Two new books from Starts Publishing Corporation's Wild Strawberry Junior Bunko imprint will be released on 20 October 2026, featuring an idol training academy as their setting. This overview introduces Space's No. 1 Idol! ② and The 49 Days to Heaven: The 7 Days I Spent with You Before Goodbye, along with the appeal of each title.
Starts Publishing Corporation has released 2 new titles simultaneously from its Wild Strawberry Junior Bunko imprint. The setting is an idol training academy: Space's No. 1 Idol! ② follows Momo, a first-year middle school student, while The 49 Days to Heaven: The 7 Days I Spent with You Before Goodbye offers a bittersweet yet forward-looking story involving astral projection and memory. Both titles are primarily aimed at elementary and middle school girls, and preview pages are available. Photos and other visuals are also provided.
Space's No. 1 Idol! ② follows Momo as she seeks to debut after being accepted into an idol training academy and grows alongside her friends. It depicts the relationships among members of the unit “Uchuuul,” formed with members of the S group, as well as the cool Shizuku and Gaku, developing a drama between friendship and love. The story describes the friends continuing to work together toward a debut in roughly half a year.
The 49 Days to Heaven: The 7 Days I Spent with You Before Goodbye follows Haoto, who loses her memory after astral projection caused by an accident, as she meets Soma and attempts to recover her memories with an angel's advice. As the 7-day deadline approaches, the time she spends with Soma strengthens her desire to live, creating a bittersweet yet powerful coming-of-age story. Together, the titles are positioned as 2 idol dramas from which readers can choose.