Complex Age
{{short description|Manga series by Yui Sakuma}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
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| image = Complex Age volume 1.jpg
| caption = Cover of Complex Age volume one.
| ja_kanji = コンプレックス・エイジ
| ja_romaji = Konpurekkusu Eiji
| genre =
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title =
| author = Yui Sakuma
| illustrator =
| publisher = Kodansha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| NA = Kodansha USA
}}
| demographic = Seinen
| imprint =
| magazine = Weekly Morning
| magazine_en =
| first = 22 May 2014
| last = 4 June 2015
| volumes = 6
| volume_list = #Volume list
}}
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{{Nihongo|Complex Age|コンプレックス・エイジ|Konpurekkusu Eiji}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yui Sakuma.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-06-09/manga-depicts-the-life-of-a-cosplayer/.75073 |title=Manga Depicts the Life of a Cosplayer |last=Stimson |first=Eric |date=9 June 2014 |website=Anime News Network |accessdate=21 August 2015 }} The series began as a one-shot published on Kodansha's Weekly Morning seinen manga website in May 2013. The one-shot drew 1.25 million viewers to the website and won a Tetsuya Chiba Prize. It was relaunched on 22 May 2014 and ran until 4 June 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-21/complex-age-manga-inspires-voiced-comic-video/.91945 |title=Complex Age Manga Inspires Voiced Comic Video |date=21 August 2015 |website=Anime News Network |accessdate=21 August 2015 }} The manga was licensed for release in North America by Kodansha USA.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-25/kodansha-comics-adds-queen-emeraldas-complex-age-forget-me-not-manga/.90886 |title=Kodansha Comics Adds Queen Emeraldas, Complex Age, Forget Me Not Manga |date=25 July 2015 |website=Anime News Network |accessdate=21 August 2015 }} A comic video adaptation was released on the Morning website alongside the fifth volume in August 2015. The series was compiled into six volumes.
Plot
Both continuity tell stories about a woman who have hobby in clothing, Gothic Lolita and cosplay respectively, while her age crept up and making her hobby socially inappropriate age-wise. The series' epilogue shows that the series' protagonist is one shot protagonist's daughter.
The original one-shot focused on Sawako, a married 34-year-old woman with an interest in the Gothic Lolita culture which she tries to conceal from her coworkers.
The 2014 series focused on 26 year old Nagisa Kataura, a cosplaying delivery company employee who also tries to hide her passion from her coworkers. She was voiced by Kyōko Narumi in the voice manga.
Volume list
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| Language = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = English
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = 22 August 2014{{cite web |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063883657 |title=コンプレックス・エイジ（１） |website=Kodansha |language=Japanese |accessdate=21 August 2015 }}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-388365-7
| LicensedRelDate = 14 June 2016{{cite web |url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/535868/complex-age-1-by-yui-sakuma/ |title=Complex Age 1 |website=Penguin Random House |accessdate=22 February 2016 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781632362483
}}
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = 21 November 2014{{cite web |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063884036 |title=コンプレックス・エイジ（２） |website=Kodansha |language=Japanese |accessdate=21 August 2015 }}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-388403-6
| LicensedRelDate = 6 September 2016{{cite web |url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/539800/complex-age-2-by-yui-sakuma/ |title=Complex Age 2 |website=Penguin Random House |accessdate=22 February 2016 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781632362490
}}
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| VolumeNumber = 3
| RelDate = 23 February 2015{{cite web |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063884319 |title=コンプレックス・エイジ（３） |website=Kodansha |language=Japanese |accessdate=21 August 2015 }}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-388431-9
| LicensedRelDate = 13 December 2016{{cite web |url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/539925/complex-age-3-by-yui-sakuma/ |title=Complex Age 3 |website=Penguin Random House |accessdate=10 December 2016 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781632362506
}}
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| VolumeNumber = 4
| RelDate = 22 May 2015{{cite web |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063884647 |title=コンプレックス・エイジ（４） |website=Kodansha |language=Japanese |accessdate=21 August 2015 }}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-388464-7
| LicensedRelDate = 14 March 2017{{cite web |url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547173/complex-age-4-by-yui-sakuma/ |title=Complex Age 4 |website=Penguin Random House |accessdate=18 December 2016 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781632363282
}}
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| VolumeNumber = 5
| RelDate = 21 August 2015{{cite web |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063884951 |title=コンプレックス・エイジ（５） |website=Kodansha |language=Japanese |accessdate=21 August 2015 }}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-388495-1
| LicensedRelDate = 13 June 2017{{cite web |url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/552550/complex-age-5-by-yui-sakuma/ |title=Complex Age 5 |website=Penguin Random House |accessdate=18 December 2016 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781632364289
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| VolumeNumber = 6
| RelDate = 23 September 2015{{cite web |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063885088 |title=コンプレックス・エイジ（６）＜完＞ |website=Kodansha |language=Japanese |accessdate=22 February 2016 }}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-388508-8
| LicensedRelDate = 12 September 2017{{cite web |url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555945/complex-age-6-by-yui-sakuma/9781632364685/ |title=Complex Age 6 |website=Penguin Random House |accessdate=18 December 2016 }}
| LicensedISBN = 9781632364685
}}
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References
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