is Japanese manga series written and illustrated by

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. It was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from 1995 to 1996, with its chapters collected in six ''

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'' volumes. It was adapted into a

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film, which premiered in Japan in September 2018.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by

, ''Itoshi no Irene'' was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from 1995 to 1996. Shogakukan collected its chapters in six ''

'' volumes, released from September 30, 1995, to November 30, 1996. republished the series in two volumes on December 5, 2003.

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republished the series in a two-volume edition, which included a 16-page epilogue chapter, on December 15, 2010, and January 20, 2011.

Volume list

Live action film

film adaptation was announced in February 2018. The film, directed by Keisuke Yoshida, stars Ken Yasuda as Iwao Shishido and Philippine actress Nats Sitoy as Irene Gonzalez. The film premiered in Japan on September 14, 2018.

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