Tsugaru Toba's Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits Manga Adaptation Ends in January

The February issue of Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on December 26 that it will publish the final chapter of Tsugaru Toba's manga adaptation of writer Midori Yūma and illustrator Laruha's Kakuriyo Yadomeshi (Afterlife Inn Cooking) light novel series in the magazine's next issue on January 26, 2026. Kodansha will ship the 11th and final volume on February 27, 2026. Kakuriyo manga ending 2026 announcement marks the conclusion of Toba's three-year serialization, which began in January 2023 and brought the supernatural romance and gourmet cooking series to Monthly Shonen Sirius readers through meticulous food-focused artwork. The series centers on a female college student named Aoi, who inherited the ability to see spirits from her late grandfather. Aoi prides herself on her cooking. One day she's feeding some agricultural spirits when suddenly a god and the master of the "Tenshinya" (Heavenly Inn) appears and takes Aoi away. He says that due to her grandfather's debts, she must become his bride. Aoi hates this idea and instead declares that she will pay back her grandfather's debt by working at the Tenshinya. Kakuriyo Yadomeshi story synopsis presents a supernatural romance narrative combining gourmet cooking elements with spirit world interactions, as Aoi navigates the Hidden Realm while using her culinary skills to interact with and pacify various ayakashi spirits. Toba launched the manga adaptation in Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine in January 2023. Kodansha shipped the 10th compiled book volume on October 30, 2025. Tsugaru Toba Kakuriyo manga adaptation demonstrated the artist's ability to capture the series' food-focused narrative through detailed, mouth-watering depictions of dishes, which became a signature element of the Monthly Shonen Sirius version despite the magazine's typically male-oriented demographic. Yūma launched the novel series in Kadokawa's Fujimi L Bunko imprint in 2015, and Kadokawa published the 13th novel on October 15, 2025. As of October 2025, the series has more than 340,000 copies in print. Midori Yūma light novel series established Kakuriyo as a successful supernatural romance franchise, with the original novels providing deeper character development and inner monologues that were often trimmed in anime and manga adaptations. The series inspired a television anime in April 2018. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan under the title Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-, and Funimation streamed an English dub. Funimation also released the anime on home video in 2019. Kakuriyo anime adaptation brought the series to international audiences, introducing Aoi Tsubaki's journey in the Hidden Realm to viewers worldwide through the first season's adaptation of volumes 1-5. The second season premiered on Tokyo MX on October 1, 2025. Crunchyroll is streaming the second season in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS, and India. Crunchyroll is also streaming an English dub. Kakuriyo season 2 Crunchyroll streaming expanded the series' international reach, with the new season moving beyond the first season's focus to adapt later volumes beginning from volume 6, featuring new character designs by Hidemi Katsura and direction by Joe Yoshizaki. The second season completed its 12-episode run on December 18, 2025. Studios GONZO and Makaria produced the new season, with Joe Yoshizaki taking over as director from Yoshiko Okuda. Voice actress Nao Toyama (Aoi) performed both the opening theme "Toryanse" and the ending theme "Namida no Recipe". Kakuriyo season 2 finale December 2025 marked the conclusion of the anime's second season, bringing the animated adaptation of the light novel series to a new milestone while the manga adaptation prepares for its own conclusion in January 2026. Waco Ioka is also drawing a manga adaptation in Kadokawa's B's-LOG COMIC magazine, and Kodansha shipped the 12th volume on October 30, 2025. Viz Media is releasing that adaptation in English. Waco Ioka Kakuriyo manga adaptation represents a parallel version of the series, serialized in B's-LOG COMIC magazine targeting a female (josei) audience, with Viz Media's English release making it the version available to Western readers through the Shojo Beat imprint. Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits franchise demonstrates the series' multi-format success, with the original light novels, two distinct manga adaptations, and two anime seasons providing multiple entry points for fans interested in Aoi Tsubaki's supernatural romance and gourmet cooking narrative. The conclusion of Tsugaru Toba's manga adaptation in January 2026 marks the end of one interpretation of the series, while Waco Ioka's ongoing adaptation and the completed anime seasons continue to bring the story to audiences through different artistic perspectives.