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series written and illustrated by

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. It has been serialized in

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's ''josei'' manga magazine ''

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'' since January 2020, with its chapters collected into three ''

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'' volumes as of December 2022. An

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adaptation by

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was released in December 2022. As of December 2022, the manga had over 1.6 million copies in circulation.

Synopsis

The series follows the everyday life of Hoshi, a male Japanese language teacher at an all-girls school. His various exploits are examined in a

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format, such as looking after the class pet dog, giving advice to students, and drinking with his co-workers.

Characters

; : :A Japanese language teacher at an all-girls school. ; : :A teacher at the school where Hoshi works, and friend to Hoshi. ; : :A student in Hoshi's class.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by

, ''Onna no Sono no Hoshi'' began serialization in

's ''josei'' manga magazine ''

'' on January 8, 2020. As of December 2022, three ''

'' volumes have been released.

Volumes

Original video animation

In August 2022, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into an

(OVA). It was produced by

and directed by Mamoru Hatakeyama, with scripts written by Teruko Utsumi, character designs handled by Naho Kozono, who also served as chief animation director, and music composed by Kei Haneoka. The OVA is in a

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that was bundled with a special edition of the manga's third volume, which was released on December 8, 2022.

Reception

By December 2022, ''Onna no Sono no Hoshi'' had over 1.6 million copies in circulation. The series ranked ninth on the 2020 "Book of the Year" list by ''

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'' magazine; it ranked sixth on the 2021 list; and seventh on the 2023 list. It topped

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's ''

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'' 2021 list of best manga for female readers; it also ranked fifth on the 2022 list. The series ranked seventh in the 14th

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in 2021; it ranked fourth in the 15th edition in 2022; it ranked third in the 16th edition in 2023, tying with ''

You and I Are Polar Opposites is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōcha Agasawa. It was originally published as a one-shot in Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' service in January 2021, before being serialized in the same website starting in May 2022. It has be ...

''. The series ranked fourth in the 2021

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in the print category. It won the Social Impact Award in the manga division at the 25th

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in 2022. The manga has been nominated for the 47th

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in the general category in 2023.

References

External links

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