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Takahashi from the Bike Shop

Takahashi from the Bike Shop (自転車屋さんの高橋くん, Jitenshaya no Takahashi-kun) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Arare Matsumushi. It began serialization on Leed Publishing's Torch Web manga website in April 2019. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from November to December 2022.

Takahashi from the Bike Shop
First tankōbon volume cover
自転車屋さんの高橋くん
(Jitenshaya no Takahashi-kun)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byArare Matsumushi
Published byLeed Publishing
English publisher
ImprintTorch Comics
MagazineTorch Web
DemographicJosei
Original runApril 3, 2019 – present
Volumes7
Television drama
Directed by
  • Isamu Ohta
  • Fuga Yaegashi
  • Hisayoshi Yamashita
Produced by
  • Isamu Ohta
  • Kyohei Morinaga
  • Kazuhiro Goto
Written byAyako Kitagawa
StudioLesPros Entertainment
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run November 3, 2022 – December 22, 2022
Episodes8

Characters

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Ryōhei Takahashi (高橋遼平, Takahashi Ryōhei)
Portrayed by: Nobuyuki Suzuki[2]
Tomoko Hanno (飯野朋子, Hanno Tomoko)
Portrayed by: Rio Uchida[2]

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Arare Matsumushi, Takahashi from the Bike Shop began serialization on Leed Publishing's Torch Web manga website on April 3, 2019.[1] Its chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of November 2023.[3]

In August 2024, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in January 2025.[4]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 November 22, 2019[5]978-4-845-86033-3January 21, 2025[6]979-8-855-40445-6
2 May 22, 2020[7]978-4-845-86057-9——
3 January 22, 2021[8]978-4-845-86074-6——
4 August 27, 2021[9]978-4-845-86100-2——
5 May 26, 2022[10]978-4-845-86124-8——
6 February 24, 2023[11]978-4-845-86153-8——
7 November 24, 2023[3]978-4-845-86605-2——
8 November 28, 2024978-4-845-86773-8——

Drama

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A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on August 10, 2022. The drama aired on TV Tokyo from November 3 to December 22, 2022, starred Nobuyuki Suzuki and Rio Uchida in lead roles, and featured Rio Teramoto, Mari Hamada, and others in supporting roles.[2][12]

Reception

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The first volume featured a recommendation from manga artist Peko Watanabe.[13]

The series was ranked tenth in the Nationwide Publishers' Recommended Comics of 2021.[14] The series was ranked thirteenth in the 2022 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook list of the best manga for female readers.[15] The series was nominated for the 15th Manga Taishō and was ranked 10th with 32 points.[16]

By July 2023, the series had over 1.5 million copies in circulation.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b アラサーOLと年下のヤンキー、不器用な2人の恋物語「自転車屋さんの高橋くん」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 4, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c 松虫あられ「自転車屋さんの高橋くん」TVドラマ化！鈴木伸之＆内田理央が出演. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b 【11月24日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 24, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Mateo, Alex (August 9, 2024). "Yen Press Licenses Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky Novels, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  5. ^ 【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Takahashi from the Bike Shop, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  7. ^ 【5月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 22, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  8. ^ 【1月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 22, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  9. ^ 【8月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 27, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  10. ^ 【5月26日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 26, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  11. ^ 【2月24日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 24, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  12. ^ ドラマ「自転車屋さんの高橋くん」メインビジュアル、柾木玲弥ら7人の追加キャスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  13. ^ ヤンキー風青年と気弱OL、不器用な2人の恋路を描く「自転車屋さんの高橋くん」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  14. ^ 全国書店員が選んだおすすめマンガ、今年の1位は「わたしの幸せな結婚」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 29, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  15. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 29, 2021). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2022 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  16. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 28, 2022). "Shun Umezawa's Darwin Jihen Manga Wins 15th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  17. ^ 「自転車屋さんの高橋くん」トーチwebで全話無料公開、名シーン投票企画もスタート. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 31, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
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