The official X account for author Sou Hamayumiba announced on Wednesday that the Ochikobore Fruit Tart (Dropout Idol Fruit Tart) manga is ending with the ninth volume.

The series concluded its magazine serialization in the September 2026 issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat on July 28, followed by the digital release of its 123rd chapter on August 1. The ninth and final volume is scheduled for an August 27 release, marking the end of the series' over ten-year run.

Hamayumiba originally ran slice of life idol manga as a guest series in Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine between the January and March 2015 issues before debuting regularly in its July 2015 issue. Houbunsha published the eighth volume in December 2024.

A 12-episode television anime adaptation produced by feel. aired in Fall 2020. Funimation simulcasted the anime series with subtitles as it aired in Japan, and later premiered an English dub in October 2021.

Synopsis
Ino Sakura has just moved to Tokyo to join the newly formed Fruit Tart, an idol group composed of three members besides herself—Roko Sekino, a washed-up child actor; Hayu Nukui, a failed musician; and Nina Maehara, a model who is still waiting for her first gig. They soon begin their new life together in their dormitory, the Mouse House. But there is no time to get settled as the girls awaken to a shocking reality: Fruit Tart is in a deep debt of one hundred million yen and has not even started yet!

With the possibility of Fruit Tart breaking up and the Mouse House being torn down if they cannot repay the money, the girls must work their way up from the bottom of idol society by making a name for themselves and writing their own songs. Luckily, Hemo Midori, an experienced idol, is a huge fan of Sakura and decides to join the group. With smiles on their faces, Sakura and the other girls work hard to become popular idols while making sure that each day is as fun as the last. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Source: @sou_hmymb on X