No Touching At All

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| name = No Touching At All

| image = No_Touching_At_All.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Cover of the Japanese version, first released on {{start date|2008|9|18}}

| ja_kanji = どうしても触れたくない

| ja_romaji = Dōshitemo Furetakunai

| genre = Boys' love, romance,{{cite web | url=https://junemanga.com/products/no-touching-at-all?variant=28825092931 | title=No Touching At All – Juné Manga | work=Digital Manga Publishing | accessdate=2019-09-24}} drama

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Kou Yoneda

| publisher = Taiyoh Tosho

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher | NA=Digital Manga Publishing}}

| demographic = {{transliteration|ja|Josei}}

| imprint = Million Comics Craft Series

| magazine = Craft

| first = 2007

| last = 2008

| volumes = 1

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| title = Even So, I Will Love You Tenderly

| author = Kou Yoneda

| publisher = Taiyoh Tosho

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher | NA=Digital Manga Publishing}}

| demographic = {{transliteration|ja|Josei}}

| imprint = Million Comics Craft Series

| magazine = Craft

| first = 2008

| last = 2013

| volumes = 1

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = live film

| title =

| director = Chihiro Amano

| producer = {{ubl|Takeshi Katayama|Mika Nakamura}}

| writer = Natsuko Takahashi

| music = Swich

| studio =

| licensee =

| released = {{Start date|2014|5|31}}

| runtime = 84 minutes

}}

{{nihongo|No Touching At All|どうしても触れたくない|Dōshitemo Furetakunai|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kou Yoneda. No Touching At All was serialized in the quarterly boys' love manga magazine Craft from 2007 to 2008. The book was followed up with a one-volume sequel spin-off titled {{nihongo|Even So, I Will Love You Tenderly|それでも、やさしい恋をする|Soredemo, Yasashii Koi o Suru}}. A live-action film adaptation of No Touching At All was released on May 31, 2014.

Plot

On the first day of his new job, Toshiaki Shima becomes trapped in an elevator with a hungover man, who turns out to be his new boss, Yosuke Togawa. Togawa's brash and flippant behavior irritates Shima, but he soon becomes drawn to him when Togawa becomes supportive of him. However, Shima is reluctant to act on his feelings after his previous relationship with a male co-worker, which resulted in him quitting after his workplace discovered his secret. Meanwhile, Togawa must confront the traumatic past of his family.

Characters

;{{nihongo|Toshiaki Shima|嶋俊亜紀|Shima Toshiaki}}

:{{Voiced by|Kenji Nojima}} (drama CD); portrayed by: Kosuke Yonehara (film)

:Shima is a 26-year-old office employee who identifies as gay. He was ostracized by his previous co-workers after they discovered he was in a relationship with another male colleague, and because of this, he keeps to himself.

;{{nihongo|Yosuke Togawa|外川陽介|Togawa Yōsuke}}

:{{Voiced by|Hideo Ishikawa}} (drama CD); portrayed by: Masashi Taniguchi (film)

:Togawa is a 29-year-old section manager and Shima's boss, who is also straight. While brash and outspoken, he is seen as friendly and reliable by his peers, and he acts as Shima's confidant. As a child, his family died from a fire.

;{{nihongo|Ryo Onoda|小野田良|Onoda Ryō}}

:{{Voiced by|Toshiyuki Morikawa}} (drama CD); portrayed by: Sho Tomita (film)

:Onoda is a 28-year-old office employee and Shima's co-worker, who eventually gets promoted to section manager after Togawa is transferred. He is supportive towards Shima and questions himself when he falls in love with him. After accepting Shima and Togawa's relationship, he starts falling in love with his friend, Deguchi, and they begin a relationship.

Media

=Manga=

No Touching At All is written and illustrated by Kou Yoneda. It was serialized in the quarterly boys' love manga magazine anthology Craft from 2007 to 2008. The chapters were later released in one bound volume by Taiyoh Tosho under the Million Comics Craft Series imprint. A drama CD adaptation by B's-Garden, a division of Taiyoh Tosho, was released on March 27, 2009.{{cite web | url=https://bs-garden.com/product/cd-dousitemohuretakunai/ | title=ドラマCD どうしても触れたくない | language=ja | work=B's-Garden | publisher=Taiyoh Tosho | accessdate=2019-09-24}}

In October 2009, Digital Manga Publishing announced at Yaoi-Con that they were distributing the book in English under the Juné imprint.{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-31/dmp-adds-tyrant-falls-in-love-kizuna-harlequin-manga | title=DMP Adds Tyrant Falls in Love, Kizuna, Harlequin Manga (Updated) | work=Anime News Network | date=2009-10-31 | accessdate=2019-09-24}} Digital Manga Publishing restocked the book in 2015 and 2016 under a print-on-demand model that resulted a misprint.{{cite news | first=Adriana | last=Hazra | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-04/june-to-re-release-kou-yoneda-no-touching-at-all-boys-love-manga-with-new-english-localization/.198775 | title=Juné to Re-release Kou Yoneda's No Touching At All Boys-Love Manga With New English Localization | work=Anime News Network | date=2023-06-04 | accessdate=2023-06-09}} They plan to re-release the book with a new English translation in Q3 2023.

