Amai Seikatsu
| Amai Seikatsu | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 甘い生活 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hikaru Yuzuki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Business Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1990 – 2011 |
| Volumes | 40 |
| Manga | |
| Amai Seikatsu: 2nd Season | |
| Written by | Hikaru Yuzuki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Grand Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | November 16, 2011 – present |
| Volumes | 14 |
Amai Seikatsu (甘い生活, "Sweet Life") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Yuzuki. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Business Jump from 1990 to 2011, with its chapters collected in forty tankōbon volumes. A sequel, Amai Seikatsu: 2nd Season, started in Grand Jump in November 2011.
Story
The story is about a young part-timer, Shinosuke, and his rise in the lingerie company "PIXY". He was found by the eccentric CEO (Shōzō Hino), when Shinosuke was returning a pair of old ladies underwear that was sent to the wrong department. Later, it's discovered that Shinosuke has an odd “talent”. He is able to merely touch a lady and know if she is wearing the right or wrong lingerie and can even tell her measurements. His touch also causes a pleasurable sensation to the ladies and they come back for more. Shinosuke does not understand this due to his innocence and “purity”. As the story progresses a romance develops between Shinosuke and Yumika Wakamiya, the private secretary to Hino.
Characters
- Shinsuke Edo (江戸 伸介, Edo Shinsuke)
- Shinosuke is a 21-year-old man who works as lingerie designer.
- Yumika Wakamiya (若宮 弓香, Wakamiya Yumika)
- Shōzō Hino (日野 昇造, Hino Shōzō)
- Miya Kōno (河野 美也, Kōno Miya)
- Chitose (千登世, Chitose)
- Tomoe Hino (日野巴, Hino Tomoe)
- Sayo Tachibana (立花小夜, Tachibana Sayo)
- Shizuka Hosino (星野静, Hosino Shizuka)
Publication
Written and illustrated by Hikaru Yuzuki, Amai Seikatsu was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Business Jump from 1990 to 2011.[2][3] Its chapters were collected in forty tankōbon volumes, released from December 13, 1990,[4] to August 19, 2011.[5]
A sequel, titled Amai Seikatsu: 2nd Season, started in Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine on November 16, 2011.[6][7] Shueisha released its first volume on April 19, 2012.[8] As of December 17, 2021, fourteen volumes have been released.[9]
References
- ^ 『甘い生活』作者・弓月光氏 好みの下着は「純白や淡い色」. News Post Seven (in Japanese). Shogakukan. September 27, 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ Yuzuki, Hikaru. Profile. Yuzuki Hikaru Official Website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ ビジネスジャンプ最終号、「傷だらけの仁清」など連載に幕. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 5, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ 甘い生活 1. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ 甘い生活 40 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Shueisha Starts Semi-Monthly Manga Mag for Grown-Ups". Anime News Network (in Japanese). September 18, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ 新青年誌グランドジャンプ本日創刊、新連載7作スタート. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 16, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ 【4月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 19, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ 【12月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
External links
- Amai Seikatsu: 2nd Season official website at Grand Jump (in Japanese)
- Amai Seikatsu (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia