Gunjō (manga)

Gunjō (Japanese: 羣青, lit. "Ultramarine") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ching Nakamura. It was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Morning Two from June 2007 to June 2009, before being canceled, and the manga continued its publication in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from February 2010 to January 2012. Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes.

Gunjō
羣青
GenreDrama, yuri[1]
Manga
Written byChing Nakamura
Published by
ImprintIkki Comix
Magazine
  • Monthly Morning Two
  • (June 26, 2007 – June 22, 2009)
  • Monthly Ikki
  • (February 25, 2010 – January 25, 2012)
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 26, 2007 – January 25, 2012
Volumes3
Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation produced by Netflix, titled Ride or Die, is set to premiere worldwide in 2021.

Characters
Megane-san (メガネさん)/Nanae Shinoda (篠田 七恵, Shinoda Nanae)
Portrayed by: Honami Sato[2]
Les-san (レズさん, Rezu-san)/Rei Nagasawa (永澤 レイ, Nagasawa Rei)
Portrayed by: Kiko Mizuhara[2]

Media

Manga

Gunjō is written and illustrated by Ching Nakamura. Nakamura launched the manga in Kodansha's Monthly Morning Two on June 26, 2007.[3] The manga was canceled after 13 installments on June 22, 2009.[4][5] Nakamura first planned to resume the manga as dōjinshi,[6][5] however, her plans changed after discussing with Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki's staff.[7][5] The manga resumed publication in Monthly Ikki on February 25, 2010.[5][8] The manga finished on January 25, 2012.[9] Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from February 25, 2010 to May 30, 2012.[10][11]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 February 25, 2010[10]978-4-09-188509-8
2 January 28, 2011[12]978-4-09-188537-1
3 May 30, 2012[11]978-4-09-188577-7

Live-action film

In October 2020, it was announced that Netflix is developing a live-action film adaptation of the manga, under the title Ride or Die (彼女, Kanojo, "Her"), that will premiere worldwide simultaneously spring 2021. The film will star Kiko Mizuhara and Honami Sato. Ryūichi Hiroki is directing the film, Nami Sakkawa is in charge of the scripts and Haruomi Hosono will perform the theme song.[13][2]

References
  1. Loo, Egan (August 12, 2009). "Gunjō Manga Creator Ching Nakamura Interviewed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  2. Komatsu, Mikikazu (October 26, 2020). "Ching Nakamura's Drama Manga Gunjo Gets Live-action Adaptation on Netflix in Spring 2021". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. モーニング２ vol.4 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. Loo, Egan (September 15, 2009). "Hakusensha to Launch Rakuen Anthology in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. Loo, Egan (January 19, 2010). "Gunjō Yuri Manga to Resume in Ikki Mag in February". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. 羣青の移籍先について. Ching Nakamura's Hatena Diary. October 10, 2009. Archived from the original on December 6, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  7. いろいろ…. Ching Nakamura's Hatena Diary. October 12, 2009. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. 中村珍「羣青」IKKIで連載再開決定、単行本も同日発売. Natalie (in Japanese). January 19, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  9. IKKIでマンガ道に悩む女を描いた新連載＆「羣青」完結. Natalie (in Japanese). January 25, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  10. 羣青 １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  11. 羣青 ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  12. 羣青 ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  13. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 28, 2020). "Ching Nakamura's Gunjō Manga Gets Netflix Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

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