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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 Nozomi Mino. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Premium Cheese!'' from March 2018 to March 2019 and in '' Cheese!'' from April 2019 to June 2022. As of November 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve volumes. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2022.


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Manga

Written and illustrated by Nozomi Mino, the series began serialization in Shogakukan's ''Premium Cheese!'' magazine on March 5, 2018. In April 2019, the series moved to the '' Cheese!'' magazine. The series completed its serialization on June 24, 2022. An epilogue chapter is set to be released in August 2022. As of November 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve '' tankōbon'' volumes. In October 2020, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.


Volume list


Live-action

A live-action television drama adaptation was announced in June 2022. The series is set to be directed by Smith, Kenjiro Tsubakimoto, and Hiroto Totsuka, with Sorami Date writing the scripts and Yuta Furukawa and
Fumika Baba ''Weekly Playboy'', January 22, 2014 is a Japanese actress and model. She was scouted on a local street when she was in high school, and started working as a model for the local free newspaper, ''Niigata Bishōjo Zukan''. Baba was also part of a ...
performing the leads. It aired on MBS TV's programming block from October 27, 2022, to December 23, 2022. Disney Platform Distribution licensed the drama for an international release.


Reception

Caitlin Moore from
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praised the sex scenes and their emphasis on consensuallity, while also criticizing the story and artwork. Sheena McNeil from Sequential Tart praised the main characters and their relationship, though she also felt the art gave too much focus to Yuri. The series was nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the ''shōjo'' manga category in 2019. The third volume had an initial print run of 170,000 copies, being the eleventh largest print run of any Shogakukan title in 2019. The series has sold 4.5 million copies.


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