Akane Torikai's Bad Babies Don't Cry Manga Ends
The conclusion of Bad Babies Don't Cry closes Torikai's latest serialization after less than two years, following her previous work Sensei's Pious Lie and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize-nominated Saturn Return.
Key Facts
- The final chapter of Akane Torikai's Bad Babies Don't Cry manga ran in the 30th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine on Thursday.
- The series launched in July 2024 and ended after roughly 23 months.
- The story follows four strangers who saved a 10-year-old girl from a train platform suicide attempt and must reunite years later to help her again.
- The manga entered its final arc on April 30.
- Kodansha published the fifth compiled volume on April 23.
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The 30th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine published the final chapter of Akane Torikai's Bad Babies Don't Cry manga on Thursday. The series, which launched in July 2024, follows four strangers who saved a 10-year-old girl from a train platform and must reunite years later to save her again. The manga entered its final arc on April 30.
The 30th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine carried the final chapter of Akane Torikai's Bad Babies Don't Cry on Thursday, ending the series roughly 23 months after its July 2024 debut. The manga entered its final arc on April 30. Torikai's story centers on four strangers who saved a 10-year-old girl from a train platform suicide attempt; years later, one of them, office worker Kasumi Kado, encounters the now-17-year-old girl and the group must reunite to help her again. Kodansha published the fifth compiled volume on April 23. Torikai previously serialized Sensei's Pious Lie in Morning Two from 2013 to 2017, and her Saturn Return manga was nominated for the 28th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2024.
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