Kou Yoneda’s “Birds That Sing Don’t Fly”—Volume 10, the latest installment, goes on sale October 1!

Volume 10, the latest installment of the wildly popular manga *The Singing Bird Never Flies* by Kou Yoneda—currently serialized in *Ihr HertZ* (Taiyo Tosho)—will go on sale on October 1, 2026.

The long-awaited 10th volume of Kou Yoneda’s smash-hit BL manga *The Singing Bird Does Not Fly* is finally here!

To commemorate the release of Volume 10, a collaborative event with “Manga-ten” titled 『Bar Ukoku-烏黒-” will be held starting October 1, 2026.

This marks the third collaboration with Manga-Ten, following “Guild” and “Rain,” and will feature a pop-up store and a collaboration café at a total of four venues in Tokyo and Osaka. Don’t miss the brand-new artwork featuring Yashiro and Hyakumeki dressed as bartenders in a “members-only bar” theme!

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Ko Yoneda’s “Birds That Sing Don’t Fly”: Synopsis of the Latest Volume 10

Yashiro and Hyakumeki were once in a master-servant relationship.
Now, Yashiro runs an underground casino, and Hyakumeki is a member of the Sakura family—each walking their own path.
The case they’d been pursuing has been temporarily resolved, and there’s no longer a reason for them to act together.
Still, because they’re physically compatible—
With that excuse alone, they continued to sleep together.
Just when it seemed they were growing closer, they drifted apart again; Yashiro and Hyakumeki are unable to voice their true feelings to one another.
Their relationship, which had maintained a precarious balance, begins to waver dramatically following a certain incident—!?

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Kou Yoneda’s “The Singing Bird Never Flies”: When Is Volume 10 Coming Out?

The latest volume (Vol. 10) of the yakuza BL masterpiece *The Singing Bird Does Not Fly*, which has also been adapted into a theatrical anime, will be released on Thursday, October 1, 2026!

Hyakumegami graces the cover of Volume 10.

Where is the relationship between Yashiro and Hyakumegami headed?——

Kou Yoneda, “Birds That Sing Don’t Fly”: Synopsis (Recap) of the Previous Volume, Volume 9

She had suppressed her feelings
so that this person wouldn’t run away.

For a certain purpose, Yashiro had been working alongside Hyakumegami, who had become a member of the Sakura family.
Although Yashiro is inwardly confused by Hyakumegami, who is no longer his subordinate, Hyakumegami makes no effort to hide his anger at seeing Yashiro in the arms of another man and forcefully demands a physical relationship.
“You really do love sex, don’t you?”
During the four years they were apart, Yashiro comes to realize firsthand just how much Hyakumegami has changed…

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Introduction to Ko Yoneda’s “Birds That Sing Don’t Fly”

Yashiro—a masochist, pervert, and sex maniac—is the second-in-command of the Shinsho-kai and the president of Shinsho Kogyo.
Yashiro, who is skilled at making money and never reveals his true feelings, is joined by Riki Hyakumegami, who comes to work as his personal assistant and bodyguard.
Although Yashiro had resolved never to make a move on his subordinates, for some reason, he found himself drawn to Hyakumegami.
Although Yashiro makes advances toward Hyakumegami, Hyakumegami is unable to respond to them for a certain reason.
Yashiro, who lives with inner contradictions, and Hyakumegami, who obeys Yashiro with almost blind loyalty.
The story of these two men, each carrying their own wounds, begins—!

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Kou Yoneda’s “Birds That Sing Don’t Fly”: Volume 10, the latest installment, on sale October 1!

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