Someone Hertz

Mimei is a high school student who cannot land a single joke, while Kurage sits in his class as the sharp-tongued peer who always has a punchline ready. Their worlds collide only through a shared secret obsession with a late-night comedy radio show titled Someone Hertz. What begins as solitary listening evolves into a playful rivalry as both characters strive to have their own material read on air, using the broadcast as a medium to bridge their social gaps.

Ei Yamano launched the series in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in September 2025, and the first collected volume hit shelves on January 5, 2026. As of May 2026, three volumes and 31 chapters have been released, with English chapters published digitally through VIZ Media's Shonen Jump platform. The manga earned a Jump MV on May 1, 2026, featuring a song from familiar names in the industry, signaling the series' growing momentum.

What sets Someone Hertz apart is how it treats radio as a character in its own right. The show's fictional hosts, the callers, the dropped calls, the inside jokes that only regular listeners catch, all of it becomes the texture of Mimei and Kurage's world. It's a story about finding your voice by learning to listen, and about the strange, wonderful ways a shared fandom can connect two people who otherwise wouldn't say a word to each other. [编辑]