Piece of Cake (manga)
Appearance
Piece of Cake | |
ピース オブ ケイク | |
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Genre | Romance |
Manga | |
Written by | George Asakura |
Published by | Shodensha |
Magazine | Feel Young |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | 2003 – 2008 |
Volumes | 5 |
Manga | |
Piece of Cake: Bangai-hen Piece 1 | |
Written by | George Asakura |
Published by | Shodensha |
Magazine | Feel Young |
Original run | March 7, 2015 – present |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Tomorowo Taguchi |
Written by | Kōsuke Mukai |
Music by | Otomo Yoshihide |
Released | September 5, 2015 |
Piece of Cake (ピース オブ ケイク) is a Japanese romance josei manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura. It was published by Shodensha from 2003 to 2008 on Feel Young magazine. The first two volumes were published in French by Asuka.[1] A spin-off manga began in March 2015.[2] A live action film adaptation directed by Tomorowo Taguchi was released on September 5, 2015 in Japan.[3]
Characters
Cast
- Mikako Tabe[3]
- Gō Ayano[3]
- Tori Matsuzaka[3]
- Fumino Kimura[3]
- Kaoru Mitsumune[3]
- Tasuku Emoto[3]
- Masaki Suda[3]
- Tomoya Nakamura[3]
- Tamae Andō[3]
- Ryū Morioka[3]
- Kankurō Kudō[3]
- Ryūichi Hiroki[3]
- Kazunobu Mineta[3]
Volumes
- 1 (May 8, 2004)[4]
- 2 (May 20, 2005)[5]
- 3 (July 7, 2006)[6]
- 4 (March 8, 2007)[7]
- 5 (February 7, 2009)[8]
Reception
The film grossed ¥52.8 million on its opening weekend and was number 10 at the box office.[9]
References
- ^ "Piece of Cake". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "George Asakura's Piece of Cake Manga Gets Spinoff". Anime News Network. February 8, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Miliyah Kato, Kazunobu Mineta Perform Live-Action Piece of Cake Film's Theme". Anime News Network. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Piece of Cake jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Piece of Cake jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Piece of Cake jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Piece of Cake jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Piece of Cake jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Kevin Ma (September 9, 2015). "Unfair finale and Ted 2 top Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
External links
- Official film website (in Japanese)
- Piece of Cake (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Piece of Cake at IMDb