Gunjō
- Name
- Gunjō
- Creator
- Chin Nakamura
- Language
- Japanese
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• Name — Gunjō • Ja Kanji — 羣青 • Genre — Drama, yuri
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• Type — manga • Author — Ching Nakamura • Publisher — * Kodansha (former) • Shogakukan (current) • Imprint — Ikki Comix • Magazine — * Monthly Morning Two • (June 26, 2007 – June 22, 2009) • Monthly Ikki • (February 25, 2010 – January 25, 2012) • First — June 26, 2007 • Last — January 25, 2012 • Volumes — 3
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• Title — Live-action film • Content — * Ride or Die (2021)
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• Portal — yes Gunjō 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. A live-action film adaptation produced by Netflix, titled Ride or Die, premiered worldwide in April 2021.
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• Megane-san / Nanae Shinoda • Honami Sato • Rezu-san / Rei Nagasawa • Kiko Mizuhara
Manga
Manga
Gunjō, written and illustrated by Ching Nakamura, debuted in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two on June 26, 2007. The manga was canceled after 13 installments on June 22, 2009. Nakamura first planned to resume the manga as doujinshi; however, her plans changed after discussing with Shogakukan's Monthly Ikkis staff. The manga resumed publication in Monthly Ikki on February 25, 2010, and finished on January 25, 2012. Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from February 25, 2010, to May 30, 2012.
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Live-action film
In October 2020, it was announced that Netflix was developing a live-action film adaptation of the manga, titled Ride or Die, which premiered simultaneously worldwide on April 15, 2021. The film stars Kiko Mizuhara and Honami Sato. The film was directed by Ryūichi Hiroki, Nami Sakkawa wrote the scripts and Haruomi Hosono performed the theme song.
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- 1.Loo, Egan. Gunjō Manga Creator Ching Nakamura Interviewed. Anime News Network. August 12, 2009.
- 2.Kodansha.
- 3.Loo, Egan. Hakusensha to Launch Rakuen Anthology in October. Anime News Network. September 15, 2009.
- 4.Ching Nakamura's Hatena Diary. October 10, 2009.
- 5.Ching Nakamura's Hatena Diary. October 12, 2009.
- 6.Loo, Egan. Gunjō Yuri Manga to Resume in Ikki Mag in February. Anime News Network. January 19, 2010.
- 7.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. January 19, 2010.
- 8.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. January 25, 2012.
- 9.Shogakukan.
- 10.Shogakukan.
- 11.Shogakukan.
- 12.Matsumoto, Takuya. Director Hiroki Ryūichi Takes to Netflix with "Ride or Die". nippon.com. May 7, 2021.
- 13.Schilling, Mark. 'Ride or Die': A wild road trip worth taking. The Japan Times. April 14, 2021.
- 14.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Ching Nakamura's Gunjō Manga Gets Netflix Film. Anime News Network. October 28, 2020.
- 15.Komatsu, Mikikazu. Ching Nakamura's Drama Manga Gunjo Gets Live-action Adaptation on Netflix in Spring 2021. Crunchyroll. October 26, 2020.
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