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 August 2006 to February 2010 and collected into eight volumes. A television drama adaptation aired on

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, the series began serialization in

's ''

'' magazine on August 11, 2006. It completed serialization on February 13, 2010. Its individual chapters were collected into eight volumes, released from January 26, 2007, to May 26, 2010. An epilogue chapter was released in ''Betsucomi'' in July 2020.

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published the series in English.

Stage play

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from August 5–10, 2010. It starred Momosuke Mizutani and Ryutora Isogai, with

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performing its main theme.

TV drama

A television drama adaptation was announced in March 2020. It was directed by Shunsuke Kariyama, Mitsushi Okamoto, and Masataka Hayashi, with Naomi Hiruta writing the scripts and the members of

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performing the lead roles. It was originally set to premiere in July 2020, but was delayed due to the

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. Naniwa Danshi also performed its main theme, "Aoharu: With U with Me". The series aired from October 8 to December 24, 2020, on

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of ''Manga Life'' praised the humor and artwork. He also felt the series "offeres up

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for both guy and girl fans". Karen Maeda of ''Sequential Tart'' praised the artwork and characters, describing the former as "fun" and noting it was easy to follow. Lissa Pattillo of ''

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'' felt the manga had some good comedic moments and praised the Viz Media translation, though Pattillo also felt the art was generic and criticized the episodic storytelling.

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