Clover
Seventh tankōbon volume cover
クローバー
(Kurōbā)
GenreRomance, slice of life
Manga
Written byToriko Chiya
Published byShueisha
Magazine
  • Bouquet (1997–2000)
  • Cookie (2000–2006)
  • Chorus (2006–2010)
DemographicShōjo, josei
Original run1997 – 2010
Volumes24
Manga
Clover Trèfle
Written byToriko Chiya
Published byShueisha
MagazineCocohana
DemographicJosei
Original runJune 28, 2012 – November 28, 2019[1]
Volumes10
Live-action film

Clover (Japanese: クローバー, Hepburn: Kurōbā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Toriko Chiya. It follows Saya Suzuki, an office lady, who falls in love with her supervisor Susumu Tsuge.

Release

Clover was first serialized in Shueisha's magazine Bouquet between 1997[2] and 2000.[citation needed] It was transferred to Cookie,[3] being published from 2000 to 2006 on it.[citation needed] In 2006, another Shueisha magazine, Chorus (now Cocohana), began serializing the manga;[2] it lasted until April 2010.[4] All 91 individual chapters were collected by Shueisha into 24 tankōbon volumes,[2][4] published between July 25, 1997, and January 25, 2011.[5][6] From November 18, 2008, to August 17, 2012, the series was republished in 13 bunkoban volumes.[7][8]

The manga, which sold over 9.2 million copies in Japan,[9] has also been published in Italy by Star Comics,[10] in South Korea by Haksan,[11] and in Taiwan by Sharp Point Press.[12] It has spawned a sequel series, Clover Trèfle (クローバー trefle(トレフル), Kurōbā Torefuru), which started to be published on June 28, 2012, in Cocohana.[2][13] Its first tankōbon volume was released on January 25, 2014,[14] and, as of December 25, 2019, ten volumes of Clover Trèfle have been released in Japan.[15] Clover Trèfle was licensed in South Korea by Haksan.[16] Related works Little Clover (リトル・クローバー, Ritoru kurōbā) and Green Green Green were released into a single volume on October 17, 2014.[17]

Adaptations

An audio drama CD was published by Shueisha on May 18, 2004.[18]

A film directed by Takeshi Furusawa and written by Taeko Asano was released on November 1, 2014.[9]

References

  1. ^ 稚野鳥子「クローバーtrefle」約7年半の歴史に幕、最終10巻は12月発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 28, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Toriko Chiya's Clover Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. March 12, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  3. ^ 稚野鳥子「クローバー」大団円！フェリシモとのコラボも (in Japanese). Natalie. April 28, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Fin de Clover" (in French). Manga News. April 28, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  5. ^ クローバー 1 (マーガレットコミックス) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  6. ^ クローバー 24 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  7. ^ クローバー 1 集英社文庫(コミック版) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  8. ^ クローバー 13 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  9. ^ a b "映画「クローバー」公開記念! ドS王子にキュンとくる漫画まとめ". Infoseek (in Japanese). Rakuten. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  10. ^ "Clover n. 24" (in Italian). Star Comics. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  11. ^ 클로버 24권 (in Korean). Haksan. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  12. ^ 幸運情人草(23) (in Chinese). Sharp Point Press. July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  13. ^ "Toriko Chiya to Launch Clover trèfle Manga Sequel". Anime News Network. May 29, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  14. ^ "クローバー trefle 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  15. ^ "クローバー trefle 10" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  16. ^ 클로버 트레플 1권 (in Korean). Haksan. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  17. ^ リトル・クローバー (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  18. ^ "クローバー ドラマCD" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 21, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

External links

Cookie series
Chorus / Cocohana series
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