Moteki#Film
{{short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Muteki volume 4 5.jpg
| caption = Cover of Moteki volume 4.5
| ja_kanji = モテキ
| ja_romaji =
| genre = Romantic comedy
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Mitsurō Kubo
| publisher = Kodansha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| NA = Vertical
}}
| demographic = Seinen
| imprint =
| magazine = Evening
| magazine_en =
| published =
| first = November 11, 2008
| last = April 13, 2010
| volumes = 4
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| title =
| director = Hitoshi Ōne
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio =
| licensee =
| network = TV Tokyo
| network_en =
| first = July 16, 2010
| last = October 1, 2010
| episodes = 12
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = live film
| title =
| director = Hitoshi Ōne
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio = Toho
| licensee =
| released = {{Start date|2011|09|23}}
| runtime = 118 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|Moteki|モテキ}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsurō Kubo. It was serialized in Evening magazine from 2008 to 2010, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2010 and a live-action film in 2011.
Plot
Yukiyo Fujimoto is a temp worker living in Tokyo, Japan. He has never held a steady job or had a girlfriend. As he is about to turn 30, he is suddenly contacted by several women from his past: former co-worker and music enthusiast Aki Doi, younger friend and amateur photographer Itsuka Nakashiba, previous love interest Natsuki Komiyama, and former high school classmate and juvenile delinquent Naoko Hayashida. Yukiyo realizes that he is experiencing what is called his "moteki," a Japanese slang term for a period of time (usually the one-and-only period of time) where one becomes popular with the opposite sex. The term derives from a combination of the verb 'moteru' – i.e. to "have it" in the sense of "be popular", and 'ki', meaning "period".
Media
=Manga=
Written and illustrated by Mitsurō Kubo, Moteki was serialized in the bi-weekly Evening magazine from November 11, 2008, to April 13, 2010. The chapters were collected into four tankōbon volumes and published by Kodansha between March 23, 2009, and May 21, 2010. With a special volume 4.5 released on September 7, 2010. Vertical have licensed the manga for a North American release in October 2017.{{cite web|title=Vertical Licenses CITY, Moteki, My Boy Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-03/vertical-licenses-city-moteki-my-boy-manga/.118395|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=July 3, 2017|date=July 3, 2017}}
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = March 23, 2009{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063522594|title=モテキ（１）|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-352259-4
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = August 21, 2009{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063522785|title=モテキ（２）|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-352278-5
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 3
| RelDate = January 22, 2010{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063522969|title=モテキ（３）|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-352296-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 4
| RelDate = May 21, 2010{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063523195|title=モテキ（４）|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}
| ISBN = 978-4-06-352319-5
}}
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=TV series=
A live-action TV series of Moteki began airing in Japan on TV Tokyo on July 16, 2010. The live-action adaption features Mirai Moriyama as Yukiyo Fujimoto, Maho Nonami as Aki Doi, Hikari Mitsushima as Itsuka Nakashiba, Rio Matsumoto as Natsuki Komiyama, and Rinko Kikuchi as Naoko Hayashida.{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-20/moteki-romantic-comedy-manga-gets-live-action-tv-show |title=Moteki Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action TV Show|date=2010-05-20|accessdate= 2011-10-03|publisher= Anime News Network}}
=Film=
A live-action film of Moteki was released on March 23, 2012, with Mirai Moriyama reprising his role as Yukiyo Fujimoto, Masami Nagasawa as Miyuki Matsuo, Kumiko Asō as Rumiko Masumoto, Riisa Naka as Ai, and Yōko Maki as Motoko Katsuragi.{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-21/mitsurou-kubo-moteki-romantic-comedy-manga-gets-film |title=Mitsurou Kubo's Moteki Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Film|date=2011-03-21|accessdate= 2011-10-03|publisher= Anime News Network}}
Reception
Moteki was nominated for the 3rd Manga Taishō.{{cite web | title=10 Titles Nominated for 3rd Manga Taisho Awards| url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-3rd-manga-taisho-awards| work=Anime News Network | date=January 18, 2010 | accessdate=October 3, 2011}} The film adaptation earned {{USD|18.4 million}} at the Japanese box office.{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/japan-box-office-bakuman-lands-in-top-spot-1201612306/|title= Japan Box Office: 'Bakuman' Lands in Top Spot|author= Mark Schilling|date= October 7, 2015|accessdate= October 7, 2015|work= Variety.com}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-02/japanese-box-office-september-24-25 |title=Japanese Box Office, September 24–25|date=2011-10-02|accessdate= 2011-10-03|publisher= Anime News Network}} Mirai Moriyama won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film.{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-17/hotarubi-no-mori-e-663114-win-at-66th-mainichi-film-awards |title=Hotarubi no Mori e, 663114 Win at 66th Mainichi Film Awards|date=2012-01-17|accessdate= 2015-11-24|publisher= Anime News Network}} It was nominated for four awards at the 35th Japan Academy Awards; Masami Nagasawa for Best Actress, Kumiko Asō for Best Supporting Actress, Taiseki Iwasaki for Music, and Yūsuke Ishida for Editing.{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-15/35th-japan-academy-prize-nominees-listed-early |title=35th Japan Academy Prize Nominees Listed Early Show|date=2012-01-15|accessdate= 2015-11-24|publisher= Anime News Network}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/moteki/|TV drama Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|http://www.moteki-movie.jp/index.html|Film Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|11592}}
- {{IMDb title|1916708}}
{{Series in Evening}}
Category:2010 Japanese television series debuts
Category:2010 Japanese television series endings
Category:Japanese sex comedy films
Category:Japanese television dramas based on manga
Category:Live-action films based on manga
Category:Manga adapted into films
Category:Romantic comedy anime and manga
Category:TV Tokyo original programming
Category:Vertical (publisher) titles