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Play It Cool, Guys
Cover of the first tankōbon volume
クールドジ男子
(Kūru Doji Danshi)
GenreComedy,[1] slice of life[2]
Manga
Written byKokone Nata
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
ImprintGangan Comics Pixiv
Magazine
DemographicJosei
Original runFebruary 23, 2019 – present
Volumes4 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byChiaki Kon
Written byMakoto Uezu
Music byMasato Nakayama
StudioPierrot
Original run October 2022 – scheduled

Play It Cool, Guys (Japanese: クールドジ男子, Hepburn: Kūru Doji Danshi) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Kokone Nata. It has been serialized on the Pixiv website since February 2019, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes as of November 2021. An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot is set to premiere in October 2022.

Characters

Hayate Ichikura (一倉 颯, Ichikura Hayate)
Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi[3]
Shun Futami (二見 瞬, Futami Shun)
Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama[3]
Takayuki Mima (三間 貴之, Mima Takayuki)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[3]
Sōma Shiki (四季 蒼真, Shiki Sōma)
Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[3]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kokone Nata, Play It Cool, Guys started as a series of illustrations published on the author's Twitter account since May 11, 2018,[4] before being serialized as a web manga on Pixiv on February 23, 2019.[5] The manga has also been serialized on Pixiv's Pixiv Comic service.[6] As of November 22, 2021, four tankōbon volumes have been released by Square Enix under its Gangan Comics Pixiv imprint.[7] In North America, Yen Press is publishing the series in English.[8]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 22, 2019[9]978-4-75-755934-9March 9, 2021[10]978-1-97-532152-9
2 March 21, 2020[11]978-4-75-756544-9June 29, 2021[12]978-1-97-532408-7
3 January 22, 2021[13]978-4-75-756821-1May 24, 2022[14]978-1-97-533826-8
4 November 22, 2021[7]978-4-75-757585-1September 20, 2022[15]978-1-97-534668-3

Novel

A novel adaptation written by Shino Kaida, titled Cool Doji Danshi: Connect It Cool, Guys, was published by Square Enix on March 21, 2020.[16]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 22, 2022. It is produced by Pierrot and directed by Chiaki Kon, with scripts written by Makoto Uezu, and music composed by Masato Nakayama. Airi Taguchi is handling the character designs and serving as chief animation director. The series is set to premiere in October 2022.[3][1] It will run for two cours, and will consist of 15-minute episodes.[17]

Reception

In 2019, the manga was ranked 16th in Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for best manga series in 2019 for female readers,[18] and was placed 7th in Pixiv and Nippon Shuppan Hanbai's Web Manga General Election.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b Dempsey, Liam (April 22, 2022). "Play It Cool, Guys Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. ^ クールでかっこよくて、でもドジ！「クールドジ男子」単行本化、描き下ろし50P超. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 22, 2022). "'Play It Cool, Guys' Manga Gets TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Nata, Kokone [@natakokone] (May 11, 2018). クールドジ男子シリーズ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ 【漫画版】クールドジ男子【♯01】. Pixiv (in Japanese). Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  6. ^ クールドジ男子. Gangan Pixiv (in Japanese). Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  7. ^ a b 【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Hazra, Adriana (September 5, 2020). "Yen Press to Release Date A Live, Do You Like the Nerdy Nurse?, 7 More Manga/Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  9. ^ 【6月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Play It Cool, Guys, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  11. ^ 【3月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 21, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Play It Cool, Guys, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  13. ^ 【1月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "Play It Cool, Guys, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "Play It Cool, Guys, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  16. ^ 小説　クールドジ男子　Connect It Cool, Guys (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  17. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 23, 2022). "'Play It Cool, Guys' Anime to Air for Half Year With 15-Minute Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  18. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 12, 2019). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2020 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  19. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (October 17, 2019). "Voters Crown My New Boss is Goofy as #1 in Web Manga General Election". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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