TheSeptemberissue of"Bessatsu Margaret," on sale Tuesday,August12, features thefirst collaborative reading piece "Kimi wa shiranaiI love you" byHARUTA NANA (original story) and Shimako Yotsumoto (illustration)!In addition, there is a hotnew serial "Yoru wo Teach Me Senyorai-kun" (written by Shino Kurase), additional information on theTVanime ofthe popular serial "Taiyo Yori Dazzling Star" (written by Shimako KAWAHARA KAZUNE), and many other topical contents.
Strobe Edge"will be adapted into a drama serieson WOWOW! Cast and author comments are also posted!
Strobe Edge" (written by Io SAKISAKA IO, published by Shueisha), a hit workserialized in "Bessatsu Margaret" from2007to2010, has sold more than8million copies (10volumes, including digital editions)and will be broadcast and distributed this fallon WOWOW.Io SAKISAKA IO is thecreator of the popular "Ao Haride" (Shueisha), which has sold over14million copies (including digital editions) and is currently serializing "Yume ka Utsutsuka" in "Bessatsu Margaret" to great acclaim.TheSeptemberissue of"Bessatsu Margaret"features comments from Sakisaka as well as cast comments from Riko Fukumoto, who plays the main character Ninako Kinoshita, and Kyohei Takahashi, who plays Ren Ichinose.
＜( Excerpt from SAKISAKA IO's comment in the September issue of "Bessatsu Margaret")
--Message to readers
I was very happy to see the fresh and clear images in the drama "Ao Haride" in 2023, and I am very happy that "Strobe Edge" will also be made into a drama. I hope you enjoy the drama, and I would be even happier if you read the original story again or start reading it.
The story "Kimi ga shiranaiI love you" isa dream collaboration between "Ribbon" writer HARUTA NANA and "Bessatsu Margaret" writer SHIMAKO YOTSUMOTO!
HARUTA NANA, who has serialized "Tsubasa and the Firefly" and "Wake me up with a kiss" in "Ribon" (published by Shueisha) and is known for her life-size emotional expressions, haswrittenthe original story, and Shimako Yotsumoto , who has serialized"mellow mellow" and "Nennen Korororiyotenshikun" in"Bessatsu Margaret" and charms readers with her soft, fluffy illustrations, has written the story. The first collaborative reading "Kimi ga shiranaiI love you"was drawn by Shimako Yotsumoto, whose soft and fluffy illustrations captivate readers.HARUTA NANA's story appears in "Bessatsu Margaret" for the first time!Along with the 48-page story, thereis also a dialogue between thetwothatreveals the secret of their special tag team formation.
<Some excerpts from "HARUTA NANA and SHIMAKO YOTSUMOTO's SPECIAL Talk" in the September issue of "Bessatsu Margaret
--Message to readers (excerpts)
HARUTA NANA: "I know most of you are new readers, but I hope you enjoy the book as much as possible! I look forward to working with you!"
Shimako Yotsumoto "I was thrilled and very happy to be able to draw Ms. Haruta's lively characters and wonderful story! I hope you enjoy reading it!
●"Kimi wo koi wo koi ga utai"POP UPstore will be held at Yurakucho Marui for the first time!
From September5, 2025(Friday) to September15, 2025(Monday, national holiday ), Yurakucho Marui will hold a POP UP store at its 8th floor event space for the very popular work "I Want to Fall in Love to Forget You" (written by YUKI HARU), which is serialized in "Bessatsu Margaret" and has sold over 1.1 million copies (including digital edition). The shop will feature a variety of fan-favorite goods only available here, including "Live Goods Style T-shirts " and "Digital Manuscript Prints. Purchases of 3,000 yen or more including tax will receive one ofsix illustration cards at random. In addition, a "Sumikun's Third Eye Sticker" will be given away with purchases of 5,000 yen or more including tax. The product lineup will be published in the September issue of "Bessatsu Margaret. Other detailed information is available on Instagram ( @bi_sho_ten ).
