Ripe for the Picking
| Ripe for the Picking | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 瓜を破る (Uri o Waru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, drama[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Azusa Itakura |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Weekly Manga Times |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | July 3, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by |
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| Studio | C&I Entertainment |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original run | January 23, 2024 – March 19, 2024 |
| Episodes | 9 |
Ripe for the Picking (瓜を破る, Uri o Waru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Azusa Itakura. It was originally published as a one-shot in Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times magazine in April 2020. It later began full serialization in the same magazine in July 2020. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from January to March 2024.
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]Written and illustrated by Azusa Itakura, Ripe for the Picking was initially published as a one-shot in Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times magazine on April 17, 2020.[2] It later began full serialization in the same magazine on July 3 of the same year.[3]
The series is published in English on NTT Solmare's MangaPlaza website.
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 15, 2021[4] | 978-4-83-223821-3 |
| 2 | May 13, 2021[5] | 978-4-83-223828-2 |
| 3 | August 16, 2021[6] | 978-4-83-223849-7 |
| 4 | January 15, 2022[7] | 978-4-83-223885-5 |
| 5 | July 14, 2022[8] | 978-4-83-223930-2 |
| 6 | December 15, 2022[9] | 978-4-83-223961-6 |
| 7 | May 16, 2023[10] | 978-4-83-223992-0 |
| 8 | October 16, 2023[11] | 978-4-83-220331-0 |
| 9 | March 14, 2024[12] | 978-4-83-220379-2 |
| 10 | September 13, 2024[13] | 978-4-83-220434-8 |
Drama
[edit]A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on October 6, 2023. The drama is produced by C&I Entertainment and directed by Yūichirō Sakashita and Yuka Eda, with Satoko Okazaki and Mikiko Takahashi writing the scripts. The series stars Koharu Kusumi and Taiki Sato from Fantastics from Exile Tribe in the lead roles. It aired on TBS' Drama Stream programming block from January 23 to March 19, 2024.[14][15][16]
Reception
[edit]The series has over 2.1 million copies in circulation as of October 2023.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ripe for the Picking". MangaPlaza. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 板倉梓の読み切り「瓜を破る」32歳OL、コンプレックスはアレの経験がないこと. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 32歳処女OLがセックスできない自分と向き合う、板倉梓「瓜を破る」連載化. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 3, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 【4月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 15, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 【5月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 【8月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 16, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 【1月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 15, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 【7月14日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 14, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 【12月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 15, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 【5月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 16, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 【10月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 【3月14日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 14, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ 【9月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (October 6, 2023). "Azusa Itakura's Ripe for the Picking Manga Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ a b 「瓜を破る」TVドラマ化！30歳を超えても性体験がないことに悩む女性の物語. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ ドラマ「瓜を破る」まい子役は久住小春、鍵谷役は佐藤大樹 来年1月23日より放送. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Official MangaPlaza page
- Official drama website (in Japanese)
- Ripe for the Picking (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia