Cocoon Entwined
{{Short description|Japanese yuri manga}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Cocoon Entwined
| image = Cocoon Entwined Volume 1 Japanese Cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = First tankōbon volume cover
| ja_kanji = 繭、纏う
| ja_romaji = Mayu, Matou
| genre = {{ubl|Drama{{cite web|script-title=ja:“私たちの制服は髪で出来ている”少女の思いが絡まり合う学園百合「繭、纏う」1巻|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/299324|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|date=September 12, 2018|access-date=May 17, 2023}}|Yuri}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Yuriko Hara
| publisher = Enterbrain
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}
| demographic = Seinen
| magazine = Comic Beam
| first = February 10, 2018
| last = December 12, 2022
| volumes = 6
| volume_list = #Publication
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|Cocoon Entwined|繭、纏う|Mayu, Matou}} is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Yuriko Hara. It was serialized in Enterbrain's Comic Beam from February 2018, to December 2022, and was licensed for an English-language release by Yen Press in 2019.
Plot
The students of Hoshimiya Girls' Academy wear beautiful uniforms punctuated by their long, lustrous hair. Triggered by a certain "incident" that shakes paradise, their hidden feelings begin to entangle.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Yuriko Hara, Cocoon Entwined was serialized in Enterbrain's Comic Beam from February 10, 2018, to December 12, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-14/yuriko-hara-cocoon-entwined-manga-ends-on-december-12/.191857|title=Yuriko Hara's Cocoon Entwined Manga Ends on December 12 (Updated) |publisher=Anime News Network|date=November 14, 2022 |access-date=August 11, 2023}} The series was collected in six tankōbon volumes from September 2018, to January 2023.
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Yen Press.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-07/yen-press-licenses-skull-face-bookseller-honda-san-manga-little-witch-academia-novel-more/.141747|title= Yen Press Licenses Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-san Manga, Little Witch Academia Novel, More (Updated) |publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 7, 2019 |access-date=August 11, 2023}}
{{Graphic novel list/header
| WithTitle = no
| Language = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = English
| Width = 70%
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|OriginalRelDate = September 12, 2018{{cite web |url=https://comicbeam.com/product/past/mayumatou/321806000696.html|title=繭、纏う 1|website=Comic Beam |date=12 September 2018 |language=ja |access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-735319-0
|LicensedRelDate = July 30, 2019{{cite web |title=Cocoon Entwined, Vol. 1|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975384241-cocoon-entwined-vol-1|website=Yen Press|access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-538424-1
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|OriginalRelDate = August 10, 2019{{cite web |url=https://comicbeam.com/product/past/mayumatou/321904000571.html|title=繭、纏う 2|website=Comic Beam |date=10 August 2019 |language=ja |access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-735708-2
|LicensedRelDate = March 24, 2020{{cite web |title=Cocoon Entwined, Vol. 2|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975399399-cocoon-entwined-vol-2|website=Yen Press|access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-539939-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|OriginalRelDate = June 12, 2020{{cite web |url=https://comicbeam.com/product/past/mayumatou/322002001215.html|title=繭、纏う 3|website=Comic Beam |date=12 June 2020 |language=ja |access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-736154-6
|LicensedRelDate = July 27, 2021{{cite web |title=Cocoon Entwined, Vol. 3|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975333898-cocoon-entwined-vol-3|website=Yen Press|access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-533389-8
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|OriginalRelDate = April 12, 2021{{cite web |url=https://comicbeam.com/product/past/mayumatou/322101000414.html|title=繭、纏う 4|website=Comic Beam |date=12 April 2021 |language=ja |access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-736608-4
|LicensedRelDate = January 25, 2022{{cite web |title=Cocoon Entwined, Vol. 4|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975339739-cocoon-entwined-vol-4|website=Yen Press|access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-533973-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|OriginalRelDate = January 12, 2023{{cite web |url=https://comicbeam.com/product/past/mayumatou/322208000679.html|title=繭、纏う 5|website=Comic Beam |date=12 January 2023 |language=ja |access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-737289-4
|LicensedRelDate = January 25, 2024{{cite web |title=Cocoon Entwined, Vol. 5|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975388072-cocoon-entwined-vol-5|website=Yen Press|access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-538807-2
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 6
|OriginalRelDate = January 12, 2023{{cite web |url=https://comicbeam.com/product/past/mayumatou/322209001565.html|title=繭、纏う 6|website=Comic Beam |date=12 January 2023 |language=ja |access-date=August 11, 2023}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-737336-5
|LicensedRelDate = May 21, 2024{{cite web |title=Cocoon Entwined, Vol. 6|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975388096-cocoon-entwined-vol-6|website=Yen Press|access-date=November 30, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-538809-6
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}
Reception
The series has received positive reviews. Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave Cocoon Entwined's volume 1 an overall B− rating, remarking that the first volume felt like a prelude that while interesting, hasn't quite gotten off the ground yet, concluding that "If volume two is able to solidify things more, this could be a series worth keeping an eye on."{{cite web |last1=Silverman |first1=Rebecca |title=Review: Cocoon Entwined |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/cocoon-entwined/gn-1/.150001|website=Anime News Network |accessdate=August 11, 2023 |date=August 14, 2019}} Alternately, Brittany Vincent, reviewing the series for Otaku USA, praised the first volumes pacing, stating that "some may find Cocoon Entwined a bit slow, but its pace is deliberate, the romantic plots develop at a satisfying slow burn, and its tone is entrancing."{{cite web |last1=Vincent |first1=Brittany |title=Cocoon Entwined [Manga Review]|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/cocoon-entwined-manga-review/|website=Otaku USA |accessdate=August 11, 2023 |date=February 2, 2020}} Erica Friedman of Yuricon gave the final volume a 9 out of 10 rating and praised the series overall; "I found this series fascinating, occasionally creepy, always fraught…but this was exactly the right ending. And beautifully drawn as the whole series has been. [...] As a final punctuation on the tropes of private girls’ school Yuri from a century ago, this series was a perfect farewell."{{cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Erica |title=Mayu, Matou, Volume 6 ( 繭、纏う)|url=https://okazu.yuricon.com/2023/07/21/mayu-matou-volume-6-%e7%b9%ad%e3%80%81%e7%ba%8f%e3%81%86/|website=Okazu |accessdate=August 11, 2023 |date=July 21, 2023}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://comicbeam.com/product/mayumatou/|Manga official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://yenpress.com/series/cocoon-entwined Yen Press' Cocoon Entwined official website]
- {{anime News Network|manga|22434}}
{{Comic Beam}}
Category:Anime and manga set in schools