Xx me!
| Xx me! | |
|---|---|
| Original title | わ た し に ×phia し な さ い! |
| transcription | Watashi ni xx Shinasai! |
| genre | Comedy , drama, romance |
| Manga | |
| author | Ema Tōyama |
| publishing company | Kodansha |
| magazine | Nakayoshi |
| First publication | May 1, 2009 - June 3, 2015 |
| expenditure | 19th |
| Manga | |
| title | Xx me! Couple Arc |
| Original title | わ た し に ×phia し な さ い！ カ ッ プ ル 編 |
| transcription | Watashi ni xx Shinasai! Couple-hen |
| author | Ema Toyama |
| publishing company | Kodansha |
| magazine | Nakayoshi |
| First publication | March 2, 2018 - June 1, 2018 |
| expenditure | 1 |
Xx me! ( jap. わ た し に×phia し な さ い! , Watashi ni xx Shinasai! ) is a manga series by Ema Tōyama , which was published in Japan from 2009 to 2015. It belongs to the genres Shōjo , Comedy , Drama and Romanticism and has been translated into several languages.
action
Among her middle school classmates, 16-year-old Yukina Himuro is notorious for her penetrating gaze, with which she can upset even teachers. Above all, she is a good observer, can easily recognize the weaknesses of her fellow human beings and exploits them ruthlessly. What nobody knows except her cousin Akira is that she is also a successful cellphone novelist in her spare time. Even her classmates like to read her stories. But now their fans are demanding that the stories be more romantic. But Yukina has no experience in love and actually no desire for a relationship. But then she comes across a book by the popular and handsome student council president Shigure Kitami, in which he records his often negative views about his classmates. So she blackmailed him in order to gain experience for her novel even without a relationship and gave him missions like holding hands with her or going out.
In this way, Yukina's stories quickly become even more popular. But she is slowly wondering if she has developed real feelings for Shigure. Finally, she surprises her cousin Akira, who has always been like a little brother and good friend to her, by falling in love with her too.
publication
The manga was published from May 1, 2009 (issue 6/2009) to June 3, 2015 (issue 7/2015) in the Nakayoshi magazine at Kodansha . The publisher later brought out the chapters in 19 volumes. From March 2nd (issue 4/2018) to June 1st, 2018 (issue 7/2018), a short sequel was published in advance of a real-life filming under the title Watashi ni xx Shinasai! Couple-hen in the same magazine. It was later published in an anthology.
A German translation was published by Egmont Manga from April 2011 to October 2016 . In May 2019 it was continued as xx me! Couple Arc . An English version was published by Kodansha itself, a French version by Pika Édition , an Italian version by Edizioni Star Comics and a Chinese version by Sharp Point Press .
filming
Directed by Tōru Yamamoto , a real-life film was created that was released in Japanese cinemas on June 23, 2018. Ayako Kitagawa was the author of the 96 minute long film . Tina Tamashiro (Yukina) and Yuta Koseki (Shigure) took on the leading roles. The broadcasters TBS and MBS TV had already shown a four-part short film series in March to promote the film.
reception
The volumes in the series sold around 14,000 to 18,000 times in the first week after publication. In 2012 the manga was awarded the Kōdansha Manga Prize for "Best Children's Manga".
Web links
- Official websites at Kodansha and at Nakayoshi (Japanese)
- Entry for the first series and the continuation in the Incomplete Manga Guide
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, February 3-9. Anime News Network, February 12, 2014, accessed June 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, February 4-10. Anime News Network, February 13, 2013, accessed June 18, 2019 .
- ↑ 36th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced. Anime News Network, May 10, 2012, accessed June 18, 2019 .