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Otomen (オトメン(乙男)) is a Japanese romantic comedy manga written and illustrated by Aya Kanno, which began in Bessatsu Hana to Yume in late 2006 and ... Otomen FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch OtomenCoverofthefirstmangavolumeオトメン(乙男)GenreRomanticcomedy[1] MangaWritten byAyaKannoPublished byHakusenshaEnglishpublisherNAVizMediaMagazineBessatsuHanatoYumeDemographicShōjoOriginalrunMarch25,2006–November26,2012Volumes18 TelevisiondramaDirected byMasakiTanimuraWritten byTeruoNoguchiMakiKuriharaRitsukoHanzawaKotaFukuharaOriginalnetworkFujiTVOriginalrunAugust1,2009–October27,2009Episodes12  Animeandmangaportal Otomen(オトメン(乙男))isaJapaneseromanticcomedymangawrittenandillustratedbyAyaKanno,whichbeganinBessatsuHanatoYumeinlate2006andconcludedonNovember26,2012.[2]TheserieshasbeenadaptedintoaliveactionTVdrama.Theserieshasbeenoneofthebest-sellingshōjopropertiesinAmerica,sincebeinglicensedbyVizMedia.[3]TheseriesisalsolicensedinFrancebyDelcourtandinSpainbyPlanetaDeAgostini. Contents 1Plot 2Characters 2.1Main 2.2Supporting 3Media 3.1Manga 3.1.1Volumelist 3.2Live-actiondrama 4Reception 5References 6Externallinks Plot[edit] AsukaMasamuneisthecoolest,manliestguyinhisschool.Heisthecaptainofthekendoteamwherehereachedthenationalchampionshiptournament,andalsoexcelsinjudoandkarate.However,heharborsasecret:heisanotomen,aguywhoreallylovesthingsthatareusuallyassociatedwithgirls:cooking,sewing,andespeciallyreadingshōjomangalovestories.HehidesthispartofhislifefromhisclassmatesuntilhemeetsandfallsinlovewithRyoMiyakozuka,thedaughterofamartialartistandheirtohisdojowhoappearstobeinterestedinmanlyguys.HeisencouragedbyhisschoolmateJutaTachibanatopursuearelationshipwithherandforthemtobehonestwitheachother,butunbeknownsttohim,JutaissecretlyashojomangaartistofAsuka'sfavoritemanga. Characters[edit] Main[edit] AsukaMasamune(正宗飛鳥,MasamuneAsuka) Asukaisaverytall,masculineandcoolhighschoolboy,butsecretly,helovesallthingsrelatedtogirls(pink,sparklyandcutestuff,cooking,lovecomics,etc.).This,however,doesnotstophimfrombeingnecessarilytoughonoccasion-hecandefendhimselfandhisfriends.WhenAsukawasyounghisfatherlefthisfamilybecausehewantedtobecomeawoman.ThisaffectedAsuka'smotherseverelyandwhenshesawthathersonwasstartingtolikegirlythingssheforcedhimtobemasculine.Asukaalsoclearlystatesthatwhilehelikesgirlythings,hedoesnotwanttobecomeawoman.Whenanewgirlinschool,RyoMiyakozuka,isbeingbulliedhedefendsherandlaterfallsinlovewithher.Amonghistalents,besidessports,arecookingandsewing.HealsoenjoysreadingthefictionalshōjomangaLoveChick. AuthorAyaKannohasnotedthatAsukahashobbiesandsensitivitiesthatareoppositeofherownpersonallikes.ShefindsthatitmakesAsukamorenaturallyfeminine.Vol.1author'snotes