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{{Graphic novel list

| VolumeNumber = 1

| LicensedTitle = No Touching At All

| OriginalTitle = どうしても触れたくない

| TranslitTitle = Dōshitemo Furetakunai

| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|2008|9|15}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8130-5147-3

| LicensedRelDate = {{Start date|2010|11|30}}

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-5697-0185-0

| ChapterList=

{{Numbered list|start=1

|Chapter 1

|Chapter 2

|Chapter 3

|Chapter 4

|Chapter 5

|Chapter 6

|{{nihongo|"Weekend"|週末|Shūmatsu}}

|{{nihongo|"Section Manager Onoda is Depressed"|小野田課長は憂鬱|Onoda-kachō wa Yūutsu}}

|{{nihongo|"Before Dawn"|夜明け前|Yoake Mae}}

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==Sequel==

The series was followed up with a one-volume spin-off titled {{nihongo|Even So, I Will Love You Tenderly|それでも、やさしい恋をする|Soredemo, Yasashii Koi o Suru}}, which focused on side characters Onoda and Deguchi. In 2014, Digital Manga Publishing distributed the book in English under the Juné imprint and also reprinted No Touching At All to help readers understand the story's background.{{cite news | first=Karen | last=Ressler | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-06/digital-manga-licenses-no-touching-at-all-spinoff-manga-even-so-i-will-love-you-tenderly/.80760 | title=Digital Manga Licenses No Touching At All Spinoff Manga Even So, I Will Love You Tenderly | work=Anime News Network | date=2014-11-06 | accessdate=2019-09-24}} A drama CD adaptation was released on October 31, 2014.{{cite web | url=https://bs-garden.com/product/cd-soredemoyasasiikoiwosuru/ | title=ドラマCD それでも、やさしい恋をする | language=ja | work=B's-Garden | publisher=Taiyoh Tosho | accessdate=2019-09-24}}

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| Language = Japanese

| SecondLanguage = English

|Width=70%

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{{Graphic novel list

| VolumeNumber = 1

| LicensedTitle = Even So, I Will Love You Tenderly

| OriginalTitle = それでも、やさしい恋をする

| TranslitTitle = Soredemo, Yasashii Koi o Suru

| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|2014|4|1}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8130-3045-4

| LicensedRelDate = {{Start date|2015|10|01}}

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-56970-342-7

| ChapterList=

{{Numbered list|start=1

|Chapter 1

|Chapter 2

|Chapter 3

|Chapter 4

|Chapter 5

|Chapter 6

|"After 9 Hours"

|"After 10 Hours"

|{{nihongo|"A World With Color"|色のある世界|Iro no Aru Sekai}}

|{{nihongo|"A World With Color 2"|色のある世界2|Iro no Aru Sekai 2}}

|{{nihongo|"Kind Lies Don't Bear Fruit"|やさしいうそはみのらない|Yasashii Uso wa Minoranai}}

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=Film adaptation=

In January 2014, vol. 59 of Craft announced a live-action film adaptation starring Kosuke Yonehara from Run&Gun and Masashi Taniguchi.{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-20/boys-love-manga-no-touching-at-all-gets-live-action-film | title=Boys-Love Manga 'No Touching At All' Gets Live-Action Film | work=Anime News Network | date=2014-01-20 | accessdate=2019-09-24}}{{cite news | url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0059846 | title=人気BLコミック「どうしても触れたくない」が実写映画化！ | language=ja | work=Cinema Today | date=2014-01-21 | accessdate=2019-09-24}} The film was directed by Chihiro Amano as her first feature film, with the script supervised by Natsuko Takahashi. The film was shot in five days.{{cite news | first=Yoshifumi | last=Nashika | authorlink=:ja:名鹿祥史 | url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0065137 | title=ボーイズラブのベッドシーンに照れ笑い | language=ja | work=Cinema Today | date=2014-08-09 | accessdate=2019-09-24}} It was released on May 31, 2014.{{cite news | first=Karen | last=Ressler | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-22/no-touching-at-all-boys-love-manga-live-action-trailer-streamed | title='No Touching At All' Boys-Love Manga's Live-Action Film Trailer Posted | work=Anime News Network | date=2014-04-22 | accessdate=2019-09-24}}{{cite news | first=Masakazu | last=Isobe | url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0063391 | title=人気コミック実写映画『どうしても触れたくない』主演の米原幸佑、男性との絡みに集中して役づくり | language=ja | work=Cinema Today | date=2014-06-01 | accessdate=2019-09-24}} The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 21, 2015, with a special CD featuring artwork by Kou Yoneda.{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/159897 | title=BL映画「どうしても触れたくない」Blu-ray化、特典CDはヨネダコウ描き下ろし | language=ja | work=Natalie | date=2015-09-13 | accessdate=2019-09-24}}