Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store
| Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store | |
 Cover of Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store volume one. | |
| ニーチェ先生～コンビニに、さとり世代の新人が舞い降りた～ (Nietzsche-sensei ~Konbini ni, Satori Sedai no Shinjin ga Maiorita~) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Matsukoma |
| Illustrated by | Hashimoto |
| Published by | Kadokawa |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Gene |
| Original run | August 2013 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Yūichi Fukuda |
| Written by | Yūichi Fukuda |
| Network | Yomiuri TV, Hulu, crunchyroll |
| Original run | 1 January 2016 – ongoing |
Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store (ニーチェ先生～コンビニに、さとり世代の新人が舞い降りた～ Nietzsche-sensei ~Konbini ni, Satori Sedai no Shinjin ga Maiorita~) is a Japanese shōjo comedy manga series written by Matsukoma and illustrated by Hashimoto, and published in Monthly Comic Gene since 2013. A live-action television adaptation has been announced.[1]
Media
Manga
Matsukoma and Hashimoto began publishing the manga in the August 2013 issue of Kadokawa's shōjo magazine Monthly Comic Gene. The series was based off a popular series of Twitter posts detailing the lives of real-life convenience store employees. An audio drama CD was released in February 2015.[1]
Volume list
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 January 2014[2] | ISBN 978-4-04-066237-4 [2] |
| 2 | 26 July 2014[3] | ISBN 978-4-04-066821-5 [3] |
| 3 | 27 January 2015[4] | ISBN 978-4-04-067255-7 [4] |
| 4 | 27 August 2015[5] | ISBN 978-4-04-067592-3 [5] |
| 5 | 27 February 2016[6] | ISBN 978-4-04-068208-2 [5] |
TV drama
It was announced in the September issue of Monthly Comic Gene that the series would be adapted into a live-action television drama.[1] The series will be written and directed by Yūichi Fukuda, and will premiere on Yomiuri TV , Hulu, and crunchyroll starting on 1 January 2016.[7][8]
Reception
As of the September issue of Monthly Comic Gene, the series had over 1 million copies in print.[1]
In a list of best-selling first volumes published in 2014, compiled by The Japan Publication Sales' Distribution Reform Group Comic Team, the series ranked number three.[9] It also ranked number three on a list of the top 15 manga series containing less that five volumes, based on a poll of 2,360 bookstore employees conducted by the online bookseller Honya Club.[10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store Manga Gets Live-Action Adaptation". Anime News Network. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- 1 2 "ニーチェ先生～コンビニに、さとり世代の新人が舞い降りた～ 1". Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- 1 2 "ニーチェ先生～コンビニに、さとり世代の新人が舞い降りた～ ２". Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- 1 2 "ニーチェ先生～コンビニに、さとり世代の新人が舞い降りた～ 3". Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 "ニーチェ先生～コンビニに、さとり世代の新人が舞い降りた～ ４". Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "ニーチェ先生～コンビニに、さとり世代の新人が舞い降りた～ 5". Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ "Live-Action Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store Show Casts Shōtarō Mamiya, Kenji Urai". Anime News Network. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store". Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "Heroic Legend of Arslan Tops New Manga Series Sales Ranks". Anime News Network. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga for 2015". Anime News Network. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.