoon was serialized in Akita Shoten's josei manga magazine Elegance Eve from March 26, 2009 to May 27, 2010.[3][4] The series is the first part of Kyō's trilogy of manga about war.[1] Its chapters were collected into a single book volume on August 5, 2010.[5] A single tankōbon volume that consists of the series' chapters and a side-story was released on April 17, 2015.[1]

No. | Release date  | ISBN

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1|  August 5, 2010 (book)[6]
April 17, 2015 (paperback)[7]| 978-4-253-10490-6 (book)
978-4-253-18138-9 (paperback)

### Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 27, 2023. It is produced by Sasayuri and directed by Toko Ina, with Hitomi Tateno serving as animation producer and Kensuke Ushio composing the music. It is set to premiere in late March 2025 on NHK BS, followed by a main broadcast in August on NHK General TV.[8][2]

## See also

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* Mitsuami no Kami-sama, another manga series by the same author

## References

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1. ^ a b c 今日マチ子「cocoon」の文庫版発売、サイドストーリー初収録. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 17, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
2. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 14, 2025). "Cocoon Wartime Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff, Late-March Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
3. ^ 今日マチ子、戦時中の少女を描く新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 16, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
4. ^ 今日マチ子、戦時中の少女描く「COCOON」最終回. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 27, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
5. ^ 今日マチ子の衝撃作。沖縄戦の少女描く「COCOON」発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 5, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
6. ^ COCOON (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
7. ^ COCOON【秋田文庫】 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 27, 2023). "Machiko Kyō's Cocoon Wartime Manga Gets Anime in Summer 2025". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

## External links

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* Cocoon (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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