Boyfriend (ボーイフレンド Bōifurendo?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fuyumi Soryo. Boyfriend manga received the 1988 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.[1] In 2008, the manga was posted on the Yahoo! Comic Japan website, for free browsing, to celebrate Shogakukan's Shōjo Comic's 40th anniversary.[2] The manga focuses on Masaki, a delinquent and former basketball star, and Kanako, a girl with an heart condition that forces her to repeat two years of school, as they develop a relationship.
Characters[]
- Masaki Takatō (高刀 柾 Takatō Masaki?)
- Kanako Yūki (結城 可奈子 Yūki Kanako?)
- Sō Nakatsugawa (仲津川 荘 Nakatsugawa Sō?)
- Akira Sofue (曽笛 亜樹良 Sofue Akira?)
- Tadashi Takatō (高刀 正 Takatō Tadashi?)
- Masao Takatō (高刀 正雄 Takatō Masao?)
- Masahiko Takatō (高刀 正彦 Takatō Masahiko?)
- Miwako Takatō (高刀 美和子 Takatō Miwako?)
- Misako Tanaka (田中 美智子 Tanaka Misako?)
- Koga (古賀?)
- Aki Togawa (戸川 亜季 Togawa Aki?)
- Megumi Hanyū (羽生 恵 Hanyū Megumi?)
- Mami Hayashino (林野 まみ Hayashino Mami?)
- Tōru Ogi (尾木 透 Ogi Tōru?)
- Ōba (大場?)
- Saeko Sofue (曽笛 冴子 Sofue Saeko?)
References[]
- ↑ "小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ↑ "Sho-Comi Mag Marks 40th Anniversary with Free Manga". Anime News Network. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
External links[]
- Boyfriend (manga) (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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