Ultra Cute
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| Ultra Cute | |
| File:Ultra Cute Vol 1.jpg The first volume of Ultra Cute, published by Tokyopop on January 10, 2006. | |
| うるきゅー (Urukyū) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Nami Akimoto |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 2000 – 2003 |
| Volumes | 9 |
Ultra Cute (うるきゅー, Urukyū, romanized as Ultra Cute) is a manga series written and illustrated Nami Akimoto. Originally serialized in Japan in Nakayoshi, the individual chapters were collected and published in nine tankōbon volumes by Kodansha between January 2000 and October 2003. The series focus on friends Ami Uzuki and Noa Kurosawa, who compete with each other over the same potential boyfriends, usually scaring them away. Until they meet friends Tomohiro Nakatsu and Tamon Okazaki, and fall in love with a separate boys. However, after Ami discovers that the boys are running their own scheme against them, Ami schemes to get revenge while trying to protect Noa.
The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Tokyopop, with the first volume released on January 10, 2006 and the final volume released on January 8, 2008. The manga is licensed in French as Urukyu. by Soleil.
Characters
- Ami Uzuki (卯月 あみ, Uzuki Ami)
- Noa Kurosawa (黒沢 のあ, Kurosawa Noa)
- Tamon Okazaki (岡崎 多聞, Okazaki Tamon)
- Tomohiro "Hiro" Nakatsu (トモヒロ)
- Mika Tsukishima (月島 ミカ, Tsukishima Mika)
- Hiroyuki "Chucky" Miyamura (宮村)
Media
Originally serialized in Japan in Nakayoshi, the individual chapters were collected and published in nine tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, with the first volume released in January 2000 and the last in October 2003.[1][2] The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Tokyopop, with the first volume released on January 10, 2006 and the final volume released on January 8, 2008.[3] The manga is licensed in French as Urukyu. by Soleil.[4]
Volume list
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 2000[1] | 978-4-061-78929-6 | January 10, 2006[3] | 978-1-595-32956-1 |
| 2 | March 2000[5] | 978-4-061-78937-1 | April 11, 2006[3] | 978-1-595-32957-8 |
| 3 | January 2001[6] | 978-4-061-78954-8 | June 11, 2006[3] | 978-1-595-32964-6 |
| 4 | June 2001[7] | 978-4-061-78963-0 | October 10, 2006[3] | 978-1-595-32959-2 |
| 5 | December 2001[8] | 978-4-061-78978-4 | January 9, 2007[3] | 978-1-595-32960-8 |
| 6 | March 2, 2002[9] | 978-4-061-78988-3 | April 10, 2007[3] | 978-1-595-32961-5 |
| 7 | September 2002[10] | 978-4-061-78997-5 | June 10, 2007[3] | 978-1-595-32962-2 |
| 8 | March 2003[11] | 978-4-063-64012-0 | October 9, 2007[3] | 978-1-595-32963-9 |
| 9 | October 2003[2] | 978-4-063-64031-1 | January 8, 2008[3] | 978-1-595-32964-6 |
References
- ^ a b うるきゅー (1) (講談社コミックスなかよし (929巻)) (コミック) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ a b うるきゅー 9 (9) (講談社コミックスなかよし) (コミック) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Book Catalog: Ultra Cute 9 - Ultra Cute 1". Tokyopop. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ "Urukyu" (in French). Soleil. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ うるきゅー (2) (講談社コミックスなかよし (937巻)) (コミック) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ うるきゅー (3) (講談社コミックスなかよし (954巻)) (コミック) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ うるきゅー (4) (講談社コミックスなかよし (963巻)) (コミック) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ うるきゅー (5) (講談社コミックスなかよし (978巻)) (コミック) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ うるきゅー (6) (講談社コミックスなかよし (988巻)) (コミック) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ うるきゅー (7) (講談社コミックスなかよし (997巻)) (コミック) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ うるきゅー 8 (8) (講談社コミックスなかよし) (コミック) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
External links
- Ultra Cute (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mania Vol 1 review