is a Japanese
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series written by Ryō Kurashina and illustrated by Nao Kurebayashi. It was serialized in
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...
's
''seinen'' manga magazine ''
Business Jump
, was a Japanese seinen manga anthology published by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga of ''Business Jump'' were published under the "Young Jump Comics" line. This magazine's mascot was an anthropomorphic, Western-style mous ...
'' from 2004 to 2008, with its chapters collected in twelve ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
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* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
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'' volumes. A sequel, ''Jōō Virgin'', was serialized in the same magazine from 2009 to 2010. ''Jōō tells the story of a young girl's challenge at the "Jōō Grand Prix" contest, in which the best ''
kyabakura
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'' hostess is promised to win 100,000,000
yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar (US$) and the euro. It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the e ...
(roughly 1 million US dollars). A
television drama
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adaptation
of the same name was broadcast for three seasons on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified b ...
from 2005 to 2010.
Media
Manga
Wwritten by Ryō Kurashina and illustrated by Nao Kurebayashi, ''Jōō'' was serialized in
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...
's
''seinen'' manga magazine ''
Business Jump
, was a Japanese seinen manga anthology published by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga of ''Business Jump'' were published under the "Young Jump Comics" line. This magazine's mascot was an anthropomorphic, Western-style mous ...
'' from August 18, 2004, to February 1, 2008. Its chapters were collected in twelve ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...
'' volumes, released from March 18, 2005, to March 19, 2008.
A sequel, , was serialized in the same magazine from 2009 to 2010. Its chapters were collected in five volumes, released from October 2, 2009, to September 17, 2010.
References
External links
Official homepage for "Jōō" on BS JapanOfficial homepage for "Jōō Virgin" on TV TokyoOfficial homepage for "Jōō 3" on TV Tokyo*
Seinen manga
Shueisha franchises
Shueisha manga
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