is a Japanese

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'' shōjo''

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series written and illustrated by

Kazune Kawahara is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for creating the romantic comedy ''shōjo'' manga ''High School Debut'' (''Koukou Debut''). Kawahara has also published and authored several other manga series, most notably ''Ai no Tame ni'' and '' ...

. Published by

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, it was serialized on ''

Bessatsu Margaret , or for short, is a shōjo manga magazine published monthly in Japan by Shueisha since 1964. Serializations Current *''Fujishiro-san Kei'' – Yuki Nojin *'' Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love'' – Ayuko Hatta *''My Special One'' – Momoko Kōda * ...

'' from August 11, 2008 to October 13, 2015 and was compiled into nineteen volumes. It is published in French by

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. A

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of the same name was released in Japan on August 20, 2016.

Volumes

Reception

The manga has sold over 3.9 million copies.

References

External links

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