My Boy in Blue (PとJK, P to JK, lit. "Policeman and Schoolgirl") is a Japanese romantic comedy shōjo manga series by Maki Miyoshi and serialized by Kodansha in Bessatsu Friend.[2] The Japanese title is composed of acronyms for Police Officer and Joshi Kōsei, "high school girl". The first volume was published on April 12, 2013.[3] A live-action film adaptation was announced in May 2016 with Ryūichi Hiroki as director,[4] and premiered on March 25, 2017.[5] The manga won the 41st Annual Kodansha Manga Award in the "Shojo" category in 2017.[6] The manga ended in February 2020 with a total of sixteen volumes.[7]
| My Boy in Blue | |
 The cover of the first volume of My Boy in Blue | |
| PとJK (P to JK) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Maki Miyoshi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Friend |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | December 13, 2012 – February 13, 2020 |
| Volumes | 16 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Ryūichi Hiroki |
| Written by | Nami Kikkawa |
| Studio | Shochiku |
| Released | March 25, 2017 |
Plot
editThe story revolves around Kako Motoya, a first-year high school student, and Kota Sagano, a police man. The two meet at a mixer and begin to fall for each other until Kota realizes Kako is a high schooler. Nonetheless, the two marry in secret; the story follows their bizarre marriage and the troubles that occur.
Characters
edit- Kako Motoya
- Portrayed by: Tao Tsuchiya
- Kota Sagano
- Portrayed by: Kazuya Kamenashi
- Heisuke Ōkami
- Portrayed by: Mahiro Takasugi
- Mikado Yaguchi
- Portrayed by:Tina Tamashiro
- Jiro Nagakura
- Portrayed by: Daigo Nishihata
- Fumi Komori
- Portrayed by: Aya Ōmasa
- Yamamoto
- Portrayed by: Tomorowo Taguchi
- Kako's father
- Portrayed by: Jun Murakami
- Kako's mother
- Portrayed by: Rie Tomosaka
Reception
editIt was number fourteen in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014.[8]
Volume 3 reached the 25th place of the weekly Oricon manga charts[9] and, as of December 22, 2013, has sold 69,261 copies.[10] Volume 4 reached the 12th place and, as of April 20, 2014, has sold 112,796 copies.[11] Volume 5 reached the 5th place and, as of August 17, 2014, has sold 104,905 copies.[12] As of May 2016, the series has sold 2.1 million copies.[13]
References
edit- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 23, 2018). "Kodansha Comics Adds 3 Digital Manga, 5 Digital Yaoi Manga in August". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "P to JK Romantic Comedy Manga's Live-Action Film's Still Shows Mahiro Takasugi in Costume". Anime News Network. August 1, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ ＰとＪＫ（１）. kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ "P to JK Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ "【3月24日付】今週末公開の新作映画". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "41st Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "My Boy in Blue Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Japan's Bookstore Employees Rank Top Manga of 2014". Anime News Network. 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 9–15". Anime News Network. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 16–22". Anime News Network. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14–20". Anime News Network. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 11–17". Anime News Network. 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ "P to JK Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
External links
edit- Film official website (in Japanese)
- My Boy in Blue (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia