This year's 20th issue of Be-Love magazine has announced that a spin-off series for Yuki Suetsugu 's josei manga Chihayafuru will begin its serialization on October 13.The spin-off manga will be about junior high school time of Chihaya, Taichi, and Arata, which is based on Chihayafuru: Chuugakusei-hen ) novel that was written by Yui Tokiumi . She will also be involved in writing the story for this spin-off manga series. Oto Tokita will be illustrating and Suetsugi is credited for the original plan.began its serialization in 2007 and currently has 35 compiled volumes in print, with the latest volume released on August 10. The original manga has received two anime adaptations by Madhouse between 2011 to 2013 for two cours each, and two live-action movies adaptation in March and April last year, with a sequel movie in production for 2018. Thenovel was published between September 2012 to December 2013, with a total of four compiled volumes. A two-volume novel series for the live-action movie was also released on March 11, 2016.Source: Comic Natalie