Cocoon (manga)

This article is about the 2009 manga by Machiko Kyō. For the 2024 manga by Hamaguri, see Trump (series).

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

Cocoon
Cover of the volume
コクーン (Kokūn)
Genre	War[1]
Manga
Written by	Machiko Kyō
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Elegance Eve
Original run	March 26, 2009 – May 27, 2010
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Directed by	Toko Ina
Produced by	Hitomi Tateno
Music by	Kensuke Ushio
Studio	Sasayuri
Original network	NHK BS, NHK General TV
Original run	March 30, 2025 (early broadcast) August 25, 2025 (main broadcast)

Synopsis

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

Characters

Mayu (マユ)

Voiced by: Hikari Mitsushima^[2]

San (サン)

Voiced by: Marika Itō^[2]

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.^[3][4] 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.^[5] A single tankōbon volume that consists of the series' chapters and a side-story was released on April 17, 2015.^[1]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	August 5, 2010 (book)[6] April 17, 2015 (paperback)[7]	978-4-253-10490-6 (book) 978-4-253-18138-9 (paperback)

Anime

An anime television film^{[citation needed]} adaptation was announced on June 27, 2023.^[8] It is produced by Sasayuri and directed by Toko 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.^[2][9][10]

See also

• Mitsuami no Kami-sama, another manga series by the same author