Yakuza Lover
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| ja_kanji = 恋と弾丸
| ja_romaji = Koi to Dangan
| image = Yakuza Lover volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first volume
| genre = Romance
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Nozomi Mino
| publisher = Shogakukan
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Viz Media}}
| demographic = Shōjo
| magazine = {{ubl|Premium Cheese!|Cheese!}}
| first = March 5, 2018
| last = June 24, 2022
| volumes = 12
| volume_list = #Volume list
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| director = {{ubl|Smith|Kenjiro Tsubakimoto|Hiroto Totsuka}}
| producer =
| writer = Sorami Date
| music =
| studio =
| licensee = Disney Platform Distribution
| network = MBS TV
| first = October 27, 2022
| last = December 23, 2022
| episodes = 9
| episode_list = #Live-action
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Yakuza Lover|恋と弾丸|Koi to Dangan|{{literal translation}} "Love and Bullets", titled Dangerous Lover in Japan|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nozomi Mino. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Premium Cheese! from March 2018 to March 2019 and in Cheese! from April 2019 to June 2022. As of November 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve volumes. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2022.
Media
=Manga=
Written and illustrated by Nozomi Mino, the series began serialization in Shogakukan's Premium Cheese! magazine on March 5, 2018. {{cite web|script-title=ja:「恋と弾丸」Cheese!本誌で集中連載、若頭×女子大生の危険なラブ|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/329287|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=April 24, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}} In April 2019, the series moved to the Cheese! magazine. The series completed its serialization on June 24, 2022.{{cite web|title=Nozomi Mino's Yakuza Lover Manga Ends in 3 Chapters (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-23/nozomi-mino-yakuza-lover-manga-ends-in-3-chapters/.184932|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=April 23, 2022|access-date=July 14, 2022}} An epilogue chapter is set to be released in August 2022. As of November 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve tankōbon volumes.
In October 2020, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.{{cite web|title=Viz to Release Fist of the North Star, No. 5, Sensor, Mashle, Undead Unluck, Yakuza Lover Manga in Summer 2021|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-16/viz-to-release-fist-of-the-north-star-no-5-sensor-mashle-undead-unluck-yakuza-lover-manga-in-summer-/.165311|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=October 16, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2022}}
==Volume list==
{{Graphic novel list/header
|Language = Japanese
|Width = 70%
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|OriginalRelDate = February 26, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 １|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09870395|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-870395-1
|LicensedRelDate = June 1, 2021{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-1/product/6713|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 14, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-472055-2
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|OriginalRelDate = May 24, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 ２|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09870486|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-870486-6
|LicensedRelDate = September 7, 2021{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 2|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-2/product/6784|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 14, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-472063-7
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|OriginalRelDate = September 26, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 ３|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09870611|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-870611-2
|LicensedRelDate = December 7, 2021{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 3|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-3/product/6884|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 14, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-472064-4
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|OriginalRelDate = January 24, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 ４|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09870797|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-870797-3
|LicensedRelDate = March 1, 2022{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 4|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-4/product/6986|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 14, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-472065-1
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|OriginalRelDate = May 26, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 ５|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09871001|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-871001-0
|LicensedRelDate = June 14, 2022{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 5|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-5/product/7079|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 14, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-472419-2
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 6
|OriginalRelDate = September 25, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 ６|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09871079|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-871079-9
|LicensedRelDate = September 13, 2022{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 6|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-6/product/7179|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 14, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-472420-8
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 7
|OriginalRelDate = January 26, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 ７|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09871249|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-871249-6
|LicensedRelDate = December 13, 2022{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 7|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-7/product/7275|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=August 23, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-3105-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 8
|OriginalRelDate = May 26, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 ８|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09871319|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-871319-6
|LicensedRelDate = March 14, 2023{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 8|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-8/product/7370|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=November 23, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-3106-0
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 9
|OriginalRelDate = September 24, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 ９|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09871416|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-871416-2
|LicensedRelDate = June 13, 2023{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 9|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-9/product/7466|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=February 24, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-3708-6
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 10
|OriginalRelDate = January 26, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 １０|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09871571|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-871571-8
|LicensedRelDate = September 12, 2023{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 10|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-10/product/7565|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 24, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4052-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 11
|OriginalRelDate = May 26, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 １１|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09871642|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-871642-5
|LicensedRelDate = December 12, 2023{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 11|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-11/product/7675|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=August 31, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4114-4
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 12
|OriginalRelDate = November 25, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 １２|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09871841|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=December 5, 2022|language=ja}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋と弾丸 １２ 超豪華特装版 アクキー／ピンバッジ／描き下ろし漫画冊子|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09943120|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=December 5, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-871841-2
|ISBN_note =
{{ISBNT|978-4-09-943120-4}} ({{abbr|SE|Special edition}})
|LicensedRelDate = March 12, 2024{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover, Vol. 12|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-12/product/7773|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4331-5
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}
=Live-action=
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced in June 2022. The series is set to be directed by Smith, Kenjiro Tsubakimoto, and Hiroto Totsuka, with Sorami Date writing the scripts and Yuta Furukawa and Fumika Baba performing the leads. It aired on MBS TV's {{ill|Drama Tokku|ja|ドラマ特区}} programming block from October 27, 2022, to December 23, 2022.{{cite web|title=Nozomi Mino's Yakuza Lover Manga Gets Live-Action Series|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-23/nozomi-mino-yakuza-lover-manga-gets-live-action-series/.186941|website=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|date=June 23, 2022|access-date=July 14, 2022}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ドラマ「恋と弾丸」古川雄大＆馬場ふみかのW主演、1巻の“オマージュビジュアル”も公開|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/490622|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=August 23, 2022|access-date=August 23, 2022|language=ja}} Disney Platform Distribution licensed the drama for an international release.{{cite web|script-title=ja:古川雄大×馬場ふみか、ドラマ『恋と弾丸』ディズニープラスで配信|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2253571/full/|website=Oricon|date=October 18, 2022|access-date=February 5, 2023|language=ja}}
Reception
Caitlin Moore from Anime News Network praised the sex scenes and their emphasis on consensuallity, while also criticizing the story and artwork.{{cite web|title=Review: Yakuza Lover GN 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yakuza-lover/gn-1/.173612|website=Anime News Network|last=Moore|first=Caitlin|date=June 9, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2022}} Sheena McNeil from Sequential Tart praised the main characters and their relationship, though she also felt the art gave too much focus to Yuri.{{cite web|title=Yakuza Lover Vol. 5|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=12752&issue=2022-07-11|website=Sequential Tart|last=McNeil|first=Sheena|date=May 30, 2022|access-date=July 14, 2022}}
The series was nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo manga category in 2019.{{cite web|title=65th Shogakukan Manga Awards' Nominees Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-22/65th-shogakukan-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.153558|website=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2022}} The third volume had an initial print run of 170,000 copies, being the eleventh largest print run of any Shogakukan title in 2019.{{cite web|title=Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha: 2019-2020|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-04/manga-with-biggest-1st-printings-from-kodansha-shogakukan-shueisha-2019-2020/.158303|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=April 4, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2022}} The series has sold 4.5 million copies.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://cheese.shogakukan.co.jp/category/mino_nozomi_001/|Official website at Cheese!}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ANN|manga|24419}}
{{Cheese!}}
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