Shino & Ren
Also recorded as Shino and Ren · Shino to Ren
Shino & Ren
- Name
- Shino & Ren
- Creator
- Minori Chigusa
- Publisher
- Kadokawa Key-Process · Yen Press
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- romance anime and manga · yuri · school anime and manga
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Shino & Ren • Ja Kanji — 志乃と恋 • Ja Romaji — Shino to Ren • Genre — Yuri
Key facts
Key facts
• Type — manga • Author — Minori Chigusa • Publisher — Media Factory • Imprint — MF Comics • First — November 1, 2021 • Volumes — 6
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• Type — light novel • Title — Shino & Ren: Future • Author — Tsuzuro Hibi • Illustrator — Minori Chigusa • Publisher — Fujimi Shobo • Imprint — Fujimi Fantasia Bunko • First — February 20, 2025 • Volumes — 2 Shino & Ren is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Minori Chigusa. It began serialization on Chigusa's social media in November 2021, and has been compiled into six volumes by Media Factory as of August 2026. A light novel adaptation written by Tsuzuro Hibi and illustrated by Chigusa is published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint, with two volumes released as of October 2025.
Plot
Plot
Shino Saotome and Ren Shirayuki are two schoolmates in a same-sex relationship. Shino is a beautiful student with an introverted personality, while Ren has a more tomboyish and fashionable look. Despite their contrasts, the two love each other very much, wanting the other to be happy.
Characters
Characters
• Shino Saotome • Ren's girlfriend and a student in the same year as her. She has a loner personality, but is still popular in school and has even been the subject of confessions. She and Ren later become classmates. In Shino & Ren Future, she is now 23-years old and works as a teacher. The two later start living together. • Ren Shirayuki • Shino's girlfriend. In contrast to Shino, who has a more reserved personality, Ren is more brash and tomboyish, having short black hair with red highlights and long painted nails, giving her a gyaru-like appearance. In Shino & Ren Future, she is now 22-years old and a popular model active under the name REN.
Manga
Manga
The series is written and illustrated by Minori Chigusa, who posted its chapters and artwork on her Twitter account beginning on November 1, 2021. It was later picked up for publication by Media Factory under its MF Comics label, which has compiled the chapters and art into tankōbon volumes. The series' chapters are also released on Kadokawa's KadoComi (formerly ComicWalker) web service. The first volume was released on August 23, 2023; six volumes have been released as of August 21, 2026. The series is licensed in English by Yen Press, which will release the first volume physically on May 26, 2026; it is also published digitally on Kadokawa's BookWalker website from February 13, 2026.
Light novel
Light novel
A light novel adaptation titled Shino & Ren: Future written by Tsuzuro Hibi and illustrated by Chigusa is published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. It is a sequel to the original manga, following Shino and Ren's lives as adults. The first volume was released on February 20, 2025, and the second volume was released on October 18, 2025. The light novel is also licensed in English by Yen Press, which will release the first volume physically in December 2026.
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Reception
It was reported on the light novel adaptation's official website that the series had over 120,000 copies in circulation.
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