Rainy Day Serenade

Rainy Day Serenade
First tankōbon volume cover
涙雨とセレナーデ
(Namidaame to Serenāde)
Genre
Manga
Written byHaruka Kawachi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintKC Kiss
MagazineKiss
Original runNovember 25, 2014 – November 25, 2025
Volumes14
Anime television series
Original run 2027 – scheduled

Rainy Day Serenade (Japanese: 涙雨とセレナーデ, Hepburn: Namidaame to Serenāde) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruka Kawachi. It was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Kiss from November 2014 to November 2025. An anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in 2027.

Synopsis

Whenever it rains, Hina dreams about her younger self playing with a boy she's unsure if she's seen before. Later she meets the boy whose name is Takaaki, but unintentionally time travels to Meiji era Japan while being grabbed onto by him. At the same time, Takaaki mistakes her for his fiancée Hinako.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Haruka Kawachi, Rainy Day Serenade was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Kiss from November 25, 2014, to November 25, 2025.[2][3] Its chapters were compiled into fourteen tankōbon volumes released from October 13, 2015 to February 13, 2026.[4][5]

In January 2026, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the series for English publication in a 2-in-1 omnibus, with the first omnibus set to release in Q4 2026.[6]

No. Release date ISBN
1October 13, 2015[4]978-4-06-377328-6
2October 13, 2016[7]978-4-06-393049-8
3November 13, 2017[8]978-4-06-510454-5
4September 13, 2018[9]978-4-06-512876-3
5July 12, 2019[10]978-4-06-516383-2
6May 13, 2020[11]978-4-06-519605-2
7December 11, 2020[12]978-4-06-521628-6
8August 12, 2021[13]978-4-06-524521-7
9March 11, 2022[14]978-4-06-526926-8
10October 13, 2022[15]978-4-06-529288-4
11August 10, 2023[16]978-4-06-532466-0
12June 13, 2024[17]978-4-06-535893-1
13April 11, 2025[18]978-4-06-539210-2
14February 13, 2026[5]978-4-06-542491-9

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 13, 2026. It is set to premiere in 2027.[19]

Reception

The series has been recommended by manga artist Kana Ozawa, and manga critic Chanmei.[20][21]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 河内遙、ラジオ群像劇＆タイムスリップロマンス1巻発売！プレゼントも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 13, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  2. ^ 河内遙、少女と御曹司の恋で次号Kissに初登場. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 25, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  3. ^ Tai, Anita (October 27, 2025). "Haruka Kawachi's Namidaame to Serenade Manga Ends in November". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  4. ^ a b 涙雨とセレナーデ（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  5. ^ a b 涙雨とセレナーデ（１４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 9, 2026). "Kodansha USA Licenses Kiss or Die Trying!, Fan/Girl x Call/Boy, 2 More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  7. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  8. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  9. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  10. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  11. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  12. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  13. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  14. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  15. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（１０） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  16. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（１１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  17. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（１２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  18. ^ 涙雨とセレナーデ（１３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  19. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 12, 2026). "Haruka Kawachi's Rainy Day Serenade Time-Travel Manga Gets TV Anime in 2027". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  20. ^ Ao, Kozue (November 20, 2022). 大人になった今こそ読んでほしい！ マンガマニアが今おすすめする 少女マンガ雑誌連載作品9選. Crea (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  21. ^ ラブコメからサスペンス・ホラーまで　「雨」に思いを巡らせる、梅雨のおすすめマンガ4選. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint, Co. Ltd. May 20, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2026.

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