Otomen
| Otomen | |
Cover of Otomen volume 1 as published by Hakusensha
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| オトメン(乙男) | |
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| Genre | Romantic Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Aya Kanno |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Hana to Yume |
| Original run | 2006 – 2013 |
| Volumes | 18 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Masaki Tanimura |
| Written by | Teruo Noguchi Maki Kurihara Ritsuko Hanzawa Kota Fukuhara |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | August 1, 2009 – October 27, 2009 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Otomen (オトメン(乙男)?) is a Japanese romantic comedy manga by manga artist Aya Kanno, which began in Bessatsu Hana to Yume in late 2006 and concluded on November 26, 2012. The series has been adapted into a live action TV drama. The series has been one of the best-selling shōjo properties in America, since being licensed by Viz Media. The series is also licensed in France by Delcourt and in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini.
Asuka Masamune is the coolest, manliest guy in his whole school. He excels in judo and karate, and as captain of the kendo team he reached the national championship tournament. However, he has a secret: the things he really loves are sweets, cute things, cooking, shōjo manga and sewing. He hides this part of his life from everyone else until he meets a girl named Ryo Miyakozuka, the daughter of a martial artist and heir to his dojo.
The title, "Otomen" is a pun made of the Japanese word (乙女?), meaning "young lady" or "mistress", and the English word "men". The characters in the series refer to Asuka as an "otomen" and even he himself has done so.
Love Chick (ラブチック Rabuchikku?) is a fictional shōjo manga by Jewel Sachihana that runs in the fictional manga magazine Hana to Mame (a parody of Hana to Yume). Juta Tachibana bases its story on the relationship between Asuka and Ryo, with the lead characters even sharing names pronounced the same but applied to the opposite genders. However, Asuka's name in Love Chick is written in katakana rather than the kanji used for Asuka's name in Otomen, and Ryo's name is written in kanji rather than in hiragana name in Otomen. Note: Querbeet's fansub of the live-action calls this fictional manga "Love-Tic", which is what the actors sound like they are saying. Also, in the French version, the manga's called Love Tic.
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