The December 2026 issue of the shoujo manga magazine LaLa is now on sale, and it bundles a Nyanko-sensei desktop calendar for 2027 themed around Natsume Yuujinchou. The issue went on sale on October 23, 2026.
Natsume Yuujinchou and the 2027 Nyanko-sensei calendar
Natsume Yuujinchou is Midorikawa Yuki’s manga serialized in Monthly LaLa. It follows Natsume Takashi, a lonely boy who can see yokai. After he inherits the Yuujinchou left by his grandmother Reiko, a woman with powerful yokai abilities, he becomes a target for yokai. Together with the self-proclaimed bodyguard Nyanko-sensei, he navigates the contracts Reiko made with yokai in this ayakashi contract tale.
The TV anime began with its first season in 2008 and has run through six seasons. Kamiya Hiroshi voices Natsume Takashi, while Inoue Kazuhiko voices Nyanko-sensei. A feature film with the series’ first full-length original story opened in September 2018, and in January 2021 two popular short episodes were screened theatrically for a limited run. The seventh season, Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi, aired from October 7, 2024.
The LaLa December issue’s bonus is Nyanko-sensei Desktop Calendar 2027 Natsume Yuujinchou by Midorikawa Yuki. It features a Japanese modern design and lets fans spend the year with Nyanko-sensei in a variety of expressions.
LaLa 50th anniversary roundtable and opening color
The 11th installment of the LaLa 50th Anniversary Special Roundtable features Itsuki Natsumi x Nakaji Yuki. The two, who are also close privately, discuss memories from their debut to the present. Additional conversation not included in this issue is planned for the December issue of Melody, on sale Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
Tsujita Ririko’s Amane Ojou-sama no Iu Koto ni wa appears as the opening color feature. Hoshino Amane is the youngest child of the Hoshino family, which sits at the top of the major company SS Group, and a first-year middle school student. She is pure, innocent, overflowing with kindness, and adored by everyone. However, she has a secret side that no one knows about…?
As a collaboration between the LaLa December issue and the first volume of the Hana to Yume Comics edition, three cheki-style cards featuring Amane, Ryoushou, and Yuugo will be given to all applicants. Application deadlines and details are available in the LaLa December issue and on the first-edition obi of the comic.
Makuake motion comic and color series
Serizawa Seri’s LaLa 50th anniversary work Makuake will receive a voiced motion comic with a major voice cast. Hayami Saori voices Riz, Okamoto Nobuhiko voices Renny, and Kazama Mayuko, Kyan Kazuki, Akechi Riko, and others also appear.
Kaido Chitose’s Uchi no Manri ga Osewa ni Narimasu appears with color pages. Narita Manri is a handsome actor with the worst true nature, and Nanase is both his temporary manager and his girlfriend. As part of an employment exam at her sister’s agency, Nanase also takes on managing the negative idol Chihiro. But for some reason Chihiro grows fond of her, and at a shoot she also runs into Reiji, who interferes and takes away her time with Manri…!?
A collaboration between the LaLa December issue and volume 6 of the Hana to Yume Comics edition will give signed A5 acrylic panels featuring three characters to 33 people. Deadlines and details are in LaLa and on the comic’s first-edition obi. This is a paper-edition-only project, and the digital edition does not include an application ticket.
Volume 6 is also spotlighted in a color article, HC Volume 6 Release Commemoration! The Handsome Three Musketeers Running Through the Ages SPECIAL Talk!!! by Kaido Chitose.
Other color features include Saitou Ken’s popular retro love story Tendou-ke Monogatari, Makoto’s Lilia no Mafia, and Hoshikage’s Rakurai to Mellow.
Issue details
LaLa December 2026 issue
Sales period (planned): October 23 (Fri) to November 23 (Mon), 2026
Format: B5
Special price: 650 yen (591 yen + tax)
Monthly LaLa is released on the 24th of each month.
