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Wild Act | |
Genre | Romantic comedy |
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Manga | |
Written by | Rie Takada |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Flower Comics |
Magazine | Sho-Comi |
Demographic | Shōjo [1] |
Original run | 1998 – 2000 |
Volumes | 10 |
Wild Act is a ten-volume romantic comedy manga series,written and illustrated by Rie Takada,and was the first of her series to be translated in English. It was translated by Tokyopop,who opted not to renew the license once it expired.
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