Boyfriend (manga)
| Boyfriend | |
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Cover of Boyfriend volume 1 as published by Shogakukan | |
| ボーイフレンド (Bōifurendo) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Fuyumi Soryo |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Shōjo Comics |
| Original run | November 26, 1985 – April 23, 1988 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television film | |
| Directed by | Satoshi Dezaki |
| Written by | Kazumi Koide |
| Studio | Magic Bus |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| Released | February 11, 1992 |
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Boyfriend (Japanese: ボーイフレンド Hepburn: Bōifurendo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fuyumi Soryo. The manga focuses on Masaki, a delinquent and former basketball star, and Kanako, a girl with a heart condition that forces her to repeat two years of school, as they develop a relationship.
Boyfriend manga received the 1988 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.[1] On February 11, 1992, an anime adaptation by Magic Bus aired on TV Tokyo.[2] In 2008, the manga was posted on the Yahoo! Comic Japan website, for free browsing, to celebrate Shogakukan's Shōjo Comic's 40th anniversary.[3]
Plot
Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed him at a school notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good at, basketball. A chance encounter with the willful Yuuki Kanako may serve as a catalyst for change, as the indefinable connection she feels with him draws them together...
Characters
- Masaki Takatō (高刀 柾 Takatō Masaki)
- Kanako Yūki (結城 可奈子 Yūki Kanako)
- Sō Nakatsugawa (仲津川 荘 Nakatsugawa Sō)
- Akira Sofue (曽笛 亜樹良 Sofue Akira)
- Tadashi Takatō (高刀 正 Takatō Tadashi)
- Masao Takatō (高刀 正雄 Takatō Masao)
- Masahiko Takatō (高刀 正彦 Takatō Masahiko)
- Miwako Takatō (高刀 美和子 Takatō Miwako)
- Misako Tanaka (田中 美智子 Tanaka Misako)
- Koga (古賀)
- Aki Togawa (戸川 亜季 Togawa Aki)
- Megumi Hanyū (羽生 恵 Hanyū Megumi)
- Mami Hayashino (林野 まみ Hayashino Mami)
- Tōru Ogi (尾木 透 Ogi Tōru)
- Ōba (大場)
- Saeko Sofue (曽笛 冴子 Sofue Saeko)
References
- ↑ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ↑ "TVアニメ ボ～イ フレンド" (in Japanese). AllCinema Movie & DVD Database. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Sho-Comi Mag Marks 40th Anniversary with Free Manga". Anime News Network. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
External links
- Boyfriend (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia