is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Bakka Okita. It was first serialized in

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

's ''josei'' manga magazines '' Kiss Plus'' (December 2013 to February 2014) and ''Hatsu Kiss'' (June 2014 to February 2021), with its chapters collected in seven ''

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'' volumes. The series was adapted into a ten-episode

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broadcast on

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from July to September 2018. In 2018, ''Tōmei na Yurikago'' won the 42nd

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in the ''shōjo'' category.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by , based on her own experience working at an

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clinic, ''Tōmei na Yurikago'' started in

's ''josei'' manga magazine '' Kiss Plus'' on December 7, 2013. The magazine ceased its publication on February 8, 2014, and the series was transferred to the brand new magazine ' on June 13 of the same year; the magazine switched to digital-only publication on June 25, 2018. The series finished on February 25, 2021. Kodansha collected its chapters in nine ''

'' volumes released from May 13, 2015, to April 13, 2021.

Volume list

Drama

A ten-episode

adaptation was broadcast on

from July 20 to September 21, 2018.

Reception

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's ''

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'' list of best manga of 2019 for female readers, the series ranked 6th. The series ranked 11th on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2017" poll by Honya Club online bookstore. In 2018, the series won the 42nd

in the ''shōjo'' category.

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* * * {{Kodansha Manga Award - Shōjo Kodansha manga Medical anime and manga NHK television dramas Josei manga Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōjo)