Nōnai Poison Berry

Nōnai Poison Berry (Japanese: 脳内ポイズンベリー, Hepburn: Nōnai Poizun Berii, transl. "Poison Berry in My Brain") is a Japanese slice-of-life romance manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized in Chorus magazine, later relaunched as Cocohana magazine,[2] from December 2009[3] to March 2015[4] and collected as five tankōbon volumes by publisher Shueisha.[5] The series was adapted into a live-action film that premiered in Japan in May 2015,[6] as well as a stage play that ran at the New National Theatre, Tokyo in March 2020, both directed by Yūichi Satō.[7][8]

Nōnai Poison Berry
脳内ポイズンベリー
(Nōnai Poizun Berii)
GenreRomance, slice-of-life[1]
Manga
Written bySetona Mizushiro
Published byShueisha
ImprintQueen's Comics
MagazineChorus / Cocohana
DemographicJosei
Original runDecember 28, 2009 (2009-12-28) – March 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)
Volumes5
Live-action film
Directed byYūichi Satō
Written byTomoko Aizawa
Music byAkio Izutsu
ReleasedMay 9, 2015 (2015-05-09)
Runtime121 minutes
Stage play

Characters
Ichiko Sakurai (櫻井 いちこ, Sakurai Ichiko)
Portrayed by: Yōko Maki (film),[6] Misako Renbutsu (stage play)[7]
The series' main character, a shy 30-something whose inner thoughts appear to readers as a board of five very different individuals. When she falls for a younger man at a drinking party, the board members fall into a panic.
Ryōichi Saotome (早乙女 亮一, Saotome Ryōichi)
Portrayed by: Yuki Furukawa (film),[6] Aoto Watanabe (stage play)[8]
Ichiko's love interest.
Ochi (越智)
Portrayed by: Sonha (film),[6] Shunya Shiraishi (stage play)[8]
A publishing company editor who shows interest in Ichiko.
Yoshida (吉田)
Portrayed by: Hidetoshi Nishijima (film),[6] Hayato Ichihara (stage play)[7]
The leader of Ichiko's board members. He is generally the member who initiates group votes on Ichiko's next actions.
Ishibashi (石橋)
Portrayed by: Ryūnosuke Kamiki (film),[6] Katsuki Motodaka (stage play)[7]
An optimistic board member with a hopeful outlook for Ichiko's future.
Ikeda (池田)
Portrayed by: Yō Yoshida (film),[6] Seina Sagiri (stage play)[7]
A negative board member who believes that most of Ichiko's actions will end badly.
Hatoko (ハトコ)
Portrayed by: Hiyori Sakurada (film),[6] Yūri Saitō (stage play)[7]
A Gothic Lolita board member who thinks and votes on impulse, rather than weighing the pros and cons.
Kishi (岸)
Portrayed by: Kazuyuki Asano (film),[6] Kim Kwangsu (stage play)[7]
An elderly board member caught up in the past.

Volumes
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 19, 2011[9]978-4-08-865626-7
2 July 25, 2012[10]978-4-08-865658-8
3 August 23, 2013[11]978-4-08-865666-3
4 September 25, 2014[12]978-4-08-865670-0
5 April 24, 2015[13]978-4-08-865672-4

Reception

Nōnai Poison Berry ranked number 20 on the 2013 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey.[14] It was also a Jury Selection in the Manga Division at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[15]

References
  1. "Nônai Poison Berry vo". Manga News (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 28, 2011). "Shueisha's Cocohana Magazine Manga Lineup Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. Loo, Egan (November 29, 2009). "After School Nightmare's Mizushiro to Start New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  4. Valdez, Kiara (February 28, 2015). "Nōnai Poison Berry Manga Ends in March". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  5. Hamilton, Tiara (October 2, 2014). "Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry Manga to End With 5th Volume". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  6. Ressler, Karen (September 28, 2014). "Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  7. 「脳内ポイズンベリー」舞台化！市原隼人が主演、演出は映画版監督の佐藤祐市. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). November 29, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  8. 舞台「脳内ポイズンベリー」越智役は白石隼也、早乙女役に渡辺碧斗！河西智美も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). January 5, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  9. 脳内ポイズンベリー 1. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  10. 脳内ポイズンベリー 2. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  11. 脳内ポイズンベリー 3. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  12. 脳内ポイズンベリー 4. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  13. 脳内ポイズンベリー 5. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  14. Loveridge, Lynzee (December 10, 2012). "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2013 Voters". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  15. Loo, Egan (December 5, 2013). "Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
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