Million Yen Women
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Million Yen Women Vol 1.jpg
| caption = First {{Transl|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover
| ja_kanji = 100万円の女たち
| ja_romaji = Hyaku-manen no Onna-tachi
| genre = Romantic comedy{{cite web|script-title=ja:青野春秋が描くミステリアスなシェアハウス、100万円でつながる女5人と男1人|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/181657|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 1, 2021|language=ja|date=March 30, 2016|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207190532/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/181657|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = {{ill|Shunju Aono|ja|青野春秋}}
| publisher = Shogakukan
| publisher_en =
| demographic = {{Transl|ja|Seinen}}
| magazine = Weekly Big Comic Spirits
| first = November 16, 2015
| last = September 5, 2016
| volumes = 4
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| director = Michihito Fujii
| producer =
| writer = {{ubl|Yoshitatsu Yamada|Yoshimiko Murooka|Yuuya Nakazono}}
| studio = {{ubl|TV Tokyo|imageField}}
| network = TV Tokyo
| first = April 14, 2017
| last = June 30, 2017
|episodes = 12
}}
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{{nihongo|Million Yen Women|100万円の女たち|Hyaku-manen no Onna-tachi|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by {{ill|Shunju Aono|ja|青野春秋}}. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from November 2015 to September 2016. The series was adapted into a television drama series in 2017, co-produced by Netflix and TV Tokyo co-production, starring Yojiro Noda, lead vocalist of Radwimps.
Plot
Shin Michima is an unpopular novelist. He has lived with five mysterious women in the same house for half a year. Minami Shirakawa loves coffee. Hitomi Tsukamoto loves black tea, yoga and reading good books. Yuki Kobayashi is a polite woman and loves roasted green tea. Midori Suzumura is a high school student and loves acerola juice. Nanaka Seki loves drinking milk.
These five women pay Shin a million yen every month for rent and living expenses, about 30x higher than normal. They have rules in the house and questions about the women are banned.
Characters
;Shin Michima
:{{Portrayed by|Yojiro Noda}}
:A 31-year old novelist struggling to produce a bestseller, often criticized by his literary rivals and the women in the household about his lack of good quality writing. His father is condemned on death row following the murder of three victims including Shin's mother, her lover, and a policeman who had arrived at the scene after they were killed. Shin receives daily accusatory messages on the fax machine from an anonymous sender.
;Minami Shirakawa
:{{Portrayed by|Rila Fukushima}}
:A nudist at home who has a mysterious demeanor and occasionally violent tendencies. President of the ultra-luxury Call Girl Club. Minami refers to Shin as "Novel".
;Hitomi Tsukamoto
:{{Portrayed by|Rena Matsui}}
:Hitomi is the daughter of influential novelist, Hibiki Ogie, who had died 11 years ago. She appears to be infatuated with Shin, often becoming frustrated when he does not pick up on her subtle hints.
;Yuki Kobayashi
:Portrayed by: {{Ill|Miwako Wagatsuma|ja|我妻三輪子}}
:She basically stays in her room. Married to a wealthy elderly man for whom she was previously a maid.
;Midori Suzumura
:{{Portrayed by|Rena Takeda}}
:A 17-year-old high school girl. Midori was raised in an orphanage since her relinquishment by her parents at the age of three. As she got older, Midori took on part-time work to save for her independence from the orphanage and its unconventional rules. She had bought a lottery ticket and won one billion Yen prior to moving into the house and she appears to have feelings for Shin.
;Nanaka Hiraki
:{{Portrayed by|Yuko Araki}}
:She is very clumsy and loves drinking milk. As a famous actress, Nanaka began her career as a child.
Media
=Manga=
Written and illustrated by {{ill|Shunju Aono|ja|青野春秋}}, Million Yen Women was serialized in Shogakukan's Seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from November 16, 2015,{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/166115|script-title=ja:青野春秋の新連載がスピで、100万円でつながる男1人と女5人が共同生活|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 1, 2021|date=November 16, 2015|language=ja|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205123042/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/166115|url-status=live}} to September 5, 2016.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ビッグコミックス 2016年41号|url=https://www.bookshop-ps.com/bsp/bsp_magcode?sha=1&sho=2776309116|website=Book Shop Shogakukan|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=October 3, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231003055500/https://www.bookshop-ps.com/bsp/bsp_magcode?sha=1&sho=2776309116|archive-date=October 3, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}} Shogakukan collected its chapters in four {{Transl|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from March 30 to November 30, 2016. An extra chapter, published as "episode 0", was released on April 10, 2017.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「100万円の女たち」番外編がスピに、「トクサツガガガ」は連載100回を突破|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/228170|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 2, 2024|language=ja|date=April 10, 2017|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922040735/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/228170|url-status=live}}
==Volumes==
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber=1
|RelDate=March 30, 2016{{cite web|script-title=ja:１００万円の女たち １|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091875075|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210201090642/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091875075|archive-date=February 1, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live}}
|ISBN=978-4-09-187507-5
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber=2
|RelDate=June 30, 2016{{cite web|script-title=ja:１００万円の女たち ２|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091876454|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210201090826/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091876454|archive-date=February 1, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live}}
|ISBN=978-4-09-187645-4
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber=3
|RelDate=September 30, 2016{{cite web|script-title=ja:１００万円の女たち ３|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091877857|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210201091041/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091877857|archive-date=February 1, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live}}
|ISBN=978-4-09-187785-7
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber=4
|RelDate=November 30, 2016{{cite web|script-title=ja:１００万円の女たち ４|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091892294|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210201090655/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091892294|archive-date=February 1, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live}}
|ISBN=978-4-09-189229-4
}}
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=Drama=
A 12-episode television drama adaptation, starring Radwimps's lead vocalist Yojiro Noda in his first television show,{{cite web|script-title=ja:青野春秋「100万円の女たち」ドラマ化！RADWIMPSの野田洋次郎主演|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/222867|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 17, 2017|language=ja|date=March 2, 2017|archive-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901112440/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/222867|url-status=live}} started streaming on Netflix on April 7, 2017,{{cite web|script-title=ja:野田洋次郎が美女5人に囲まれる妖しげな「100万円の女たち」ビジュアル|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/227689|website=Music Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 1, 2024|language=ja|date=April 6, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213234522/https://natalie.mu/music/news/227689|url-status=live}} and was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 14 to June 30 of that same year.{{cite web|script-title=ja:木ドラ２５ １００万円の女たち|url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/broad_tvtokyo/program/detail/201704/24503_201704132500.html|publisher=TV Tokyo|access-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201234443/https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/broad_tvtokyo/program/detail/201704/24503_201704132500.html|archive-date=February 1, 2024|language=ja|url-status=live}}{{efn|TV Tokyo listed the air dates for the series on Thursday at 25:00, effectively Friday at 1:00 a.m. JST.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「100万円の女たち」野田洋次郎扮する慎と、女性5人の共同生活収めたスポット|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/227731|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 1, 2024|language=ja|date=April 6, 2017|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316032631/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/227731|url-status=live}}}} The theme song is {{Nihongo|"Tadayō Kanjō"|漂う感情||"Drifting Emotions"}} by Kotringo.{{cite web|script-title=ja:RADWIMPS野田洋次郎、美女5人に囲まれ「違う種類の方々のエキス浴びてる」|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/226644|website=Music Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 1, 2024|language=ja|date=March 30, 2017|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214000240/https://natalie.mu/music/news/226644|url-status=live}}
See also
- I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow, another manga series by the same author
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110040130/http://www.spi-net.jp/weekly/comic060.html|title=Official manga website at Big Comics}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/100man/|Million Yen Women official drama website at TV Tokyo}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Weekly Big Comic Spirits}}
Category:2017 Japanese television series debuts
Category:2017 Japanese television series endings
Category:Japanese drama television series
Category:Japanese television dramas based on manga
Category:Japanese-language television shows
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