RyoMiyakozuka(都塚りょう,MiyakozukaRyō) RyoisanewtransferstudentatAsuka'sschool.Sheliveswithherfatherwhoisaverytoughpoliceofficer,andofwhichownstheirfamilydojo.Eventhoughsheisagirl,shecannotsew,cook,bake,makebentoordoanyother"girly"thingswithwhichAsukahelpsher.Shealsolikesactionmovies. AuthorAyaKannonotesthatRyoistheexactoppositeofAsuka,butthatRyohasadifferentperspectiveonmasculinitythanKannolikes.Kannoperceivesheras"theextremelythick-skinnedyetcluelesscoolboyinshojomanga".Vol.1author'snotes JutaTachibana(橘充太,TachibanaJūta) AplayboywhobefriendsAsukaandRyo,andhelpsAsukawithhisrelationshipwithRyo.UnderthepennameJewelSachihana,heisactuallytheauthorofAsuka'sfavoritemanga,LoveChick(ラブチック,Rabuchikku),whichrunsinthemagazineHanatoMame,Vol.1notesHefirstwasinspiredtomodelhisAsukagirlcharacterafterMasamunewhenhesawthelatterhelpoutachildwithastuffedanimal.Asaresult,hismangamovedupfromsecondplacetofirstplaceinreadershipandrelatedawards.UpongettingtoknowRyo,headdshertothemangaasaguy,andtriestofurthertheirrelationshipwheneverhisstorybogsdown. Jutaistheonlysonandeldestinafamilyof11children.Vol.3Hewasinspiredtobecomeamangaartistaftermeetingagirlwholethimborrowashōjomanga.Heendedupfallinginlovewithher,onlytofindoutthatshewasmovingaway.Hepromisedtoseeheroff,butbythetimehegottoherhouse,shewasalreadygone,leavinghimheartbroken.Hereturnedhometofindthemangasheloanedhim,unread.Hehadforgottenaboutitandnevergaveitback.Jutareadsitandfallsinlovewithshōjomanga.Vol.5 KannonotesthatJutawasoriginallyacoolcharacterbutgetsmorecomedicafterthethirdchapter,andheisashojomangaartistthroughandthrough.Sheadmireshispassionforhisworkandnotesthatheisthemostgroundedofthethreecharacters.Ch.1author'snotes YamatoAriake(有明大和,AriakeYamato) AnunderclassmanatAsuka'sschool,Yamatohasaverygirlyappearancewhichhehates.Helovesmartialartsandtrainshardtobecomegood.Headmiresmanlinessandhaslongdelusionalfantasiesaboutbeingmanly.HebelievesAsukatobetheidealmanandisoblivioustothefactthatAsukaisanotomen.Hefallsinlovewithmanydifferentgirlsbutisunabletogetagirlfriend.Vol.5KannonotesthatsheinitiallyhadadifficulttimekeepingYamatointhestoryastherewerenotmanyplaceswherehecouldbeused.Vol.2author'snotes HajimeTonomine(多武峰一,TōnomineHajime) ThecaptainofKinbaraHighSchool'skendoteam,heseesAsukaashislifelongrival.Vol.3Heisthestrongandsilenttypebutisactuallyanotomenwhoisgoodwithdoingmakeup.SimilartoAsuka,Tonomine'sfathertoldhimtogiveuphisgirlyhabits,fearingitwouldinterferewithhisKendo.Jutacallshima"tsun-sama",aportmanteauoftsundere(coldontheoutside,warmontheinside)andore-sama(self-confident,narcissistic).Vol.3,4Inonestoryarc,heandAsukaarerecruitedtodomakeoversforalocaltelevisionshowasmaskedcharacterscalledtheBeautySamurai.Vol.5,6 KitoraKurokawa(黒川樹虎,KurokawaKitora) Juta'sclassmate.Hehasamysterious,somewhatthreateningappearancethankstohistallstatureandbangsthatcoverhiseyes.Withhisfamilyrunningaflowershop,hehasbeenobsessedwiththebeautyofflowersandcoverseverythingfrombuildingstopeoplewiththem.Hewasinarelationshipwithagirlbutgaveitupwhenshetoldhimhehadtochoosebetweenherandflowers.Vol.4Heisanotomenwhoreferstohimselfasthe"flowerevangelist".KitoraknowsJuta'salter-egoasJewelSachihana,butprotectsit. Supporting[edit] KiyomiMasamune Asuka'smother.Traumatizedbyherhusband'sannouncementthathealwaysdreamedofbeingawoman,shetakesmanymeasurestoensureAsukaisverymanly.Asukaworriesshewillfaintifherevealshisotomensecrettoher.Vol.2 MiyukiYoshino AphotojournalistwhooriginallywashopingtoexposetheidentitiesoftheBeautySamuraiduo,laterrevealedtobeAsuka'sauntonhisfather'sside.Vol.6 MiraJonouchi ApopularshojomangaartistwhomJutabecomesfriendswith.ItislaterrevealedtoJuta(andlaterAsuka)thatMiraisactuallyanotomen,andthathedressesupasawomaninMira'spublicappearancesandsignings,withahandfancoveringherface. HiromiYoshino ThechefandtheownerofPatisserieVioletwhoheldthebakingclassformen,whichisAsuka'ssafehavenfromhisanti-otomenmother.Vol.9-11HeislaterrevealedtobeAsuka'sfatherandKiyomi'sex-husband. KasugaMasamune Asuka'scousinonhismother'sside,heisbroughtinastheactingchairmanaswellasatransferstudentinordertostoptheotomen.Vol.9Hehaslighthairandwearsglasses.Vol.8Whenhewasyoung,hehadacrushonAsukaandevenconfessedthathewantedtomarry"her",notdiscoveringthathewasaboyuntilyearslater.Vol.9 Mr.Amakashi AteacheratAsuka'sschool.HehelpsAsukaandhisfriendswithhidingtheirotomenactivitieswhenKasugaisrunningtheschool.Vol.8 OtowaMoematsu AyounghomeeconomicsteacherwhoisbroughttoAsuka'sschoolbyKiyomiinordertoteachwomentobemorefeminine.HernicknameisO-tan,andsheisverypopularamongtheboys.ShetriestogetRyotoactmorefemininebutfails.However,sheissurprisedthatRyohasAsukaasaboyfriend,andthatAsukaisamuchbetteratgirlactivitiesthanevenherself.Itislaterrevealedthatwhenshewasastudent,shewasatomboywhowasamemberofthesoftballteamandwhodidnotdoanyhousework.Herboyfriendatthetimetoldherthatshewasnotcuteandbrokeupwithher,promptinghertotryextrahardatbeingfeminine.AfterAsukadefendsherwhensheencountersherex,sheagreestopartwayswithherexandletsAsukacontinuewithhisotomenactivities.Shevowstowaitfortherightguytoloveherforwhosheis,andtocontinuebeinganangeltothesingleboys.Vol.9-10 Kibino AscienceteacherwhoisbroughtinbyKiyomitoreformtheschool.Hehasmessyhair,wearssciencegogglesandamaskthatcovershismouth.Heenjoysmakinginventions,buthasgottendisheartenedrecentlybecausetheinventionsarenotgettingmuchattention.HeconcoctedaformulathatmasshypnotizedAsuka'sschoolmatesintobelievingboysshoulddomanlythings,whilegirlsdogirlythings.Vol.10 NaitoMifune AJapanesehistoryteacherwhoisbroughtinbyKiyomitoreformtheschool.Heintendstoturnalltheboysintomanlysamurai.HehostsafieldtripatanEdoperiodthemedtowninwhichtheboyshavetoactlikesamuraiandthegirlshavetoactlikegeisha.However,whenrockslidesandstormscutoffcommunicationofthetownfromtheoutsideworld,hediscoversthatAsuka,Ryoandtheothersarequitecapableofhandlingthings.Hethusconcludesthatotomenaretheultimatesamurai.Vol.10-11 SuzakuOhji AteacherwhoisbroughtinbyKiyomitoreformAsuka'sschool. Media[edit] Manga[edit] ThemangaiswrittenandillustratedbyAyaKannoandwasserializedintheshōjomangamagazineBessatsuHanatoYumefrom2006toNovember26,2012.