is a Japanese

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

Kazune Kawahara is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for creating the romantic comedy ''shōjo'' manga ''High School Debut'' (''Koukou Debut''). Kawahara has also published and authored several other manga series, most notably ''Ai no Tame ni'' and ''A ...

. It was serialized in

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 ...

's ''

Bessatsu Margaret , or for short, is a shōjo manga magazine published monthly in Japan by Shueisha since 1964. Serializations Current *''Fujishiro-san Kei'' – Yuki Nojin *'' Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love'' – Ayuko Hatta *''My Special One'' – Momoko Kōda *'' ...

'' magazine from January 2016 to October 2020, with its chapters collected into fourteen volumes. The series won the 64th

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in the category in 2019.

Publication

Written and illustrated by

, ''Suteki na Kareshi'' began serialization in

's manga magazine ''

'' on January 13, 2016. In July 2017, an extra chapter was published in ''Betsuma Spin-off'', a supplementary magazine of ''Bessatsu Margaret''. The series ended its serialization on October 13, 2020. Shueisha collected the manga's chapters into fourteen volumes, published from May 2016 to November 2020.

Volumes

Reception

By December 2020, ''Suteki na Kareshi'' had over three million copies in circulation. The series ranked 17th in the 2017 edition of

Takarajimasha is a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is known for publishing subculture-oriented fashion magazines aimed at teens, fashion magazines in general, as well as guide books. History The company was founded on September 22, ...

's ''

Kono Manga ga Sugoi! is an annual reference mook series published by Takarajimasha since 2005 featuring yearly rankings and reviews of manga. The rankings are compiled by surveying people in the manga and publishing industry. The series is part of Takarajimasha's ...

'' list of best manga for female readers. In 2018, it was nominated at the 42nd

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in the category. The following year, the series won the 64th

in the same category.

References

External links

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