is a Japanese ''
shōjo''
comedy
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manga series written by Matsukoma and illustrated by Hashimoto, and published in ''
Monthly Comic Gene'' since 2013. A live-action television adaptation has been produced.
Media
Manga
Matsukoma and Hashimoto began publishing the
manga in the August 2013 issue of
Media Factory
, formerly is a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing.
History
It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd. Media Factory was possi ...
's ''
shōjo'' magazine ''
Monthly Comic Gene''. The series was based on a series of
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posts detailing the lives of real-life convenience store employees. An
audio drama
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CD was released in February 2015.
Volume list
TV drama
It was announced in the September 2015 issue of ''Monthly Comic Gene'' that the series would be adapted into a live-action television drama. The series was written and directed by Yūichi Fukuda, and premiered on
Yomiuri TV
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,
Hulu, and
crunchyroll starting on 1 January 2016.
Shōtarō Mamiya played Tomoharu Nii and
Kenji Urai played Matsukoma.
Reception
As of the September issue of ''Monthly Comic Gene'', the series had over 1 million copies in print.
In a list of best-selling first volumes published in 2014, compiled by The Japan Publication Sales' Distribution Reform Group Comic Team, the series ranked number three. It also ranked number three on a list of the top 15 manga series containing less than five volumes, based on a poll of 2,360 bookstore employees conducted by the online bookseller Honya Club. The series ranked fourth in the first
Next Manga Award
The is an annual award for manga series presented by Kadokawa Corporation's ''Da Vinci'' magazine and Niconico streaming website. It is divided into two categories: one for print manga, and one for web manga.
Overview
The award was originally e ...
in the print manga category.
References
External links
*{{ANN, manga, 18012
Comedy anime and manga
Shōjo manga
Media Factory manga
Kadokawa Dwango franchises
Television shows written by Yûichi Fukuda