Piece – Kanojo no Kioku
| Piece – Kanojo no Kioku | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hinako Ashihara |
|---|---|
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | shōjo |
| Magazine | Betsucomi |
| Original run | 2008 – 2013 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Television drama | |
| Network | NTV |
| Original run | 6 October 2012 – 29 December 2012 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Piece - Kanojo no Kioku (Piece～彼女の記憶～) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara. It is published in French by Kana.[1] It is adapted into a television drama series[2] that premiered on 6 October 2012[3] and ended on December 29, 2012.
Plot
After learning that her former high school classmate Haruka Origuchi has died from an illness, Mizuho Suga meets her other classmate Hikaru Narumi at the funeral. Back in their high school days, Hikaru was famous for being a playboy, and they both had to keep their relationship a secret.
Characters
- Mizuho Suga (須賀 水帆 Suga Mizuho) (portrayed by Tsubasa Honda)
- Hikaru Narumi (成海 皓 Narumi Hikaru) (portrayed by Yuma Nakayama)
- Madoka Setōchi (瀬戸内 円 Setouchi Madoka) (portrayed by Airi Suzuki)
- Remi Nishida (西田 礼美 Nishida Remi) (portrayed by Moe Arai)
- Takashi Yanai (矢内 高史 Yanai Takashi) (portrayed by Hokuto Matsumura)
- Haruka Origuchi (折口 はるか Origuchi Haruka) (portrayed by Elina Mizuno)
- Yuu Sugawara (菅原 勇 Sugawara Yuu) (portrayed by Yuki Nozawa)
- Miyamoto (宮本) (portrayed by Tsutomo Takahashi)
- Akito Miyamoto (宮本 秋人 Miyamoto Akito)
- Kimiko Nanao (七尾 君子 Nanao Kimiko)
- Risako Narumi (成海 理沙子 Narumi Risako) (portrayed by Naho Toda)
- Hiro Narumi (成海 比呂 Narumi Hiro)
- Matsuura (松浦)
Reception
As of July 31, 2011, volume 6 has sold 41,935 copies.[4] Volume 7 has sold 43,668 copies as of January 1, 2012.[5] As of July 1, 2012, volume 8 has sold 45,292 copies.[6] As of January 6, 2013 volume 9 of the series had sold 68,456 copies.[7]
The series was awarded the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Girls' Category.[8]
References
- ↑ "Piece". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ↑ "Hinako Ashihara's Piece Shōjo Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ↑ 中山優馬ミステリアスに連ドラ主演. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, July 25-31". Anime News Network. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 26-January 1". Anime News Network. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 25-July 1". Anime News Network. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 31-January 6". Anime News Network. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ↑ "Silver Spoon, I Am a Hero Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
External links
- Official TV drama website (Japanese)
- Piece – Kanojo no Kioku (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia