is a one-volume Japanese
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
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josei
, also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is marke ...
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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 ...
written and illustrated by Hozumi. It was serialized on
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...
's ''
Flowers
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manga magazine
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 used ...
s and the compiled volume was released on September 10, 2012.
Reception
It reached the 48th place on the weekly
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
manga chart and, as of February 10, 2013, has sold 273,496 copies.
It was number two on the 2013 ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'' Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey. It was also number twelve on the ''Zenkoku Shotenin ga Eranda Osusume Comic 2013'', a list of the top 15 recommended manga by Japanese bookstores.
See also
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Sayonara Sorcier
is a Japanese historical slice of life ''josei'' manga series written and illustrated by Hozumi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Flowers'' manga magazine and was compiled in 2 volumes published in 2013. It will be published in French by Gl ...
'', another manga by the same author
References
2012 manga
Josei manga
Romance anime and manga
Shogakukan manga
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