Clover (Japanese: クローバー, Hepburn: Kurōbā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Toriko Chiya. It follows Saya Suzuki, an office lady, who falls in love with her supervisor Susumu Tsuge.
Clover | |
クローバー (Kurōbā) | |
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Genre | Romance, slice of life |
Manga | |
Written by | Toriko Chiya |
Published by | Shueisha |
Magazine | |
Demographic | Shōjo, josei |
Original run | 1997 – 2010 |
Volumes | 24 |
Manga | |
Clover Trèfle | |
Written by | Toriko Chiya |
Published by | Shueisha |
Magazine | Cocohana |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | June 28, 2012 – November 28, 2019[1] |
Volumes | 10 |
Live-action film | |
Release
editClover was first serialized in Shueisha's magazine Bouquet between 1997[2] and 2000.[citation needed] It was transferred to Cookie,[3] being published from 2000 to 2006 on it.[citation needed] In 2006, another Shueisha magazine, Chorus (now Cocohana), began serializing the manga;[2] it lasted until April 2010.[4] All 91 individual chapters were collected by Shueisha into 24 tankōbon volumes,[2][4] published between July 25, 1997, and January 25, 2011.[5][6] From November 18, 2008, to August 17, 2012, the series was republished in 13 bunkoban volumes.[7][8]
The manga, which sold over 9.2 million copies in Japan,[9] has also been published in Italy by Star Comics,[10] in South Korea by Haksan,[11] and in Taiwan by Sharp Point Press.[12] It has spawned a sequel series, Clover Trèfle (クローバー trefle, Kurōbā Torefuru), which started to be published on June 28, 2012, in Cocohana.[2][13] Its first tankōbon volume was released on January 25, 2014,[14] and, as of December 25, 2019, ten volumes of Clover Trèfle have been released in Japan.[15] Clover Trèfle was licensed in South Korea by Haksan.[16] Related works Little Clover (リトル・クローバー, Ritoru kurōbā) and Green Green Green were released into a single volume on October 17, 2014.[17]
Adaptations
editAn audio drama CD was published by Shueisha on May 18, 2004.[18]
A film directed by Takeshi Furusawa and written by Taeko Asano was released on November 1, 2014.[9]
References
edit- ^ 稚野鳥子「クローバーtrefle」約7年半の歴史に幕、最終10巻は12月発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 28, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Toriko Chiya's Clover Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. March 12, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ 稚野鳥子「クローバー」大団円!フェリシモとのコラボも (in Japanese). Natalie. April 28, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "Fin de Clover" (in French). Manga News. April 28, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ クローバー 1 (マーガレットコミックス) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ クローバー 24 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ クローバー 1 集英社文庫(コミック版) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ クローバー 13 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "映画「クローバー」公開記念! ドS王子にキュンとくる漫画まとめ". Infoseek (in Japanese). Rakuten. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ "Clover n. 24" (in Italian). Star Comics. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ 클로버 24권 (in Korean). Haksan. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ 幸運情人草(23) (in Chinese). Sharp Point Press. July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ "Toriko Chiya to Launch Clover trèfle Manga Sequel". Anime News Network. May 29, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "クローバー trefle 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "クローバー trefle 10" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ 클로버 트레플 1권 (in Korean). Haksan. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ リトル・クローバー (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ "クローバー ドラマCD" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 21, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
External links
edit- Clover at Cocohana's site
- Clover (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Clover's film official site (in Japanese)