is a Japanese

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romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

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 and illustrated by

Setona Mizushiro is a Japanese manga artist. In 1985 she participated in the publication of a dōjinshi. She remained active in that world until her debut in 1993 with the short story ''Fuyu ga Owarou Toshiteita'' (Winter Was Ending) that ran in Shogakukan's m ...

. It was serialized in ''Chorus'' magazine, later relaunched as '' Cocohana'' magazine, from December 2009 to March 2015 and collected as five volumes by publisher

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 ...

. The series was adapted into a

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film that premiered in Japan in May 2015, as well as a

stage play A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and intended for theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Reading (process), reading. The writer of a play is called a playwright. Pla ...

that ran at the

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, in March 2020, both directed by

Yūichi Satō is a Japanese film director. Filmography *''Pray'' (2005) *''Simsons'' ( ja) (2006) *'' Kisaragi'' (2007) *''Guardian Angel'' ( ja) (2009) *''A Man on the Verge at a Black Company'' ( ja) (2009) *'' Strawberry Night'' (2013) *'' Poison Berry in ...

and officially titled ''Poison Berry in My Brain'' in English. The Stage play was rerun in 2022 with a different cast.

Characters

; : Portrayed by: Yōko Maki (film),

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(1st stage play),

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(2nd stage play) : The series' main character, a shy 30-something whose inner thoughts appear to readers as a board of five very different individuals. When she falls for a younger man at a drinking party, the board members fall into a panic. ; : Portrayed by:

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(film), Aoto Watanabe (1st stage play),

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(2nd stage play) : Ichiko's love interest. ; : Portrayed by: Sonha (film),

(1st stage play), (2nd stage play) : A publishing company editor who shows interest in Ichiko. ; : Portrayed by: Hidetoshi Nishijima (film),

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(1st stage play), (2nd stage play) : The leader of Ichiko's board members. He is generally the member who initiates group votes on Ichiko's next actions. ; : Portrayed by: Ryunosuke Kamiki (film), (1st stage play),

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(2nd stage play) : An optimistic board member with a hopeful outlook for Ichiko's future. ; : Portrayed by:

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(film), (1st stage play), (2nd stage play) : A negative board member who believes that most of Ichiko's actions will end badly. ; : Portrayed by:

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(film), (1st stage play), Yuna Hayakawa (2nd stage play) : A

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board member who thinks and votes on impulse, rather than weighing the pros and cons. ; : Portrayed by: (film), Kim Kwangsu (1st stage play),

Ken Ishiguro is a Japanese film, television and voice actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films since 1979. He is the son of Osamu Ishiguro was a tennis player from Japan. Career He played his first tournament in 1959 at the Asian Championships ...

(2nd stage play) : An elderly board member caught up in the past.

Volumes

Reception

''Nōnai Poison Berry'' ranked 20th in the 2013 Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey. It was also a Jury Selection in the Manga Division at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.

References

External links

* * (defunct; link via the

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