Suteki na Kareshi (Japanese: 素敵な彼氏, "Where's My Lovely Sweetheart?") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazune Kawahara. It was serialized in Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine from January 2016 to October 2020, with its chapters collected into fourteen tankōbon volumes.
Suteki na Kareshi | |
素敵な彼氏 | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Kazune Kawahara |
Published by | Shueisha |
Imprint | Margaret Comics |
Magazine | Bessatsu Margaret |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | January 13, 2016 – October 13, 2020 |
Volumes | 14 |
The series won the 64th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category in 2019.
Publication
editWritten and illustrated by Kazune Kawahara, Suteki na Kareshi began serialization in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret on January 13, 2016.[1] In July 2017, an extra chapter was published in Betsuma Spin-off, a supplementary magazine of Bessatsu Margaret.[2] The series ended its serialization on October 13, 2020.[3] Shueisha collected the manga's chapters into fourteen tankōbon volumes, published from May 2016 to November 2020.[4][5]
Volumes
editNo. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | May 25, 2016[4] | 978-4-08-845589-1 |
2 | September 23, 2016[6] | 978-4-08-845640-9 |
3 | February 24, 2017[7] | 978-4-08-845720-8 |
4 | June 23, 2017[8] | 978-4-08-845775-8 |
5 | October 25, 2017[9] | 978-4-08-845838-0 |
6 | February 23, 2018[10] | 978-4-08-845892-2 |
7 | June 25, 2018[11] | 978-4-08-844056-9 |
8 | November 22, 2018[12] | 978-4-08-844124-5 |
9 | February 25, 2019[13] | 978-4-08-844173-3 |
10 | July 25, 2019[14] | 978-4-08-844223-5 |
11 | November 25, 2019[15] | 978-4-08-844265-5 |
12 | March 25, 2020[16] | 978-4-08-844315-7 |
13 | July 22, 2020[17] | 978-4-08-844361-4 |
14 | November 25, 2020[5] | 978-4-08-844425-3 |
Reception
editBy December 2020, Suteki na Kareshi had over three million copies in circulation.[18]
The series ranked 17th in the 2017 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for female readers.[19] In 2018, it was nominated at the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category.[20] The following year, the series won the 64th Shogakukan Manga Award in the same category.[21]
References
edit- ^ a b 河原和音の別マ新連載は、彼氏がほしいと願う空回り気味な女子高生のラブコメ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 13, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 星谷かおりの新連載が別マで、「虹色日和」など連載陣の番外編収めた別冊も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 13, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (September 12, 2020). "Suteki na Kareshi Manga by My Love Story, Aozora Yell's Kazune Kawahara Ends on October 13". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ a b 【5月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 25, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ a b 【11月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 25, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【9月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【2月24日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【6月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【10月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 25, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【2月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【6月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【2月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 25, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【7月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 25, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【11月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 25, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【3月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 25, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ 【7月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 22, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Bessatsu Margaret [@betsuma_info] (December 24, 2020). [#素敵な彼氏]累計300万部突破🎁🎊河原和音先生より、桐ののウェディングイラストが到着🤵🏻👰🏻💍 連載中やコミックス発売時のご感想、いつもありがとうございました💌 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (December 9, 2016). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2017's Series Ranking for Female Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 5, 2018). "42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (January 21, 2019). "Dr. Stone, Age 12, More Win 64th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
External links
edit- Official website at Bessatsu Margaret (in Japanese)
- Suteki na Kareshi (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia