My Boy in Blue
The cover of the first volume of My Boy in Blue
PとJK
(P to JK)
GenreRomantic comedy
Manga
Written byMaki Miyoshi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineBessatsu Friend
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 13, 2012 – February 13, 2020
Volumes16
Live-action film
Directed byRyūichi Hiroki
Written byNami Kikkawa
StudioShochiku
ReleasedMarch 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)

My Boy in Blue (PとJK, P to JK, lit. "Policeman and Schoolgirl") is a Japanese romantic comedy shōjo manga series by Maki Miyoshi and serialized by Kodansha in Bessatsu Friend.[2] The Japanese title is composed of acronyms for Police Officer and Joshi Kōsei, "high school girl". The first volume was published on April 12, 2013.[3] A live-action film adaptation was announced in May 2016 with Ryūichi Hiroki as director,[4] and premiered on March 25, 2017.[5] The manga won the 41st Annual Kodansha Manga Award in the "Shojo" category in 2017.[6] The manga ended in February 2020 with a total of sixteen volumes.[7]

Plot

The story revolves around Kako Motoya, a first-year high school student, and Kota Sagano, a police man. The two meet at a mixer and begin to fall for each other until Kota realizes Kako is a high schooler. Nonetheless, the two marry in secret; the story follows their bizarre marriage and the troubles that occur.

Characters

Kako Motoya
Portrayed by: Tao Tsuchiya
Kota Sagano
Portrayed by: Kazuya Kamenashi
Heisuke Ōkami
Portrayed by: Mahiro Takasugi
Mikado Yaguchi
Portrayed by:Tina Tamashiro
Jiro Nagakura
Portrayed by: Daigo Nishihata
Fumi Komori
Portrayed by: Aya Ōmasa
Yamamoto
Portrayed by: Tomorowo Taguchi
Kako's father
Portrayed by: Jun Murakami
Kako's mother
Portrayed by: Rie Tomosaka

Reception

It was number fourteen in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014.[8]

Volume 3 reached the 25th place of the weekly Oricon manga charts[9] and, as of December 22, 2013, has sold 69,261 copies.[10] Volume 4 reached the 12th place and, as of April 20, 2014, has sold 112,796 copies.[11] Volume 5 reached the 5th place and, as of August 17, 2014, has sold 104,905 copies.[12] As of May 2016, the series has sold 2.1 million copies.[13]

References

  1. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 23, 2018). "Kodansha Comics Adds 3 Digital Manga, 5 Digital Yaoi Manga in August". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "P to JK Romantic Comedy Manga's Live-Action Film's Still Shows Mahiro Takasugi in Costume". Anime News Network. August 1, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  3. ^ ＰとＪＫ（１）. kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  4. ^ "P to JK Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  5. ^ "【3月24日付】今週末公開の新作映画". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. ^ "41st Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "My Boy in Blue Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  8. ^ "Japan's Bookstore Employees Rank Top Manga of 2014". Anime News Network. 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  9. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 9–15". Anime News Network. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  10. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 16–22". Anime News Network. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  11. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14–20". Anime News Network. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  12. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 11–17". Anime News Network. 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  13. ^ "P to JK Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Retrieved 2016-07-10.

External links

Bessatsu Friend series
Kodansha Manga Award – Shōjo
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