is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rie Aruga. It was serialized in

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's '' Josei'' magazine '' Kiss'' from February 2014 to January 2021. The series has been adapted into a live action film and TV drama in 2018 and 2019 respectively. The series has also been praised by critics and the recipient of the

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in the ''shōjo'' category in 2019.

Media

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Rie Aruga. It premiered in February 2014 in '' Kiss''. In April 2019, the author revealed the series was entering its final stage. The manga ended on January 25, 2021.

published the series in 12 volumes. In February 2018, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series digitally. At Anime Expo 2019, they announced a print release for the series. The series is also licensed by

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in Indonesia.

Volume list

Film

A live-action film adaptation was announced in the July 2017 issue of ''Kiss''. It was directed by Kenji Shibayama and its scripts were done by Keiko Kanome.

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and Hana Sugisaki played the leads. It released in Japanese theaters starting on October 8, 2018. E-girls performed the film's main theme. Hong Kong-based film distributor Infinity was originally set to release the movie in the region in October 2018, however, Hong Kong-based film distributor Neofilms released it instead. It opened in theaters there on November 1, 2018.

TV Drama

A live-action TV Drama adaptation was announced on January 30, 2019. It was directed by Keiichirō Shiraki, written by Mayumi Nakatani, and Tori Matsuzaka and Mizuki Yamamoto performed the leads. It aired on Fuji TV and Kansai TV starting on April 16, 2019. It ran for ten episodes.

Reception

The series was awarded best ''Shōjo'' manga at the 43rd

s. Rebecca Silverman from

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praised the first volume, stating the characters were "well thought out" and the author's research in the subject was "evident", though she was a bit critical of the art, saying it can be "unflinching when it needs to be". Sean Gaffney from A Case Suitable for Treatment also praised the series for its characters and story, concluding with "it's not perfect, but I am absolutely ready to read more about this world". Demelza from Anime UK News also praised the first volume, despite having some mixed feelings on some parts of it. In their review of the second volume, they praised it for improving on some of their concerns with the previous volume, while stating it can be hard to read due to its themes.

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References

External links

Official website
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