Rainy Day Serenade (2026)

The much-demanded romantic adventure finally arrives in English! From the creator of Natsuyuki Rendezvous comes a whimsical and exciting timeslip romance where a modern high school girl masquerades as her lookalike in the early 20th century while navigating a complicated web of familial ties and intrigue.See why Rainy Day Serenade is one of the most-requested Kodansha manga of all time!By day, Hina is a busy high school student. But in her dreams, she's a little girl playing in a stately garden with a mysterious boy. So, when she wakes up as her teenage self in that same garden, she assumes she zonked out at school...except a well-dressed young gentleman named Takaaki arrives and returns her to her supposed home, insisting she is his fiancee. Even stranger, when Hina is led to her room, she meets her doppelganger (and Takaaki's actual betrothed), a girl named Hinako. After putting everything together, Hina realizes she's been transported back in time to the year 1907. What lies ahead for a modern high school girl as she masquerades as her lookalike while navigating a complicated web of familial ties and intrigue? And what happens when destiny pulls you into another life, and the strictures of time soften into a dream?This volume contains Japanese volumes 1-2.Japanese title Namidaame to serenade