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Nōnai Poison Berry (Japanese: 脳内ポイズンベリー, Hepburn: Nōnai Poizun Berii, transl. Poison Berry in My Brain) is a Japanese slice-of-life romance manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized in Chorus magazine, later relaunched as Cocohana magazine,[3] from December 2009[4] to March 2015[5] and collected as five tankōbon volumes by publisher Shueisha.[6] The series was adapted into a live-action film that premiered in Japan in May 2015,[7] as well as a stage play that ran at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, in March 2020, both directed by Yūichi Satō[8][9] and officially titled Poison Berry in My Brain in English.[10][11] The Stage play was rerun in 2022 with a different cast.[12]

Nōnai Poison Berry
脳内ポイズンベリー
(Nōnai Poizun Berī)
GenreRomance, slice-of-life[1]
Manga
Written bySetona Mizushiro
Published byShueisha
ImprintQueen's Comics
MagazineChorus/Cocohana
DemographicJosei
Original runDecember 28, 2009 (2009-12-28) – March 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Live-action film
Poison Berry in My Brain
Directed byYūichi Satō
Written byTomoko Aizawa [ja]
Music byAkio Izutsu [ja]
ReleasedMay 9, 2015 (2015-05-09)
Runtime121 minutes
Stage play
Stage play

Characters

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Ichiko Sakurai (櫻井 いちこ, Sakurai Ichiko)
Portrayed by: Yōko Maki (film),[7] Misako Renbutsu (1st stage play),[8] Yuika Motokariya (2nd stage play)[12]
The series' main character, a shy 30-something whose inner thoughts appear to readers as a board of five very different individuals. When she falls for a younger man at a drinking party, the board members fall into a panic.
Ryōichi Saotome (早乙女 亮一, Saotome Ryōichi)
Portrayed by: Yuki Furukawa (film),[7] Aoto Watanabe (1st stage play),[9] Shunya Shiraishi (2nd stage play)[12]
Ichiko's love interest.
Ochi (越智)
Portrayed by: Sonha (film),[7] Shunya Shiraishi (1st stage play),[9] Ryo Hirano [ja] (2nd stage play)[12]
A publishing company editor who shows interest in Ichiko.
Yoshida (吉田)
Portrayed by: Hidetoshi Nishijima (film),[7] Hayato Ichihara (1st stage play),[8] Yusei Yagi [ja] (2nd stage play)[12]
The leader of Ichiko's board members. He is generally the member who initiates group votes on Ichiko's next actions.
Ishibashi (石橋)
Portrayed by: Ryunosuke Kamiki (film),[7] Katsuki Motodaka [ja] (1st stage play),[8] Hiroki Ino (2nd stage play)[12]
An optimistic board member with a hopeful outlook for Ichiko's future.
Ikeda (池田)
Portrayed by: Yō Yoshida (film),[7] Seina Sagiri [ja] (1st stage play),[8] Hanayo Kimura [ja] (2nd stage play)[12]
A negative board member who believes that most of Ichiko's actions will end badly.
Hatoko (ハトコ)
Portrayed by: Hiyori Sakurada (film),[7] Yūri Saitō [ja] (1st stage play),[8] Yuna Hayakawa (2nd stage play)[12]
A Gothic Lolita board member who thinks and votes on impulse, rather than weighing the pros and cons.
Kishi (岸)
Portrayed by: Kazuyuki Asano [ja] (film),[7] Kim Kwangsu (1st stage play),[8] Ken Ishiguro (2nd stage play)[12]
An elderly board member caught up in the past.

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 19, 2011[13]978-4-08-865626-7
2 July 25, 2012[14]978-4-08-865658-8
3 August 23, 2013[15]978-4-08-865666-3
4 September 25, 2014[16]978-4-08-865670-0
5 April 24, 2015[17]978-4-08-865672-4

Reception

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Nōnai Poison Berry ranked 20th in the 2013 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey.[18] It was also a Jury Selection in the Manga Division at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Nônai Poison Berry vo". Manga News (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. ^ Some schedules have been canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 28, 2011). "Shueisha's Cocohana Magazine Manga Lineup Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Loo, Egan (November 29, 2009). "After School Nightmare's Mizushiro to Start New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Valdez, Kiara (February 28, 2015). "Nōnai Poison Berry Manga Ends in March". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Hamilton, Tiara (October 2, 2014). "Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry Manga to End With 5th Volume". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ressler, Karen (September 28, 2014). "Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g 「脳内ポイズンベリー」舞台化！市原隼人が主演、演出は映画版監督の佐藤祐市. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). November 29, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c 舞台「脳内ポイズンベリー」越智役は白石隼也、早乙女役に渡辺碧斗！河西智美も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). January 5, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "Poison Berry in My Brain". Fuji Television Network. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Poison Berry in My Brain". Fuji Television Network. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i 舞台「脳内ポイズンベリー」メインビジュ＆全キャスト発表、いちこ役は本仮屋ユイカ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  13. ^ 脳内ポイズンベリー 1. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  14. ^ 脳内ポイズンベリー 2. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  15. ^ 脳内ポイズンベリー 3. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  16. ^ 脳内ポイズンベリー 4. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  17. ^ 脳内ポイズンベリー 5. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  18. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (December 10, 2012). "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2013 Voters". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  19. ^ Loo, Egan (December 5, 2013). "Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
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