Cocoon (manga)

Cocoon
Cover of the volume
コクーン
(Kokūn)
GenreWar[1]
Manga
Written byMachiko Kyō
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
MagazineElegance Eve
Original runMarch 26, 2009 – May 27, 2010
Volumes1
Anime television film
Directed byToko Ina
Produced byHitomi Tateno
Music byKensuke Ushio
StudioSasayuri
Licensed by
Original networkNHK BS, NHK General TV
Released
  • March 30, 2025 (early broadcast)
  • August 25, 2025 (main broadcast)
Runtime60 minutes

Cocoon (Japanese: コクーン, Hepburn: Kokūn) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō (今日マチ子). It was serialized in Akita Shoten's josei manga magazine Elegance Eve from March 2009 to May 2010. An anime television film adaptation produced by Sasayuri premiered in March 2025.[2]

Synopsis

A story based on the real life group called the Himeyuri students.

Characters

Mayu (マユ)
Voiced by: Hikari Mitsushima[3] (Japanese); Anjali Kunapaneni (English)
San (サン)
Voiced by: Marika Itō[3] (Japanese); Lauren Kong (English)

Media

Manga

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.[4][5] 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.[6] A single tankōbon volume that consists of the series' chapters and a side-story was released on April 17, 2015.[1]

In October 2025, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[7]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1August 5, 2010 (book)[8]
April 17, 2015 (paperback)[9]		978-4-253-10490-6 (book)
978-4-253-18138-9 (paperback)		June 16, 2026[10]978-1-9747-1684-5
  1. "Island of the Sun"
  2. "Soapy Hands"
  3. "White Shadows"
  4. "Darkness and Pen-Nib"
  5. "A Place for Corpses"
  6. "Deactivation Order"
  7. "Sweet Milk"
  8. "Sea of Flames"
  1. "Sweep the Sand"
  2. "Below the Stars"
  3. "Blackbird"
  4. "Scattered Camelia Petals"
  5. "After the Fireworks"
  6. "High Tide"
  7. "A New World"
  • Side story: "Birthday Cake"

Anime

An anime television film adaptation was announced on June 27, 2023.[11][12] It is produced by Sasayuri and directed by Yukimitsu Ina, with Hitomi Tateno serving as animation producer and Kensuke Ushio composing the music. The 60-minute film premiered with an early broadcast on March 30, 2025, on NHK BS, followed by a main broadcast on August 25 on NHK General TV.[3][13][14] GKIDS licensed the film for an official English release and will release it in North American cinemas on September 4, 2026.[15]

Reception

The series has been nominated for the Best One-Shot Manga Award category at the 3rd American Manga Awards in 2026.[16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Kaplan, Ollie (October 21, 2025). "VIZ announces English-language release of Machiko Kyō's COCOON". The Beat. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 14, 2025). "Cocoon Wartime Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff, Late-March Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Mateo, Alex (October 17, 2025). "Viz Announces Releases for Taika's Reason, I'm No Angel, cocoon, Daydream Darling, The Marshal King Manga, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ COCOON (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ COCOON【秋田文庫】 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ "cocoon". Viz Media. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  11. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 27, 2023). "Machiko Kyō's Cocoon Wartime Manga Gets Anime in Summer 2025". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ Kaplan, Ollie (October 21, 2025). "VIZ announces English-language release of Machiko Kyō's COCOON". The Beat. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  13. ↑ 特集アニメ「cocoon ～ある夏の少女たちより～」 BS先行放送の日時決定！ (in Japanese). NHK. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ 戦時下の少女たち描くアニメ「cocoon」、8月25日深夜にNHK総合で放送. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  15. ↑ Mateo, Alex (June 16, 2026). "GKIDS to Screen Cocoon Wartime Anime on September 4". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  16. ↑ Mateo, Alex (June 15, 2026). "Exclusive: 3rd American Manga Awards Announces Nominees". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
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