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3 editions of Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai have been published so far: the regular 8-vol. Ribon Mascot Comics tankōbon ed., the beautiful 4-vol. Complete Edition and the small & simple 6-vol. bunko edition. A super cute artbook with tons of illustrations from 1994 also exists 👼❌

Volumes 1, 2, 3 will be in stores June 25, vols. 4+5 on July 25 (~800 yen each). TenNai ran in Ribon magazine from 1991-1994. The bittersweet love story between Midori and Akira quickly became a shoujo classic, elevating Yazawa Ai's status to one of shoujo manga’s biggest names.

Time to dust off our (imaginary) school uniforms, Yazawa Ai’s Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai will be getting a Collector’s Edition with exclusive new covers by Yazawa-sensei herself, featuring the TenNai cast in their school attire. The 5 volumes will be arranged by school year/term 🏫🎒

A new heroine for a new era 🗼✨ 30-y/o Reina, single & new at her job at a library, tries to chase her dreams in Reiwa era Tokyo - in Higashimura Akiko’s Tokyo Tarareba Girls Season 2. Also in KISS #6: Perfect World & Kakafukaka, incl. news on their current TV drama adaptations.

While Sanju Mariko is still running in BE LOVE, Ozawa Yuki now has a 2nd series in officeYOU. In LP - Life Partner: Sanbanme no Haigūsha, Michiru's father always had a weak heart so he got a robot who looks just like his younger self to take care of his family after his death 🤖

Sakisaka Io’s Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare is headed for the big screen - twice! A movie-length anime of the shoujo manga hit series from Shueisha’s Betsuma will be produced by A-1 Pictures. It's set to open in May 2020 and will be followed by a live-action movie in August 2020 🎬

April 20. 3 years ago, Yoshino Sakumi passed away at 57. It was such an inspiration for me to spend the beginning of this year with wild & beautiful Miyako, protagonist of Shōnen wa Kōya o Mezasu. My heart aches wondering what other fantastic works Yoshino could have created 💐💔

Double issue Margaret #10/11 is out now with Komori Mikko's Boku ni Hana no Melancholy on the sweet & fruity cover 🍨🍒 The mag also includes the 2nd Short Cake Cake side story and comes with a Tsubaki-chou memorial card with a download code for the 1st voice drama of the series.

... and her ability to communicate with supernatural beings. When she breaks a curse put on Makato aka Shō Shin, king of Ryukyu, she becomes friends with him. Yuna recognizes his efforts to bring peace & prosperity to Okinawa and decides to support him with her mysterious powers!

An end & a start: the final vol. of Shōji Yōko's long-running hit Seito Shokun! and the 1st vol. of her latest series (from Futabasha’s JOUR) are out now. The semi-autobiographical Golden Age chronicles the career of a shoujo mangaka starting in 1967 & shoujo manga’s boom years✨