Ten Count
| Manga | |
|---|---|
| title | Ten Count |
| Original title | テ ン カ ウ ン ト |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Rihito Takarai |
| publishing company | Shinshokan |
| magazine | Dear + |
| First publication | 2013-2017 |
| expenditure | 6th |
Ten Count ( Japanese テ ン カ ウ ン ト ) is a manga series by Rihito Takarai that was published in Japan from 2013 to 2017. The Yaoi series tells of a young man who falls in love with his therapist while undergoing anxiety therapy, and has been translated into several languages. An adaptation as an anime has been announced.
content
The secretary Tadaomi Shirotani suffers from mysophobia , the fear of dirt and contagion. In his job he can avoid the contacts he despises, also because his boss, Mr. Kuramoto, shows him consideration. But when he one day has an accident, Shirotani blames himself that his fear is responsible. The therapist Riku Kurose helps with the accident and immediately recognizes Shirotani's illness. He advises him to seek medical treatment. When Shirotani finally manages to do it, he ends up with Kurose as a therapist. He even offers to help him free of charge and as a friend. Shirotani makes a list of ten activities that disgust him, in ascending order; starting with using the door handle without gloves. But Shirotani leaves tenth place empty. If he fills it out once, Kurose will tell him why he wants to help him for free. While working on the list, Shirotani slowly builds trust in Kurose and often it is easier for him to cope with the tasks, especially in his presence.
publication
The manga was published from 2013 to 2017 in the magazine Dear + the publisher Shinshokan , which published the chapter also collected in six volumes.
A German translation with all six volumes was published by Tokyopop from May 2015 to November 2018 . An English version was published by SuBLime , a French version by Taifu Comics , a Spanish version by Editorial Ivréa and a Chinese version by Tong Li Publishing .
reception
While the first volume of the manga sold almost 40,000 copies in the first two weeks after publication in 2014, the sixth and final volume sold over 154,000 volumes in the same period in March 2018. At that time all volumes together had a printed circulation of 2 million.
German magazine Animania highlights how "slowly and carefully" Takarai builds the couple's relationship. Each of the subtle gestures, looks and movements count, "even the smallest touch" is "sensually staged". The drawings are very neat and tidy.
Web links
- Entry in the Incomplete Manga Guide
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ten Count Boys-Love Manga Gets Anime. In: Anime News Network. March 25, 2018, accessed November 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6. In: Anime News Network. April 9, 2014, accessed November 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, April 2-8. In: Anime News Network. April 11, 2018, accessed November 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Animania 4/2015, p. 56.