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My Boy in Blue
The cover of the first volume of P and JK
PとJK
(P to JK)
GenreRomantic comedy
Manga
Written byMaki Miyoshi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineBessatsu Friend
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 13th, 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, "P and JK") is a Japanese romantic comedy shōjo manga series by Maki Miyoshi and serialized by Kodansha in Bessatsu Friend.[2] The Japanse 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
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.
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