Will I Be Single Forever?

Will I Be Single Forever? (Japanese: ずっと独身でいるつもり?, Hepburn: Zutto Dokushin de Iru Tsumori?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki, based on an web essay by Mami Amemiya [ja]. It was serialized in Shodensha's josei manga magazine Feel Young from April 2014 to October 2015, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A live action film adaptation premiered in November 2021.

Will I Be Single Forever?
Tankōbon volume cover
ずっと独身でいるつもり? (Zutto Dokushin de Iru Tsumori?)
Genre	Comedy-drama[1] Romance[1]
Manga
Written by	Mari Okazaki
Published by	Shodensha
English publisher	NA: Viz Media (digital)
Magazine	Feel Young
Original run	April 8, 2014 – October 8, 2015
Volumes	1
Live-action film
Directed by	Momoko Fukuda [ja]
Written by	Fumi Tsubota [ja]
Music by	Shoji Ikenaga [ja]
Studio	Nikkatsu
Released	November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)
Runtime	94 minutes

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki, based on an web essay by Mami Amemiya [ja], Will I Be Single Forever? was serialized in Shodensha's josei manga magazine Feel Young from April 8, 2014,^[2] to October 8, 2015.^[3][4] Shodensha collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume released on December 8, 2015.^[5]

In North America, the manga is licensed by Viz Media and the volume was released digitally on July 24, 2018.^[6]

Live action film

A live action film adaptation premiered in Japan on November 19, 2021. The film was directed by Momoko Fukuda [ja], with a script by Fumi Tsubota [ja], and music composed by Shoji Ikenaga [ja]. It was distributed by Nikkatsu. The film stars Minami Tanaka as Mami Honda.^[7][8][9]