Yakuza Lover
Cover of the first volume
恋と弾丸
(Koi to Dangan)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byNozomi Mino
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
Magazine
DemographicShōjo
Original runMarch 5, 2018 – June 24, 2022
Volumes12 (List of volumes)
Television drama
Directed by
  • Smith
  • Kenjiro Tsubakimoto
  • Hiroto Totsuka
Written bySorami Date
Licensed byDisney Platform Distribution
Original networkMBS TV
Original run October 27, 2022 – December 23, 2022
Episodes9 (List of episodes)

Yakuza Lover (Japanese: 恋と弾丸, Hepburn: Koi to Dangan, lit. "Love and Bullets", titled Dangerous Lover in Japan) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nozomi Mino. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Premium Cheese! from March 2018 to March 2019 and in Cheese! from April 2019 to June 2022. As of November 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve volumes. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2022.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Nozomi Mino, the series began serialization in Shogakukan's Premium Cheese! magazine on March 5, 2018. [2] In April 2019, the series moved to the Cheese! magazine.[2] The series completed its serialization on June 24, 2022.[3] An epilogue chapter is set to be released in August 2022.[4] As of November 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve tankōbon volumes.[5]

In October 2020, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[6]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 26, 2019[7]978-4-09-870395-1June 1, 2021[1]978-1-97-472055-2
2 May 24, 2019[8]978-4-09-870486-6September 7, 2021[9]978-1-97-472063-7
3 September 26, 2019[10]978-4-09-870611-2December 7, 2021[11]978-1-97-472064-4
4 January 24, 2020[12]978-4-09-870797-3March 1, 2022[13]978-1-97-472065-1
5 May 26, 2020[14]978-4-09-871001-0June 14, 2022[15]978-1-97-472419-2
6 September 25, 2020[16]978-4-09-871079-9September 13, 2022[17]978-1-97-472420-8
7 January 26, 2021[18]978-4-09-871249-6December 13, 2022[19]978-1-9747-3105-3
8 May 26, 2021[20]978-4-09-871319-6March 14, 2023[21]978-1-9747-3106-0
9 September 24, 2021[22]978-4-09-871416-2June 13, 2023[23]978-1-9747-3708-6
10 January 26, 2022[24]978-4-09-871571-8September 12, 2023[25]978-1-9747-4052-9
11 May 26, 2022[26]978-4-09-871642-5December 12, 2023[27]978-1-9747-4114-4
12 November 25, 2022[5][28]978-4-09-871841-2
978-4-09-943120-4 (SE)		March 12, 2024[29]978-1-9747-4331-5

Live-action

A live-action television drama adaptation was announced in June 2022. The series is set to be directed by Smith, Kenjiro Tsubakimoto, and Hiroto Totsuka, with Sorami Date writing the scripts and Yuta Furukawa and Fumika Baba performing the leads. It aired on MBS TV's Drama Tokku [ja] programming block from October 27, 2022, to December 23, 2022.[4][30] Disney Platform Distribution licensed the drama for an international release.[31]

Reception

Caitlin Moore from Anime News Network praised the sex scenes and their emphasis on consensuallity, while also criticizing the story and artwork.[32] Sheena McNeil from Sequential Tart praised the main characters and their relationship, though she also felt the art gave too much focus to Yuri.[33]

The series was nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo manga category in 2019.[34] The third volume had an initial print run of 170,000 copies, being the eleventh largest print run of any Shogakukan title in 2019.[35] The series has sold 4.5 million copies.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 「恋と弾丸」Cheese!本誌で集中連載、若頭×女子大生の危険なラブ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 24, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 23, 2022). "Nozomi Mino's Yakuza Lover Manga Ends in 3 Chapters (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael (June 23, 2022). "Nozomi Mino's Yakuza Lover Manga Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  5. ^ a b 恋と弾丸 １２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 16, 2020). "Viz to Release Fist of the North Star, No. 5, Sensor, Mashle, Undead Unluck, Yakuza Lover Manga in Summer 2021". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  7. ^ 恋と弾丸 １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  8. ^ 恋と弾丸 ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  10. ^ 恋と弾丸 ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  12. ^ 恋と弾丸 ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  14. ^ 恋と弾丸 ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  15. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  16. ^ 恋と弾丸 ６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  17. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 6". Viz Media. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  18. ^ 恋と弾丸 ７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  19. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 7". Viz Media. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  20. ^ 恋と弾丸 ８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  21. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 8". Viz Media. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  22. ^ 恋と弾丸 ９ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  23. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 9". Viz Media. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  24. ^ 恋と弾丸 １０ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  25. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 10". Viz Media. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  26. ^ a b 恋と弾丸 １１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  27. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 11". Viz Media. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  28. ^ 恋と弾丸 １２ 超豪華特装版 アクキー／ピンバッジ／描き下ろし漫画冊子 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  29. ^ "Yakuza Lover, Vol. 12". Viz Media. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  30. ^ ドラマ「恋と弾丸」古川雄大＆馬場ふみかのW主演、1巻の“オマージュビジュアル”も公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  31. ^ 古川雄大×馬場ふみか、ドラマ『恋と弾丸』ディズニープラスで配信. Oricon (in Japanese). October 18, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  32. ^ Moore, Caitlin (June 9, 2021). "Review: Yakuza Lover GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  33. ^ McNeil, Sheena (May 30, 2022). "Yakuza Lover Vol. 5". Sequential Tart. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  34. ^ Pineda, Rafael (November 22, 2019). "65th Shogakukan Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  35. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 4, 2020). "Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha: 2019-2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

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