Make the Losing Heroine Win!! Manga Stops Serializing In Akita Shoten Following Editorial Dispute

The creators of Make the Losing Heroine Win!! have announced that they are suspending the serialization of the manga from publisher Akita Shoten citing a breakdown in trust with them, following what they described as a series of editorial failures.

The announcement was made alongside an official notice posted on the manga’s X account, confirming that the serialization of the manga has ended in Akita Shoten.

Make the Losing Heroine Win!!, however, is scheduled to resume through digital manga publishing platform Number Nine around January 2027 after the manga’s publishing contract expires with Akita Shoten at the end of this year.

In a lengthy statement posted on X, creators Tatsuwaipu and Michiru Nakayama detailed the circumstances behind their decision. Check it out below:

We would like to explain the circumstances that led to our decision to discontinue the serialization.

Before the series began, we shared an understanding with our former editor that if sales after the release of Volume 1 were not strong, we would accelerate the story’s progression, so we asked that sales figures be communicated to us accurately.

About one month after Volume 1 was released, we checked on its first-month sales. At that time, our former editor told us, “Sales are performing well, so I don’t think there’s any chance the series will end in five volumes.”

However, as serialization continued, a number of editorial issues repeatedly disrupted production. These included delays in reviewing storyboards and approving cover designs, submitting a cover design featuring artwork different from the illustration we had provided, delays and deficiencies in communication with business partners at other companies, and meetings that failed to function properly, leaving the manga artist and original author to develop the story on their own. As a result, we frequently found ourselves compensating for shortcomings in the editorial process.

We asked both the editor-in-chief and our former editor to improve these issues in an effort to rebuild our working relationship. However, even afterward, basic responsibilities such as confirmation of work, reporting, communication, and consultation continued to be handled inadequately, leading to a change in editors.

Even after the editor was replaced, when the release of Volume 2 was postponed, the former editor failed to provide sufficient handover information and share the necessary materials.

Later, after reviewing the detailed digital sales reports, we discovered a significant discrepancy between the actual sales figures and the “strong sales” that our former editor had described. When we confirmed the numbers with our current editor, we learned for the first time that the first-month sales were not strong enough to justify that assessment. It was also only then that we were informed the series could end with Volume 5 depending on the sales performance of Volume 2.

Previously, when we had raised concerns about the editorial issues, we also asked our former editor how they had envisioned the series’ future and what plan they would have proposed if the series were to end, despite previously insisting there was no possibility of it ending at Volume 5. The response we received was, “I never considered the possibility of the series ending with Volume 5, so I hadn’t thought about any future developments.”

Because of these circumstances, we requested a meeting with the former editor, in the presence of the editor-in-chief, to discuss the intent behind these actions and statements. The editor-in-chief agreed to arrange such a meeting.

However, when the meeting began, we were informed that the former editor had been asked to leave by the editor-in-chief’s decision.

Given that the former editor—who was directly involved in the matter—was removed from the meeting without any prior notice, we concluded that it would be difficult to build a relationship of trust with Akita Shoten.

For these reasons, we have determined that it is no longer possible to continue working with Akita Shoten, and have therefore decided to discontinue the serialization of Make the Losing Heroine Win!! on Champion Cross.

In light of this situation, we have also decided to discontinue the digital distribution and publication of the following works currently published by Akita Shoten, effective December 31, 2026:

Hagure Yuusha no Isekai Bible ( (Volumes 1–5)
Tamamori’s Fantasies Never Stop! (Volumes 1–9)
Make the Losing Heroine Win!! (Volumes 1–2, as well as all individual chapter releases from Volume 3 onward)

We sincerely apologize to all readers who have supported these works for having to share this unfortunate news.

As for Make the Losing Heroine Win!!, we plan to resume digital distribution and continue updating the series through Number Nine beginning around January 2027.

We will continue to devote ourselves wholeheartedly to creating our works, and we sincerely appreciate your continued support.

In a follow-up post on X, Tatsuwaipu said they had asked Akita Shoten to issue an official statement regarding the situation but were told doing so would be difficult.

As a result, the creator said they chose to explain the situation publicly, adding that the series of posts had been reviewed by the current editor before publication.

Source: X (1, 2, 3)