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Ai Ore!
Cover of the first Japanese volume
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Ai o Utau Yori Ore ni Oborero!
Written byMayu Shinjo
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineShōjo Comic
DemographicShōjo
Original run2006 – 2009
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Ai-Ore! Danshikō no Hime to Joshikō no Ōji
Written byMayu Shinjo
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • AUS: Madman Entertainment
  • NA: Viz Media
MagazineMonthly Asuka
DemographicShōjo
Original runMay 26, 2008 – December 24, 2010
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Live-action film
Directed bySakurako Fukuyama
Written byJunko Komura
Hisako Fujihira
Sakurako Fukuyama
ReleasedAugust 25, 2012 (2012-08-25)
Runtime91 minutes

Ai Ore! (Japanese: 愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ!, Hepburn: Ai o Utau Yori Ore ni Oborero!, "Rather than Singing of Love, Drown in Me!") is a Japanese manga series by Mayu Shinjo. It was adapted into a live action film in 2012.

Plot

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Ai o Utau Yori Ore Ni Oborero!

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Akira Shiraishi, a young high school boy with feminine features, joins Blaue Rosen, the all-female band for which Mizuki Sakurazaka, an androgynous girl of the same age, performs lead electric guitar.

Their high school life is anything but typical: Mizuki is the "prince" of her all-girl school while Akira is the "princess" of the neighboring all-boy school. A series of comical events brings them closer together, even as the prejudice of the people around them tries to pull them apart.

Ai-Ore! Danshikō no Hime to Joshikō no Ōji

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After announcing that he is a boy during a concert for Blaue Rosen in the first book, Akira and Mizuki begin to date. But as their relationship heats up, so does the feud between the two's schools.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Mayu Shinjo, Ai o Utau Yori Ore ni Oborero! was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōjo Comic magazine. Its chapters were compiled into five tankōbon volumes published from June 26, 2006 to July 26, 2007.[2][3] A second series titled Ai Ore! – Love Me (愛俺! ～男子校の姫と女子校の王子～, Ai-Ore! Danshikō no Hime to Joshikō no Ōji) was serialized in Monthly Asuka by Kadokawa Shoten and was published into tankobon format between May 22, 2008 to February 22, 2011.[4][5] As it published Ai Ore!, Kadokawa Shoten also republished the first series into three volumes from February 23 to April 22, 2010.[6][7]

When translating into English Viz Media combined the two series, with the first series collected into the three first volumes and the second series compiled in the remaining five books.[8] Its first volume was published on May 3, 2011 while the last one was released on February 5, 2013.[9][10] Viz also published a digital edition from June 17, 2011 to March 8, 2013.[9][10] The two series were also published in Australia by Madman Entertainment,[11][12] France by Pika Édition[13][14] and in Germany by Egmont Manga & Anime.[15][16]

Ai Ore!

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Shogakukan version

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 26, 2006[2]4091304702
2 November 26, 2006[17]4091305792
3 December 21, 2006[18]4091307388
4 April 26, 2007[19]9784091310248
5 July 26, 2007[3]9784091311368

Kadokawa Shoten and Viz Media version

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 23, 2010[6]978-4-04-854437-5May 3, 2011[9]978-1421538389
2 March 19, 2010[20]978-4-04-854446-7August 2, 2011[21]978-1421538396
3 April 22, 2011[7]978-4-04-854469-6November 1, 2011[22]978-1421538402

Ai Ore! – Love Me

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 (4) May 22, 2008[4]978-4-04-854176-3February 7, 2012[23]978-1421538730
2 (5) August 22, 2008[24]978-4-04-854229-6May 1, 2012[25]978-1421538747
3 (6) February 23, 2009[26]978-4-04-854289-0August 7, 2012[27]978-1421538754
4 (7) February 23, 2010[28]978-4-04-854438-2November 6, 2012[29]978-1421538761
5 (8) February 24, 2011[5]978-4-04-854592-1February 5, 2013[10]978-1421541990

Anime

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Along with the official announcement for the live-action film, Shinjo Mayu revealed that the manga was supposed to have an anime adaptation but was canceled due to unfortunate events.

Live-action

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A live-action film adaptation, that would premier in the end of 2011, was first announced by Mayu Shinjo through her blog in July 2011.[30] In January 2012, it was revealed that idol Karam from the K-pop band DGNA and actress Ito Ōno would star it.[31] The film opened on August 25, 2012[32] and 2,000 copies of a "special mini-comic" by Shinjo herself were distributed.[33] The film is directed by Sakurako Fukuyama and its main theme is "Ikenai 1-2-3" by DGNA.[32][34]

Cast

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Reception

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The volumes 1, 2, 4 and 5 from the English publication of the series have been featuring in lists of 10 best-selling manga rankings such as The New York Times.[35][36][37][38]

References

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  1. ^ "Official Website for Ai Ore!". Viz Media. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ！ 1" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ！ 5" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "愛俺! ～男子校の姫と女子校の王子～ 第1巻" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "愛俺! ～男子校の姫と女子校の王子～ 第5巻" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ! 第1巻" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ! 第3巻" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "Viz Confirms License for Both Ai Ore! Manga Series". Anime News Network. July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  9. ^ a b c "Ai Ore!, Volume 1". Viz Media. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c "Ai Ore!, Volume 8". Viz Media. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "Ai Ore! (Manga) Vol. 01". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  12. ^ "Ai Ore! (Manga) Vol. 08". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Blaue rosen" (in French). Pika Édition. Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  14. ^ "Blaue rosen-saison 2" (in French). Pika Édition. Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  15. ^ "Ai Ore! Love me!" (in German). Egmont Manga & Anime. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  16. ^ "Blaue Rosen" (in French). Egmont Manga & Anime. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  17. ^ "愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ！ 2" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  18. ^ "愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ！ 3" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  19. ^ "愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ！ 4" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  20. ^ "愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ! 第2巻" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  21. ^ "Ai Ore!, Volume 2". Viz Media. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  22. ^ "Ai Ore!, Volume 3". Viz Media. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  23. ^ "Ai Ore!, Volume 4". Viz Media. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  24. ^ "愛俺! ～男子校の姫と女子校の王子～ 第2巻" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  25. ^ "Ai Ore!, Volume 5". Viz Media. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  26. ^ "愛俺! ～男子校の姫と女子校の王子～ 第3巻" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  27. ^ "Ai Ore!, Volume 6". Viz Media. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  28. ^ "愛俺! ～男子校の姫と女子校の王子～ 第4巻" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  29. ^ "Ai Ore!, Volume 7". Viz Media. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  30. ^ "Mayu Shinjo's Ai Ore! Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  31. ^ "Ai Ore! Manga's Film Headlined by Karam of K-Pop's DGNA". Anime News Network. January 19, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  32. ^ a b "Live-Action Ai Ore! Film's TV Spot Streamed". Anime News Network. August 27, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  33. ^ "2,000 Ai Ore! Movie-Goers to Get Mini-Comic Drawn by Shinjo". Anime News Network. August 23, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  34. ^ "映画『愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ!』" (in Japanese). Ai Ore! movie official website. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  35. ^ "Manga Best Seller List". The New York Times. May 29, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  36. ^ "Manga Best Seller List". The New York Times. August 28, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  37. ^ "Manga Best Seller List". The New York Times. March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  38. ^ "Manga Best Seller List". The New York Times. June 3, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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