Jōō (manga)

Jōō
嬢王
Manga
Written by	Ryō Kurashina
Illustrated by	Nao Kurebayashi
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Business Jump
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2004 – present
Television drama
Jyouou
Written by	Saemi Endo
Music by	Yumi Igarashi
Studio	Kyodo Television
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 7, 2005 – December 23, 2005
Episodes	12
Television drama
Jyouou Virgin
Written by	Minako Kajiki
Music by	Yuki Hayashi
Studio	Kyodo Television
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 2, 2009 – December 18, 2009
Episodes	12
Television drama
Jyouou 3: Special Edition
Written by	Saemi Endo
Music by	PPM Kumiko Hayashi
Studio	Kyodo Television
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 8, 2010 – December 24, 2010
Episodes	12

Jōō (嬢王) is a seinen manga and dorama adaptation chronicling a young girl's challenge at a "Jōō Grand Prix" contest in which the best kyabakura hostess (kyabajō) is promised to win 100,000,000 yen (roughly 1 million US dollars). The manga's authors are Ryō Kurashina (story) and Nao Kurebayashi (art).

Part one of the manga serialization in Business Jump magazine spanned from the 18th volume of 2004 until the 5th volume of 2008. Part two began with the 11th volume of 2009, renamed Jōō Virgin (嬢王 Virgin).

Japanese television drama adaptation began airing on TV Tokyo keiretsu channels on October 7, 2005, and lasted for 12 episodes. Part two resumed on October 2, 2009, renamed "Jōō Virgin." On BS Japan, "Jōō" began airing on October 11, 2009.

See also

• Jyouou (TV series)

External links

• Official homepage for "Jōō" on BS Japan
• Official homepage for "Jōō Virgin" on TV Tokyo
• Official homepage for "Jōō 3" on TV Tokyo