Itoshi no Irene

Itoshi no Irene (愛しのアイリーン; "Beloved Irene") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideki Arai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 1995 to 1996, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a live action film, which premiered in Japan in September 2018.

Itoshi no Irene
First tankōbon volume cover
愛しのアイリーン
Manga
Written by	Hideki Arai
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Weekly Big Comic Spirits
Original run	1995 – 1996
Volumes	6
Live-action film
Directed by	Keisuke Yoshida
Written by	Keisuke Yoshida
Released	September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Runtime	137 minutes

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hideki Arai, Itoshi no Irene was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 1995 to 1996.^[1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from September 30, 1995,^[2] to November 30, 1996.^[3] Daitosha [ja] republished the series in two volumes on December 5, 2003.^[4][5] Ohta Publishing republished the series in a two-volume edition, which included a 16-page epilogue chapter,^[1] on December 15, 2010,^[6] and January 20, 2011.^[7]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	September 30, 1995[2]	4-09-184001-9
2	December 19, 1995[8]	4-09-184002-7
3	March 30, 1996[9]	4-09-184003-5
4	May 30, 1996[10]	4-09-184004-3
5	August 30, 1996[11]	4-09-184005-1
6	November 30, 1996[3]	4-09-184006-X

Live action film

A live action film adaptation was announced in February 2018.^[12] The film, directed by Keisuke Yoshida, stars Ken Yasuda as Iwao Shishido and Philippine actress Nats Sitoy as Irene Gonzalez.^[13][14] The film premiered in Japan on September 14, 2018.^[15]