Gunjō (羣青, lit. "Ultramarine") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ching Nakamura. It was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Morning Two from June 2007 to June 2009, before being canceled, and the manga continued its publication in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from February 2010 to January 2012. Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes. A live-action film adaptation produced by Netflix, titled Ride or Die, premiered worldwide in April 2021.
| Gunjō | |
_vol._1.png) Cover of the first volume | |
| 羣青 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, yuri[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ching Nakamura |
| Published by |
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| Imprint | Ikki Comix |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | June 26, 2007 – January 25, 2012 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Live-action film | |
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Characters
edit- Megane-san (メガネさん) / Nanae Shinoda (篠田 七恵, Shinoda Nanae)
- Portrayed by: Honami Sato[2]
- Les-san (レズさん, Rezu-san) / Rei Nagasawa (永澤 レイ, Nagasawa Rei)
- Portrayed by: Kiko Mizuhara[2]
Media
editManga
editGunjō, written and illustrated by Ching Nakamura, debuted in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two on June 26, 2007.[3] The manga was canceled after 13 installments on June 22, 2009.[4][5] Nakamura first planned to resume the manga as doujinshi;[6][5] however, her plans changed after discussing with Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki's staff.[7][5] The manga resumed publication in Monthly Ikki on February 25, 2010,[5][8] and finished on January 25, 2012.[9] Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from February 25, 2010,[10] to May 30, 2012.[11]
Volumes
edit| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 25, 2010[10] | 978-4-09-188509-8 |
| 2 | January 28, 2011[12] | 978-4-09-188537-1 |
| 3 | May 30, 2012[11] | 978-4-09-188577-7 |
Live-action film
editIn October 2020, it was announced that Netflix was developing a live-action film adaptation of the manga, titled Ride or Die (彼女, Kanojo, "Her"), which premiered simultaneously worldwide on April 15, 2021.[13][14][15] The film stars Kiko Mizuhara and Honami Sato. The film was directed by Ryūichi Hiroki, Nami Sakkawa wrote the scripts and Haruomi Hosono performed the theme song.[13][2]
References
edit- ^ Loo, Egan (August 12, 2009). "Gunjō Manga Creator Ching Nakamura Interviewed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c Komatsu, Mikikazu (October 26, 2020). "Ching Nakamura's Drama Manga Gunjo Gets Live-action Adaptation on Netflix in Spring 2021". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ モーニング２ vol.4 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Loo, Egan (September 15, 2009). "Hakusensha to Launch Rakuen Anthology in October". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Loo, Egan (January 19, 2010). "Gunjō Yuri Manga to Resume in Ikki Mag in February". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ 羣青の移籍先について. Ching Nakamura's Hatena Diary. October 10, 2009. Archived from the original on December 6, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ いろいろ…. Ching Nakamura's Hatena Diary. October 12, 2009. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ 中村珍「羣青」IKKIで連載再開決定、単行本も同日発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 19, 2010. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ IKKIでマンガ道に悩む女を描いた新連載＆「羣青」完結. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 25, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b 羣青 １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b 羣青 ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ 羣青 ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 28, 2020). "Ching Nakamura's Gunjō Manga Gets Netflix Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Matsumoto, Takuya (May 7, 2021). "Director Hiroki Ryūichi Takes to Netflix with "Ride or Die"". nippon.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (April 14, 2021). "'Ride or Die': A wild road trip worth taking". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
Further reading
edit- Friedman, Erica (August 8, 2009). "Interview with Gunjo's Nakamura Ching". Okazu. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
External links
edit- Gunjō official website at Monthly Morning Two at the Wayback Machine (archived March 2, 2009) (in Japanese)
- Gunjō official website at Ikki Paradise at the Wayback Machine (archived March 25, 2014) (in Japanese)
- Ching Nakamura's website (in Japanese)
- Gunjō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia