Drowning Love | |
溺れるナイフ (Oboreru Knife) | |
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Genre | Romance, slice of life |
Manga | |
Written by | George Asakura |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | Kodansha USA |
Magazine | Bessatsu Friend |
Demographic | shōjo |
Original run | October 13, 2004 – December 13, 2013 |
Volumes | 17 |
Manga | |
Oboreru Knife: Yūgyo no Shizuku Iwa no Yume | |
Published | 2012 |
Live-action film | |
Drowning Love (溺れるナイフ, Oboreru Knife) is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura and published by Kodansha.[1] The chapters were serialized on Bessatsu Friend from October 13, 2004, to December 13, 2013, and compiled into 17 tankōbon volumes.[2] It was published in French by Delcourt.[2] A live action film adaptation of the same name was released on November 5, 2016.[3] Kodansha USA have licensed the manga and will release it in a digital-only format.[4]
Volumes
- 1 (March 11, 2005)[5]
- 2 (October 13, 2005)[6]
- 3 (April 13, 2006)[7]
- 4 (October 13, 2006)[8]
- 5 (February 13, 2007)[9]
- 6 (July 13, 2007)[10]
- 7 (December 13, 2007)[11]
- 8 (August 10, 2009)[12]
- 9 (January 13, 2010)[13]
- 10 (June 11, 2010)[14]
- 11 (November 12, 2010)[15]
- 12 (May 13, 2011)[16]
- 13 (July 13, 2012)[17]
- 14 (November 13, 2012)[18]
- 15 (May 13, 2013)[19]
- 16 (November 13, 2013)[20]
- 17 (February 13, 2014)[21]
Reception
Volume 8 reached the 4th place on the Oricon weekly manga charts, selling 32,037 copies as of August 16, 2009;[22] volume 9 reached the 23rd place, selling 29,902 copies as of January 17, 2010;[23] volume 12 also reached the 23rd place, with 18,588 copies sold as of May 15, 2011;[24] volume 14 reached the 22nd place, with 27,609 copies sold as of November 18, 2012;[25] volume 15 reached the 40th place, selling 30,738 copies as of May 18, 2013;[26] volume 16 reached the 25th place, selling 23,898 copies as of November 17, 2013;[27] volume 17 reached the 18th place, selling 22,092 copies as of February 16, 2014.[28]
References
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- 1 2 "A Fleur de Peau se termine". manga-news.com (in French). November 8, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Live-Action Oboreru Knife Film's Trailer Previews Romance Story". Anime News Network. August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Kodansha USA Lists Digital Releases For George Asakura's Drowning Love, Robico's Our Precious Conversations". Anime News Network. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.6". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.7". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.8". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.9". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.10". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.11". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.12". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.13". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.14". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.15". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.16". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.17". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 10–16". Anime News Network. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11–17 (Updated)". Anime News Network. January 20, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9–15". Anime News Network. May 18, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 12–18". Anime News Network. November 21, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13–19". Anime News Network. May 22, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11–17". Anime News Network. November 20, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10–16". Anime News Network. February 19, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
External links
- Drowning Love (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia