The popular shojo manga The Credits Roll into the Sea by John Tarachine (Good Night, I Love You) is being translated into English for the first time. The Dark Horse Manga publication is being translated by Jocelyne Allen (The Rose of Versailles). It will be in comic shops in March 2026.

The Credits Roll into the Sea Vol. 1 starts when retired, 65-year-old Umiko Chino is mourning the death of her husband. For the first time in years, she goes to the movie theater where she meets attractive young film school student Kai.

“They seem to have nothing in common except for this: both of them enjoy looking at how the audience reacts to a movie more than the movie itself at times. Kai believes Umiko has the same deep desire he possesses to experience how people respond to something they made, and challenges her to risk everything by discovering that thrill,” per the description.

“Soon, Umiko surprises herself by enrolling in the same film school as Kai. But sailing into this new sea, she’s suddenly inside the currents of her fellow students’ lives, a much younger generation that she struggles to understand, driven by their own passions and relationships. Who’s experienced in life, and is it old age or observation that brings wisdom?” the description continues.

Credits Roll into the Sea began publication in Japan in 2020, serialized in Mystery Bonita magazine. The individual chapters of the manga series have since been collected in eight volumes. The title was nominated for the manga Grand Prize category in the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and it was nominated for the 2022 Manga Taisho Awards. It also topped the 2022 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! reference guide as the No. 1 manga recommended for women.

The 168-page paperback English translation of The Credits Roll into the Sea will be in comic book stores on March 4, 2026.