Boyfriend (manga)
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Boyfriend (Japanese: ボーイフレンド, Hepburn: Bōifurendo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fuyumi Soryo. The story focuses on the developing relationship between Masaki, a delinquent and former basketball star, and Kanako, a girl with a heart condition that forces her to repeat two years of school.
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Boyfriend | |
ボーイフレンド (Bōifurendo) | |
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Genre | Romance |
Manga | |
Written by | Fuyumi Soryo |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | Shōjo Comic |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | November 26, 1985 – April 23, 1988 |
Volumes | 10 |
Anime television film | |
Directed by | Satoshi Dezaki |
Written by | Kazumi Koide |
Studio | Magic Bus |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Released | February 11, 1992 |
Runtime | 114 minutes |
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In 1987, Boyfriend received the 33rd Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.[1] On February 11, 1992, an anime adaptation produced by Magic Bus aired on TV Tokyo.[2] In 2008, the manga was posted on Yahoo! Comic Japan's website for free browsing, in order to celebrate Shōjo Comic magazine's 40th anniversary.[3]