[2]SerialchapterswerecollectedineighteentankōbonvolumesbyHakusensha[4]VizMedialicensedtheseriesforitsShojoBeatimprint.[3]FrenchpublisherDelcourtlicensedOtomenandreleaseditsfirstvolumeinSeptember2008.[5]AsofJanuary2010,eightvolumeshavebeenreleased.[6]InSpain,thepublisherPlanetaDeAgostinihaslicensedtheseriesasOtomenwithitsfirstvolumereleasedinDecember2008.[7]AsofApril2011,ninevolumeshavebeenreleased.[8]TheGermanpublisherCarlsenVerlaghasmadeeighteenvolumesavailableintheePubformat.[9] Volumelist[edit] No. Originalreleasedate OriginalISBN NorthAmericareleasedate NorthAmericaISBN 1January19,2007[4]978-4-592-18414-0February3,2009[10]1-4215-2186-5 2May18,2007[4]978-4-592-18415-7May5,2009[11]1-4215-2187-3 3September19,2007[4]978-4-592-18416-4August4,2009[12]1-4215-2472-4 4December18,2007[4]978-4-592-18417-1November3,2009[13]1-4215-2537-2 5April18,2008[4]978-4-592-18418-8February2,2010[14]1-4215-2737-5 6August19,2008[4]978-4-592-18419-5May4,2010[15]1-4215-2930-0 7March19,2009[4]978-4-592-18737-0August3,2010[16]1-4215-3236-0 8August24,2009[4]978-4-592-18738-7November2,2010[17]1-4215-3591-2Ryoistransferringschools,sotheguyshaveaseriesofactivitiestosendheroff.YamatohasFra-Frasupporthiminafarewellsong;Kitorahasthemplantflowers;Jutatakesthemtotheamusementpark;andAsukatakesthemonamountainhike.HajimegivesmakeupadviceonanInternetmessageboardwhenheencountersawomanonlinewhoreallyneedsalotofhelp.AsukavisitsRyo'sgrandfather,butwhenhestartsdoinghouseworkandcooking,Ryo'sgrandfatherrealizessomething'sdifferentabouthim.HerevealstoAsukathathetooisanotomen,andagreestomovetoTokyo,bringingRyoback.Realizingthattheschoolhasanumberofotomen,Asuka'smotherintendstobantheotomenlifestyleShebringsinfournewteacherstoenforcethatguysdomanlythings,andthatgirlsdogirlythingswithnocrossoveractivities.ShealsobringsinAsuka'scousinKasugatobetheactingchairman. 9September18,2009[4]978-4-592-18739-4February1,2011[18]1-4215-3690-0Kasugaandthenewteachersenforcethenewschoolrulesthatboysaretoactlikemen,girlsaretoactlikewomen,andthatanyoneexhibitinganotomenlifestylewillbeexpelled.KasugadiscoversJuta'sshojomangajournalandsuspectsheisJewel.Kasugahastheartclassdrawmangainordertoouthim.JutareceivesawrittenpleatoJewelfromAsukatohelpsaveJutabyagreeingtomeetinpersonwithKasuga.JutagoestoMiraJonouchiforhelp.TheytrytotrickKasugabyhavingRyodressupbutitfails.OtowaMoematsu,thehomeeconomicsteacher,triestotrainthegirls,butdiscoversRyoisreallybadatcooking.Shevisitsherhometodiscoverthatsheisatomboywhoenjoysmartialarts.ButsheissurprisedthatRyohasAsukaasaboyfriend. 