Yes, No, or Maybe?

Yes, No, or Maybe? (イエスかノーか半分か, Iesu ka Nō ka Hanbun ka) is a Japanese yaoi light novel series written by Michi Ichiho and illustrated by Lala Takemiya. The stories are serialized in the quarterly magazine Shōsetsu Dear+ since 2013. Shinshokan have published three volumes, three side stories, and two spin-off volumes since November 2014 under their Dear+ Bunko imprint. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the series in English for North American release.^[1] An anime film adaptation by Lesprit premiered on December 11, 2020.

Yes, No, or Maybe?
First light novel volume cover
イエスかノーか半分か (Iesu ka Nō ka Hanbun ka)
Genre	Yaoi
Light novel
Written by	Michi Ichiho
Illustrated by	Lala Takemiya
Published by	Shinshokan
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	Dear+ Bunko
Magazine	Shōsetsu Dear+
Original run	November 8, 2014 – present
Volumes	3 + 6 spin-offs
Anime film
Directed by	Masahiro Takata
Produced by	Tomoyuki Morikawa
Music by	Tomoki Hasegawa
Studio	Lesprit
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Released	December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)
Runtime	53 minutes

Plot

Kei Kunieda, a popular TV host, is known for his professional behavior, but his behavior is the opposite in private. One day, Ushio Tsuzuki, a stop-motion animator, discovers his off-camera personality when they run into each other at the grocery store, where a bicycle accident causes Ushio to injure his wrist. Kei is forced to help Ushio while he recovers, and in an attempt to prevent him from discovering his secret, he gives his name as "Owari." Ushio, however, comes to love him for who he truly is, and Kei struggles with his own feelings as well as hiding the truth from him.^[1]

Characters

Kei Kunieda (国江田計, Kunieda Kei)

Voiced by: Atsushi Abe^[2]

Ushio Tsuzuki (都築潮, Tsuzuki Ushio)

Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara^[2]

Media

Light novels

Main series

No.	Title	Original release date	English release date
1	Yes, No, or Maybe? Iesu ka Nō ka Hanbun ka (イエスかノーか半分か)	November 8, 2014 (2014-11-08)[3] 978-4-40352-364-9	October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06)[4] 978-1-64505-866-3
2	Sekai no Mannaka: Iesu ka Nō ka Hanbun ka (世界のまんなか～イエスかノーか半分か～)	June 10, 2015 (2015-06-10)[5] 978-4-403-52377-9	TBA
3	O-uchi no Arika: Iesu ka Nō ka Hanbun ka (おうちのありか ~イエスかノーか半分か~)	June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)[6] 978-4-403-52402-8	TBA

Side stories

No.	Title	Original release date	English release date
1	Yokogao to Niji: Iesu ka Nō ka Hanbun ka Bangai-hen (横顔と虹彩 ~イエスかノーか半分か 番外篇~)	February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10) 978-4403524165	TBA
2	Koigateki to Niji: Iesu ka Nō ka Hanbun ka Bangai-hen (恋敵と虹彩~イエスかノーか半分か番外篇~)	August 10, 2018 (2018-08-10) 978-4403524578	TBA
3	Fusai de: Iesu ka Nō ka Hanbun ka Bangai-hen (ふさいで~イエスかノーか半分か番外篇~)	December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12) 978-4403524714	TBA

Spin-offs

No.	Title	Original release date	English release date
1	Off Air: Iesu ka Nō ka Hanbun ka (OFF AIR~イエスかノーか半分か~)	August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)[7] 978-4-403-22115-6	TBA
2	Off Air	October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)[8] 978-4-403-22129-3	TBA

Anime film

An anime adaptation was announced on October 31, 2019,^[9][10] later revealed in 2020 to be a film. It is animated by Lesprit, with Masahiro Takata directing,^[11] Toshiyuki Morikawa as producer,^[12] Ayano Ōwada designing the characters, and Tomoki Hasegawa composing the music.^[11] The film premiered in Japanese theaters on December 11, 2020 as part of the BL Fes!! project's first event screenings.^[13] Atsushi Abe and Yoshihisa Kawahara performed the film's theme song "Sekai to Kakurenbo" as their respective characters.^[2] On March 10, 2021, Crunchyroll announced they had acquired streaming rights for the film outside of Asia and German-speaking Europe, releasing it on the same day.^[14]

Reception

The light novel series ranked first in 2016, 2018, and 2019 and second in 2017 in Next Books's annual light novel guide book Kono BL ga Yabai!, in the novel category. The series also ranked third in the Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Award in 2017, in the light novel category.^[15]