Aiko Koyama's Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House manga ends in 2 chapters

Modified Jan 08, 2025 13:51 GMT

Aiko Koyama — Sumire and Kiyo as seen in Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House manga (Image via J.C. Staff)

On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the sixth issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced that Aiyo Koyoma's Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House manga is set to end in two more chapters. With that, the manga series will publish its final chapter on January 22, 2025.

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House, written and illustrated by Aiyo Koyoma, is a Japanese manga series serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine since December 2016. The manga series has been collected into 28 compiled volumes and is set to end in January 2025.

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House manga set to end in January 2025

Momoko and Kiyo Nozuki as seen in Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san anime (Image via J.C. Staff)

On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the Weekly Shonen Sunday 2025 #6 announced that Aiko Koyama's Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House manga is ending in two chapters. Unless there are any delays, the manga series will release its final chapter on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

The manga series began serialization in December 2016 and has been collected into 28 compiled manga volumes, with four million copies in circulation.

Kenta, Sumire, Kiyo, and Kiyo's Grandma as seen in the anime (Image via J.C. Staff)

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House manga won the Best Shonen Manga Award in the 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2020. Soon after, J.C. Staff picked up the series for an anime adaptation and premiered the same in February 2021.

The manga later also received a Netflix live-action adaptation called The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House released worldwide in January 2023.

What is Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House about?

Kiyo Nozuki as seen in the Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san anime (Image via J.C. Staff)

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House follows the story of Kiyo Nozuki, a girl who shared the dream of becoming a maiko alongside her childhood friend Sumire Herai. When the two finally moved to Kyoto hoping to become maiko, Kiyo was deemed unfit for the position. Instead, she was hired as a live-in cook.

As for Sumire, she fit the position perfectly and was made to undergo training to become a maiko. While Kiyo was disheartened, she did not let her failure upset her and decided to help her troupe by using her strongest weapon, her cooking skills. Thus, the manga series follows the story of Kiyo Nozuki, who cooks delicious meals for the maikos to support them daily.