No Touching At All | ||||
![]() Cover of the Japanese version, first released on September 18, 2008 | ||||
どうしても触れたくない (Dōshitemo Furetakunai) | ||||
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Genre | Boys' love, [1] romance, [2] drama [2] | |||
Imprint | Million Comics Craft Series | |||
Magazine | Craft | |||
Demographic | Josei | |||
Original run | 2007 – 2008 | |||
Volumes | 1 | |||
November 30, 2010 978-1-5697-0185-0 | ||||
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The series was followed up with a one-volume spin-off titled Even So, I Will Love You Tenderly (それでも、やさしい恋をする, Soredemo, Yasashii Koi o Suru), which focused on side characters Onoda and Deguchi. In 2014, Digital Manga Publishing distributed the book in English under the Juné imprint and also reprinted No Touching At All to help readers understand the story's background. [8] A drama CD adaptation was released on October 31, 2014. [9]
No. | Title | Original release date | English release date | |
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1 | Even So, I Will Love You Tenderly Soredemo, Yasashii Koi o Suru(それでも、やさしい恋をする) | April 1, 2014 978-4-8130-3045-4 | October 1, 2015 978-1-56970-342-7 | |
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In January 2014, vol. 59 of Craft announced a live-action film adaptation starring Kosuke Yonehara from Run&Gun and Masashi Taniguchi. [1] [4] The film was directed by Chihiro Amano as her first feature film, with the script supervised by Natsuko Takahashi. [1] The film was shot in five days. [10] It was released on May 31, 2014. [5] [11] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 21, 2015, with a special CD featuring artwork by Kou Yoneda. [12]
No Touching At All was ranked #3 as one of the best boys love stories in Kono BL ga Yabai! 2009 Fujoshi Edition. [4]
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