Hikari Launches Manga of Mashimesa Emoto Story

The 37th issue of Champion Buzz, the digital magazine supplement to Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine, revealed on Thursday that Hikari will launch a manga adaptation (seen right in image below) of Mashimesa Emoto's Dansō o Shiirare Otoko to Shite Ikitekita Kōshaku Reijo wa, 2-kaime no Jinsei wa Dress o Kite, Reijō Life o Ōka Shitai (The Ducal Heiress Who Was Forced to Dress and Live as a Man Wants to Enjoy Their Second Life as an Heiress in a Dress) story in the supplement's next issue on November 5.

The original story centers on Euclid, the heir to a ducal house, born a girl and forced to live and dress as a man. When Euclid and their rival and political enemy Virol lose their lives to a fight against a dragon, Euclid admits with their dying breath that they would like to befriend Virol in their next life. The next moment, Euclid wakes up as a baby, getting a new chance at life.

Emoto serialized the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from September to October 2025.

Odayaka launched a manga adaptation of Emoto's Goodbye, Horrible Fiancé, Hello, Fun Magic School Life! (Konyakusha o Sutetara, Tanoshii Mahō Gakkō no Seikatsu ga Matteimashita!) novels on Square Enix's Gangan Online app on May 12. Emoto launched the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2023. Micro Magazine's GC Novels imprint published the novels' first volume with illustration by Akane Nitou in May 2025, and the second volume in December. Cross Infinite World is releasing the light novels in English.

Emoto is also known for novels such as I Don't Want To Be the Dragon Duke's Maid!, A Surprisingly Happy Engagement for the Slime Duke, Expedition Cooking with the Enoch Royal Knights, and Botsuraku Reijō no Ikoku Kekkonroku.

Source: Champion Buzz issue 37 and website