Dark Horse to Release Hit Shojo Manga The Credits Roll into the Sea
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August 23, 2025
Dark Horse Manga has a hit shojo manga on the way with the upcoming release of The Credits Roll into the Sea by John Tarachine (Good Night, I Love You, Witch of Thistle Castle). The acclaimed series will make its English debut when volume 1 launches in bookstores on March 3, 2026, followed by comic shops on March 4.
The Credits Roll into the Sea has racked up a bunch of accolades over the years. It was named the #1 recommended manga for women in the 2022 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guide. It was also nominated for the 2022 Manga Taisho Awards and has been nominated twice in the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize’s Grand Prize category.
Dark Horse describes The Credits Roll into the Sea:
Just what are you going to do with the rest of your life? It’s a question everyone must answer, no matter their age. Umiko Chino is a 65-year-old retired woman in mourning for her late husband. Remembering how they used to watch films together, Umiko goes to the movie theater for the first time in years, where she meets Kai, an attractive, ambiguous young man who studies filmmaking at a nearby art school.
They seem to have nothing in common except for this: both of them enjoy looking at how the audience reacts to a movie more than the movie itself at times. Kai believes Umiko has the same deep desire he possesses to experience how people respond to something they made, and challenges her to risk everything by discovering that thrill.
Soon, Umiko surprises herself by enrolling in the same film school as Kai. But sailing into this new sea, she’s suddenly inside the currents of her fellow students’ lives, a much younger generation that she struggles to understand, driven by their own passions and relationships. Who’s experienced in life, and is it old age or observation that brings wisdom?
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