is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It was serialized in

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's ''

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'' magazine from October 2002 to May 2006 and later collected into nine bound volumes under the Flower Comics imprint. In 2006, ''Sonnan ja nē yo'' won the 51st

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in the ''shōjo'' category.

Publication

''Sonnan ja nē yo'' was serialized in

's ''

'' magazine from the November 2002 issue (released in October) to the June 2006 issue (released in May). Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into nine bound volumes under the Flower Comics imprint. The first volume was released on March 26, 2003, and the last volume was released on June 26, 2006.

List of volumes

Reception

''Sonnan ja nē yo'' won the 51st

in the ''shōjo'' manga category in 2006. The manga reached a circulation of 1,200,000 copies with six volumes in May of that year.

References

External links

* * 2002 manga Romantic comedy anime and manga Shogakukan manga Shōjo manga Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga {{manga-stub