Home at the Horizon

Home at the Horizon
First tankōbon volume cover
おかえり水平線
(Okaeri Suiheisen)
GenreDrama[1]
Manga
Written byTaiyō Watabe
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
Original runMarch 23, 2025 – present
Volumes2

Home at the Horizon (Japanese: おかえり水平線, Hepburn: Okaeri Suiheisen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Watabe. It began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga service in March 2025.

Synopsis

The series is centered around two half-brothers, Ryoma Kakiuchi and Reo Shibasaki. Ryoma tends to assist his grandfather in running the local bathhouse after school. One day, as he does his routine, a boy named Reo comes in claiming to be Ryoma's dad's illegitimate son, hoping to see his dad. When Reo is told that their dad has passed on, he decides to return, but Ryoma stops him and asks him to help at the bathhouse.

Characters

Ryoma Kakiuchi (柿内遼馬, Kakiuchi Ryōma)
Voiced by: Rikuya Yasuda (vomic)[2]
Reo Shibasaki (柴崎玲臣, Shibasaki Reo)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (vomic)[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Taiyō Watabe, Home at the Horizon began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga service on March 23, 2025.[3] Its chapters have been collected in two tankōbon volumes as of November 2025.[4]

The series' chapters are simultaneously published in English on Shueisha's Manga Plus app.[5]

No. Release date ISBN
1July 4, 2025[6]978-4-08-884585-2
2November 4, 2025[4]978-4-08-884767-2
3April 3, 2026[7]978-4-08-885032-0

Other

In commemoration of the release of the second volume, a voice comic adaptation was uploaded to the Shōnen Jump+ YouTube channel on November 4, 2025. It featured performances from Rikuya Yasuda and Nobunaga Shimazaki as the two leads.[2]

Reception

The first volume featured a recommendation from manga artist Kocha Agasawa.[1]

The series was ranked sixth in the 4th Crea Late Night Manga Awards in 2025 hosted by Bungeishunjū's Crea magazine.[8] The series has been nominated for the 19th Manga Taishō in 2026.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b ある日やって来たのは父の隠し子?海辺の小さな街の銭湯を舞台に描くヒューマンドラマ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 4, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c 銭湯が身体も心も読者も癒す漫画『おかえり水平線』をご紹介!──心の機微が丁寧に描かれるお風呂のように温かい人間ドラマ. Animate Times (in Japanese). November 28, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  3. ^ 亡き父親に隠し子がいた?海街の銭湯を舞台にした義兄弟のヒューマンドラマ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 23, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  4. ^ a b おかえり水平線 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "Home at the Horizon". Manga Plus. Shueisha. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  6. ^ おかえり水平線 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  7. ^ おかえり水平線 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  8. ^ 「CREA夜ふかしマンガ大賞2025」発表!現代社会の「わかりあえなさ」と手を繋ぐ物語 藤見よいこ『半分姉弟』が第1位に (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. October 16, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025 – via PR Times.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 20, 2026). "19th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 12 Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 20, 2026.

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