10February19,2010[4]978-4-592-19200-8May3,2011[19]1-4215-3830-XO-tanlearnsAsukahasalotofgirlyhobbiesandinterests.ShetriestosetupamixerforYamatotomeetgirls,andtoseewhatAsukawoulddo.AsukafrustratesO-tanmorewithhisperfectgirlishmanners.O-tanencountersherex,butAsukastandsupforher.Later,scienceteacherKibinohypontizestheguysandgirlsatschoolsothattheybehaveaccordingtotheirgender,butKitorahelpsAsukaandfriendsbreakoutofthespell.NaitoMifune,theJapanesehistoryteacher,takesthemonfieldtriptoEdoperiod-themedtownwheretheyaretotraintobesamurai,andwomentotraintobehavelikegeishas.TheymeetHajimeandtheKinbaraschool.Inthebonusmangachapter,Asukaisrecruitedtobea"BeautySamurai"maidenforatelevisionepisode. 11September17,2010[4]978-4-592-19221-3August2,2011[20]1-4215-3978-0 12February18,2011[4]978-4-592-19222-0February7,2012[21]978-1-42-154109-9 13August19,2011[4]978-4-592-19223-7September4,2012[22]978-1-42-154265-2 14January20,2012[4]978-4-592-19224-4January1,2013[23]978-1-42-154925-5 15April20,2012[4]978-4-592-19431-6May7,2013[24]978-1-42-155271-2 16September20,2012[4]978-4-592-19432-3August6,2013[25]978-1-42-155480-8 17January18,2013[4]978-4-592-19433-0January7,2014[26]978-1-42-155968-1 18January18,2013[4]978-4-592-19434-7May6,2014[27]978-1-42-156309-1 Live-actiondrama[edit] TheJuly2009issueofHanatoYumemagazine,inwhichOtomenruns,announcedthatalive-actiondramahadbeengreen-lit,andwouldpremieronJapanesetelevisiononAugust1,2009.KahoportraysRyo,andMasakiOkadaplaysAsuka.[28]Theendingthemesongis"ラバソー〜loversoul〜"sungbyKouShibasaki.AphotobookfortheliveactionseriesbyHakusenshainSeptember2009for1000yen,entitledOtomen(OtsuOtoko)OfisharuFotoBukku(オトメン(乙男)オフィシャルフォトブック)(ISBN 978-4-594-06045-9).[29] Cast MasakiOkadaasAsukaMasamune SaraTakatsukiasyoungAsuka KahoasRyoMiyakozuka NanamiHinataasyoungRyo RyoKimuraasHajimeTonomine KojiSetoasYamatoAriake KazumaSanoasJutaTachibana MireiKiritaniasMiyabiOharida TomohiroIchikawaasKitoraKurokawa EmiTakeiasKurikoTachibana KanakoYanagiharaasYumekoHanazawa NobuhikoTakadaasRyo'sfather ShingoTsurumiasAsuka'sfather MiraiYamamotoasAsuka'smother TokimasaTanabeasNakajima YuSawabeasIsonoKatsuo Reception[edit] SimilartoKanno'searlierworks,theserieshasbecomequitepopular,scoringhighonbothTohanandOricon'sweeklycomiccharts.[30][31]ThesevenvolumesavailableinJapanasofMay2009havesoldover2.5millioncopies.[32]Theserieswaslistedasbeingthe3rdbest-sellingshōjoproperty,alongwiththe13thover-allmangaproperty,inAmericaforthefirstquarterof2009.[33][34] References[edit] ^"TheOfficialWebsiteforOtomen".VizMedia.RetrievedDecember7,2017. ^ab"OtomenShōjoRomanticComedyMangatoEndinNovember".AnimeNewsNetwork.September24,2012.RetrievedJanuary16,2013. ^ab"VizAddsHoneyHunt,Gestalt,MagicTouch,Otomen". ^abcdefghijklmnopqrs"S-book.netLibraryService"オトメン(乙男)[Otomen](inJapanese).Hakusensha.RetrievedAugust5,2009. ^"OtomenTome1".Delcourt.September24,2008.RetrievedMarch2,2010. 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