Boyfriend (manga)

Boyfriend
	Cover of the first tankōbon volume
ボーイフレンド; (Bōifurendo)
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

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.

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]

Plot

Masaki Takatō is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed in another school which is notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good at—basketball. A chance encounter with the willful Kanako Yūki may serve as a catalyst for change, as the indefinable connection she feels with Masaki draws them together...

Characters

Masaki Takatō (高刀柾, Takatō Masaki)
Kanako Yūki (結城可奈子, Yūki Kanako)
Sō Nakatsugawa (仲津川荘, Nakatsugawa Sō)
Akira Sofue (曽笛亜樹良, Sofue Akira)
Tadashi Takatō (高刀正, Takatō Tadashi)
Masao Takatō (高刀正雄, Takatō Masao)
Masahiko Takatō (高刀正彦, Takatō Masahiko)
Miwako Takatō (高刀美和子, Takatō Miwako)
Misako Tanaka (田中美智子, Tanaka Misako)
Koga (古賀)
Aki Togawa (戸川亜季, Togawa Aki)
Megumi Hanyū (羽生恵, Hanyū Megumi)
Mami Hayashino (林野まみ, Hayashino Mami)
Tōru Ogi (尾木透, Ogi Tōru)
Ōba (大場)
Saeko Sofue (曽笛冴子, Sofue Saeko)

References

^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者. Shogakukan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
^ TVアニメボ～イフレンド. AllCinema Movie & DVD Database (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2014.
^ Loo, Egan (March 28, 2008). "Sho-Comi Mag Marks 40th Anniversary with Free Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 30, 2009.

External links

Boyfriend (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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[1] 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者. Shogakukan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.

[2] TVアニメボ～イフレンド. AllCinema Movie & DVD Database (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2014.

[3] Loo, Egan (March 28, 2008). "Sho-Comi Mag Marks 40th Anniversary with Free Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 30, 2009.

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Animated series	Captain (1983) Wonder Beat Scramble (1986) Play Ball (2005–2006)
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1980s	Hiatari Ryōkō! (1980–1981) Georgie! (1982–1984) Purple Eyes in the Dark (1984–1987) Boyfriend (1985–1988) Momoka Typhoon (1987–1989)
1990s	Ao no Fūin (1991–1994) Fushigi Yûgi (1991–1996) Red River (1995–2002) Tokyo Juliet (1996–1999) Ceres, Celestial Legend (1996–2000) Kiss in the Blue (1997–1998) Sensual Phrase (1997–2000) Wild Act (1998–2000) Appare Jipangu! (1998–2003) Binetsu Shōjo (1999–2001)
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