Nokemono to Hanayome
| Nokemono to Hanayome | |
 Cover of the first volume of the manga series | |
| ノケモノと花嫁 (The Outcast and His Bride) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, supernatural |
| Created by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
| Serial novel | |
| Written by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
| Published by | Index Communications |
| Magazine | Kera |
| Demographic | Shojo |
| Original run | February 2006 – September 2007 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
| Illustrated by | Asumiko Nakamura |
| Published by | Index Communications |
| Magazine | Kera |
| Demographic | Shojo |
| Original run | August 16, 2007 – June 2017 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Manga | |
| Nokemono to Hanayome+ | |
| Written by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
| Illustrated by | Asumiko Nakamura |
| Published by | Gentosha |
| Magazine | Denshi Birz Comic Boost |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | August 31, 2018 – April 3, 2020 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Nokemono to Hanayome (Japanese: ノケモノと花嫁, lit. "The Outcast and His Bride") is a Japanese serial novel and manga written by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The serial novel was published in the teenage fashion magazine Kera from 2006 to 2007 as "Part 1", while a manga written by Ikuhara and illustrated Asumiko Nakamura was published from 2007 to 2017 as "Part 2". A sequel manga series, Nokemono to Hanayome+ (ノケモノと花嫁|+, "+" pronounced "cross"),[1] was serialized on the digital distribution platform Comic Boost from 2018 to 2020.
Synopsis[edit]
Described by publisher Comic Boost as a "lolita hardboiled" series,[2] Nokemono to Hanayome is set in a world ruled by the "Moeru Kirin", a group of teenagers who dress in animal costumes. The series follows the relationship between Hitsuji Sera, the series' titular bride, and Itaru Hagumazuka, a boy who wears a bear costume.
Development[edit]
Ikuhara developed a pitch for an anime adaptation of Nokemono to Hanayome from 2005 to 2006.[1] The adaptation, titled Nokemono to Hanayome+, would ultimately not transpire, with Ikuhara opting to instead publish the story as a sequel manga in 2018.[1] The series is regarded as a precursor to several of Ikuhara's later anime series, with animal costume elements from Nokemono to Hanayome appearing in Yurikuma Arashi; Nokemono to Hanayome is also inspired by the Tokyo subway sarin attack, which appears as a central plot element in Ikuhara's Penguindrum.[1]
Media[edit]
Nokemono to Hanayome was published in the fashion magazine Kera as a serial novel from 2006 to 2007, and as a manga from 2007 to 2017.[1] Beginning in 2018, the sequel series Nokemono to Hanayome+ began serialization on the digital distribution platform Denshi Birz (renamed Comic Boost in 2019), with new chapters published every other month.[3] The series concluded in April 2020.[4]
The manga series has been collected into eight tankōbon volumes, with the first three volumes published by Index Communications, volumes four and five published by Mall of TV, and volumes six to eight published by Gentosha Comics.[2]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 14, 2010[5] | 978-4757305984 |
| 2 | June 25, 2011[5] | 978-4757306066 |
| 3 | June 20, 2012[6] | 978-4757306073 |
| 4 | December 10, 2014[7] | 978-4908158018 |
| 5 | May 20, 2016[8] | 978-4908158087 |
| 6 | January 25, 2018[9] | 978-4344841451 |
| 7 | April 26, 2018[10] | 978-4344842229 |
| 8 | September 16, 2020[11] | 978-4344847187 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Morrissy, Kim (20 May 2019). "Utena, Sarazanmai Director Ikuhara's Exhibit Reveals His Works in Its Earliest Forms". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (17 September 2018). "Nokemono to Hanayome Manga by Utena's Ikuhara Gets 'New Chapter'". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "ノケモノと花嫁+". Comic Boost (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "幾原邦彦×中村明日美子のロリータハードボイルド「ノケモノと花嫁+」完結". Comic Natalie. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Books". Jacke-Media (in Japanese). Index Communications. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA 第三巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4757306075.
- ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA 第四巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4908158010.
- ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA 第五巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4908158088.
- ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA (6) (バーズ エクストラ) (in Japanese). ASIN 434484145X.
- ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA (7) (バーズ エクストラ) (in Japanese). ASIN 4344842227.
- ^ ノケモノと花嫁 THE MANGA (8) (バーズ エクストラ) (in Japanese). ASIN 4344847180.
External links[edit]
- Nokemono to Hanayome (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Nokemono to Hanayome at Comic Boost