Shueisha’s Ribon Magazine has confirmed that it will release the final chapter of the Honey Lemon Soda (ハニーレモンソーダ ) manga by Murata Mayu on April 3rd, 2026, in the magazine’s May 2026 issue. The manga will be featured on the cover of the May 2026 issue.
Murata (Mata Ashita, Nagareboshi Lens) began the manga in December 2015 in Shueisha’s Ribon magazine, and Shueisha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in May 2016. The manga’s 30th volume was released in December 2025.
Yen Press publishes the manga in English under the name Honey Lemon Soda, and it will release the manga’s 11th volume on April 28th, 2026. Yen Press describes the manga’s story below:
“Uka Ishimori has one dream in life: to have fun in high school! As a self-avowed dense, stone-faced introvert who spent all of middle school hardening her heart against a daily barrage of bullying, breaking out of her shell is easier said than done. Luckily, she’s not alone—Kai Miura, a classmate whose blond hair reminds her of the lemon soda he so enjoys, has her back. Step by step, she endeavors to cast off the shadows of her past and reinvigorate her life!”
The manga was adapated into a novel series by Wada Hitomi, and Shueisha released the first novel in September 2024 and the third novel in February 2025.
The manga was also adapated into a live-action film in 2021, and a TV anime in January 2025. The anime’s 12 episodes are available to stream on the Crunchyroll website under the name Honey Lemon Soda.
