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Pika's catalog welcomes a new series on August 19 at 7.70 euros: The Summer We Never Left, translated by Manon Teisseire. Running in Japan since 2023 in Kodansha's Morning magazine with twelve volumes so far, this is the French debut (and second series) of mangaka Ikkado Ito. The romantic, fantastical slice-of-life follows characters trapped in a time loop repeating August 31 endlessly, torn between elation and exhaustion as the never-ending day becomes a testing ground for emotional discovery — exploring first loves, private doubts, and the fragile balance between carefree joy and the anxiety of a tomorrow that never comes.