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Nokemono to Hanayome (Japanese: ノケモノと花嫁, lit. "The Outcast and His Bride") is a Japanese serial novel and manga written by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The serial novel was published in the teenage fashion magazine Kera [jp] from 2006 to 2007 as "Part 1", while a manga written by Ikuhara and illustrated Asumiko Nakamura was published from 2007 to 2017 as "Part 2". A sequel manga series, Nokemono to Hanayome+ (ノケモノと花嫁|+, "+" pronounced "cross"),[1] was serialized on the digital distribution platform Comic Boost from 2018 to 2020.

Synopsis

Described by publisher Comic Boost as a "lolita hardboiled" series,[2] Nokemono to Hanayome is set in a world ruled by the "Moeru Kirin", a group of teenagers who dress in animal costumes. The series follows the relationship between Hitsuji Sera, the series' titular bride, and Itaru Hagumazuka, a boy who wears a bear costume.

Development

Ikuhara developed a pitch for an anime adaptation of Nokemono to Hanayome from 2005 to 2006.[1] The adaptation, titled Nokemono to Hanayome+, would ultimately not transpire, with Ikuhara opting to instead publish the story as a sequel manga in 2018.[1] The series is regarded as a precursor to several of Ikuhara's later anime series, with animal costume elements from Nokemono to Hanayome appearing in Yurikuma Arashi; Nokemono to Hanayome is also inspired by the Tokyo subway sarin attack, which appears as a central plot element in Ikuhara's Penguindrum.[1]

Media

Nokemono to Hanayome was published in the fashion magazine Kera [jp] as a serial novel from 2006 to 2007, and as a manga from 2007 to 2017.[1] Beginning in 2018, the sequel series Nokemono to Hanayome+ began serialization on the digital distribution platform Denshi Birz (renamed Comic Boost in 2019), with new chapters published every other month.[3] The series concluded in April 2020.[4]

The manga series has been collected into eight tankōbon volumes, with the first three volumes published by Index Communications [jp], volumes four and five published by Mall of TV [jp], and volumes six to eight published by Gentosha Comics.[2]

No. Release date ISBN
1 December 14, 2010[5]978-4757305984
2 June 25, 2011[5]978-4757306066
3 June 20, 2012[6]978-4757306073
4 December 10, 2014[7]978-4908158018
5 May 20, 2016[8]978-4908158087
6 January 25, 2018[9]978-4344841451
7 April 26, 2018[10]978-4344842229
8 September 16, 2020[11]978-4344847187

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Morrissy, Kim (20 May 2019). "Utena, Sarazanmai Director Ikuhara's Exhibit Reveals His Works in Its Earliest Forms". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (17 September 2018). "Nokemono to Hanayome Manga by Utena's Ikuhara Gets 'New Chapter'". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. ^ "ノケモノと花嫁+". Comic Boost (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. ^ "幾原邦彦×中村明日美子のロリータハードボイルド「ノケモノと花嫁+」完結". Comic Natalie. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Books". Jacke-Media (in Japanese). Index Communications. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA 第三巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4757306075.
  7. ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA 第四巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4908158010.
  8. ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA 第五巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4908158088.
  9. ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA (6) (バーズ エクストラ) (in Japanese). ASIN 434484145X.
  10. ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA (7) (バーズ エクストラ) (in Japanese). ASIN 4344842227.
  11. ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA (8) (バーズ エクストラ) (in Japanese). ASIN 4344847180.

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