Rainy Day Serenade Series

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!

“Futile as it may be, it won’t last forever. I can long a little, secretly, in my heart…”

High schooler Hina Kagairi is stuck in the year 1907. Her plans to go on a movie date with her crush are dashed as she finds herself masquerading as her Meiji-era doppleganger, Hinako. Hinako, a young noble lady, is betrothed to Takaaki Hongo, the scion of Hongo Trading, whose family is considered nouveau riche. Despite feeling adrift in the world, Hina has a mysterious tie to Takaaki through dreams she’s had since she was a little girl. And what may have connected them is a necklace that belonged to her Great-Gran. Unfortunately, these precious jewels were lost and bestowed without thought on a magician’s apprentice, Chiyo. Determined to retrieve this heirloom (and a possible key to returning home), Hina and Takaaki rush off to Yokohama and board the ship hosting the Amahisa Troupe. But they may soon regret leaving shore…

This volume contains Japanese volumes 3-4.

Japanese title Namidaame to serenade

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