Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito
First tankōbon volume cover
ゆりあ先生の赤い糸
GenreDrama[1]
Manga
Written byKiwa Irie
Published byKodansha
ImprintKodansha Comics BL
MagazineBe Love
DemographicJosei
Original runFebruary 15, 2018 – September 1, 2022
Volumes11
Television drama
Directed by
  • Kazunari Hoshino
  • Hiroshi Kanai
  • Hajime Takezono
Written byAtsuko Hashibe
Music byYugo Kanno
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run October 19, 2023 – present
Episodes7

Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito (ゆりあ先生の赤い糸, "Miss Yuria's Red Thread of Fate") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiwa Irie. It was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Be Love from February 2018 to September 2022, with its chapters collected in 11 tankōbon volumes. A television drama adaptation premiered in October 2023.

The manga won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award for the general category in 2021, and the 27th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2023.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kiwa Irie [ja], Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Be Love from February 15, 2018,[1] to September 1, 2022.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in 11 tankōbon volumes, released from July 13, 2018.[3] to September 13, 2022.[4]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1 July 13, 2018[5]978-4-06-512248-8
2 October 12, 2018[6]978-4-06-513597-6
3 March 13, 2019[7]978-4-06-514898-3
4 September 13, 2019[8]978-4-06-516848-6
5 January 10, 2020[9]978-4-06-518409-7
6 June 11, 2020[10]978-4-06-519763-9
7 November 13, 2020[11]978-4-06-521399-5
8 April 13, 2021[12]978-4-06-522960-6
9 September 13, 2021[13]978-4-06-524770-9
10 March 11, 2022[14]978-4-06-527039-4
11 September 13, 2022[4]978-4-06-529054-5

Drama

In June 2023, a television drama adaptation was announced, starring Miho Kanno, which premiered on TV Asahi on October 19 of the same year.[15][16]

Reception

On Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2019 for female readers, the series ranked 16th (alongside Dokushin OL no Subete and Lullaby for Girl);[17] it ranked eighth (alongside Hadaka Ikkan! Tsuzui-san) on the 2020 list;[18] and 11th on the 2022 list.[19] The manga won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award for the general category in 2021.[20] It won the 27th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2023.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b 「たそがれたかこ」の入江喜和、50歳のヒロイン描く新作「ゆりあ先生の赤い糸」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 15, 2018. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. ^ BE・LOVE 2022年10月号 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  3. ^ 50歳のヒロインの数奇な人生を描く、入江喜和「ゆりあ先生の赤い糸」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  4. ^ a b 【9月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  5. ^ 【7月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  6. ^ 【10月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2018. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. ^ 【3月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 13, 2019. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  8. ^ 【9月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 13, 2019. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  9. ^ 【1月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 10, 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  10. ^ 【6月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 11, 2020. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  11. ^ 【11月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 13, 2020. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  12. ^ 【4月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 13, 2021. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  13. ^ 【9月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 13, 2021. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  14. ^ 【3月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 11, 2022. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  15. ^ 「ゆりあ先生の赤い糸」菅野美穂主演でドラマ化、入江喜和「今からワクワク楽しみに」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 8, 2023. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  16. ^ 10月スタート『ゆりあ先生の赤い糸』がクランクイン！菅野美穂、個性豊かな“家族”と次々対面. TV Asahi (in Japanese). September 22, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  17. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 10, 2018). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Female Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  18. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 11, 2019). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2020 Rankings". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  19. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 29, 2021). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2022 Rankings". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  20. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 13, 2021). "45th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  21. ^ Pineda, Rafael (April 24, 2023). "Yuria's Red String Manga, Ganpu, Ebine Yamaji, Kazuo Umezu Win Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

Further reading

External links

Be Love series
Kodansha Manga Award – General
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
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