Drowning Love (溺れるナイフ,Oboreru Knife) is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura and published by Kodansha. [1] The chapters were serialized on Bessatsu Friend from October 13,2004,to December 13,2013,and compiled into 17 tankōbon volumes. [2] It was published in French by Delcourt. [2] A live action film adaptation of the same name was released on November 5,2016. [3] Kodansha USA have licensed the manga and will release it in a digital-only format. [4]
Volume 8 reached the 4th place on the Oricon weekly manga charts,selling 32,037 copies as of August 16,2009; [22] volume 9 reached the 23rd place,selling 29,902 copies as of January 17,2010; [23] volume 12 also reached the 23rd place,with 18,588 copies sold as of May 15,2011; [24] volume 14 reached the 22nd place,with 27,609 copies sold as of November 18,2012; [25] volume 15 reached the 40th place,selling 30,738 copies as of May 18,2013; [26] volume 16 reached the 25th place,selling 23,898 copies as of November 17,2013; [27] volume 17 reached the 18th place,selling 22,092 copies as of February 16,2014. [28]
Saint Young Men is a Japanese slice of life comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. Its plot involves Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha,who are living as roommates in an apartment in Tokyo. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the monthly seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two since September 2006,with chapters collected in twenty tankōbon volumes as of July 2022. A-1 Pictures adapted the manga series into two original animation DVDs (OADs) and an anime film which was released on May 10,2013. It also inspired a ten-episode live-action web series in 2018.
Chihayafuru (ちはやふる) is a Japanese josei manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Be Love magazine since December 2007. It is about a school girl,Chihaya Ayase,who is inspired by a new classmate to take up Hyakunin Isshu karuta competitively. An anime television series adaptation aired from October 2011 to March 2012. The second season aired from January to June 2013 and the third from October 2019 to March 2020. Three live action film adaptations were released from 2016 to 2018.
L DK,stylized as L♥DK,is a shōjo manga by Ayu Watanabe,serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Bessatsu Friend since 2009;it has been adapted into a live-action film that was released in 2014.
Hozuki's Coolheadedness is a Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by Natsumi Eguchi. The plot revolves around Hozuki,a demon who works for the King and Head Judge of Hell. Kodansha serialized the manga in the magazine Morning between March 2011 and January 2020,and chapters were collected in thirty-one tankōbon volumes.
Seraph of the End is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto with storyboards by Daisuke Furuya. The series is set in a world that allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a "human-made" virus,ravaging the global populace and leaving only children under the age of thirteen untouched. It is at this time that vampires emerge from the recesses of the earth,likely followed by age-old horrors of the dark thought only to be myth. A young man named YūichirōHyakuya joins a vampire extermination unit to avenge the deaths of his orphaned family and reclaim his childhood best friend Mikaela from the vampires. It started publishing in Shueisha's Jump SQ in September 2012.
House of the Sun is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ta'amo,serialized by Kodansha in Dessert magazine. The series has completed with 13 volumes. The first volume was released on September 13,2010 and the final volume was released on June 24,2015. It won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōjo in 2014. The story revolves around the life and difficulties of Mao Motomiya and the Nakamuras. The series received a drama CD adaptation bundled with limited edition pressings of the fifth and sixth volumes. The manga has been licensed for an English digital release by Kodansha USA.
Hachimitsu ni Hatsukoi is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ai Minase and serialized on Shogakukan's Shōjo Comic magazine. 12 volumes were published. It is published in France by Panini.
Age 12 is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Nao Maita. It began serialization in August 2012 in Shogakukan's Ciao manga magazine and ended in October 2019. It was published in twenty volumes. The manga was adapted into an original video animation that was released in April 2014 and it was also adapted into a video game and a TV anime series released in 2016.
Tokyo Alice is a Japanese slice of life romance josei manga series written and illustrated by Toriko Chiya. It was serialized in Kodansha's Kiss manga magazine and 15 volumes have been published. A live-action drama premiered in Japan from August 25,2017,and ran for 12 episodes;it was later released internationally on Amazon Prime Video in 2019.
Nana &Kaoru is a Japanese erotic romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Ryuta Amazume. It was serialized on Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal Arashi (2008–2009) and Young Animal (2009–2016),with its chapters collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes. Three other manga series have also been released,as well as an original video animation and two live action films.
Ane no Kekkon is a Japanese slice of life romance josei manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Nishi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Flowers manga magazine from 2010 to August 2014. It was compiled into 8 volumes published between 2011 and 2014. It's published in French by Panini.
Kenka Shōbai is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuaki Kita. It was published in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 2005 to 2010. Twenty four volumes compiling the chapters were published between 2005 and 2011. Kenka Kagyō (喧嘩稼業),a related series by the same author,is published in the same magazine since December 9,2013,and thirteen volumes compiling the chapters have been released so far.
Hana-kun to Koisuru Watashi is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Fuyu Kumaoka. Published by Kodansha,it's serialized on Bessatsu Friend magazine and has been compiled into ten volumes so far. The author of the series is Kumaoka Fuyu.
Joōno Hana is a Japanese historical romance manga series written and illustrated by Kaneyoshi Izumi. The story revolves around Aki,a cheerful princess who is treated coldly by others,despite her royal title. One day,Aki meets Hakusei,a slave boy with golden hair and blue eyes. The two form a bond,overcoming their differences in status;however,danger awaits them.
Liar ×Liar is a Japanese slice of life comedy shōjo series written and illustrated by RenjūrōKindaichi. It's published by Kodansha,with serialization on Dessert magazine.
Kounodori:Dr. Stork is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by YūSuzunoki. It is serialized in Weekly Morning magazine published by Kodansha since July 26,2012. It has 27 volumes compiling the chapters released as of July 2019. The manga won Best General Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards. Kodansha USA have licensed the manga for a North American digital release as Kounodori:Dr. Stork.
Chotto Edo Made is a Japanese alternate history romantic comedy shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Masami Tsuda. Published by Hakusensha,it was serialized on LaLa magazine from 2008 to August 2011 and six volumes compiling the chapters were released. The manga is set in a world where the Tokugawa shogunate never ended.
Defying Kurosaki-kun is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Makino. It is published by Kodansha since 2014,with serialization on Bessatsu Friend.
Aozora Yell is a Japanese romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kazune Kawahara. Published by Shueisha,it was serialized on Bessatsu Margaret from August 11,2008 to October 13,2015 and was compiled into nineteen volumes. It is published in French by Panini Comics. A live action film adaptation of the same name was released in Japan on August 20,2016.
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