Amachin wa Jishou Osu
Stylized illustration of a feminine young man posing in the men's bathroom
Volume 1 cover art, featuring Amachin
あまちんは自称♂
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byAkane Terai
Published byKodansha
ImprintMagazine Edge Comics
MagazineShonen Magazine Edge
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 17, 2017 – April 17, 2023
Volumes11

Amachin wa Jishou Osu (Japanese: あまちんは自称♂, "Amachin Calls Himself Male")[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese otokonoko romantic comedy manga series by Akane Terai, which has been serialized by Kodansha in their magazine Shonen Magazine Edge from June 2017 to April 2023. Kodansha has also collected it in eleven tankōbon volumes. The story follows Amachin, a feminine young man who is attracted to his friend Tatsumi, and tries to make him like him back by dressing and acting cutely. The series was well received by readers and critics for its title character.

Premise

Amachin wa Jishou Osu is an otokonoko romantic comedy manga[1][3] set in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan.[4] It follows Kokoro "Amachin" Amasawa, a feminine young man who often gets mistaken for a woman due to his looks, to the point where his male classmates fall in love with him,[4] including his childhood friend and classmate Tatsumi Kamishimo. Amachin is attracted to Tatsumi and tries to win him over by presenting himself in a cute way.[3][5]

Publication

Amachin wa Jishou Osu is written and illustrated by Akane Terai[1] and was serialized by Kodansha in their manga magazine Shonen Magazine Edge from its July 2017 issue, released on June 17, 2017 to its May 2023 issue released on April 17, 2023.[6][7] The series went on hiatus in April 2022, but resumed the same year in the magazine's October issue.[8][9]

Since November 16, 2017,[10] Kodansha has also collected the series in tankōbon volumes under the imprint Magazine Edge Comics.[2] The fourth volume was made available in both a standard edition and a digital special edition that includes a photo book-style set of color illustrations depicting a date with Amachin.[3] The volumes are also released in Chinese by Tong Li Publishing since 2019.[11]

On December 25, 2021, a promotional video was released to celebrate the 500,000 sales of the series, in which Amachin was voiced by Hiromi Igarashi.[12]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1 November 16, 2017[10]978-4065104903
  • Chapter 1–7
2 May 7, 2018[13]978-4065114735
  • Chapter 8–13
3 November 15, 2018[14]978-4065136652
  • Chapter 14–19
4 May 16, 2019[15]978-4065157527
  • Chapter 20–25
5 November 15, 2019[16]978-4065176214
  • Chapter 26–31
6 May 15, 2020[17]978-4065195383
  • Chapter 32–36
7 November 17, 2020[18]978-4065214329
  • Chapter 37–41
8 May 17, 2021[19]978-4065232477
  • Chapter 42–46
9 November 17, 2021[20]978-4065259580
  • Chapter 47–51
10 March 16, 2023[21]978-4065310441
  • Chapter 52–56
11 June 15, 2023[22]978-4065319291

Reception

The series was well received[3][6][23] and was nominated for the 2018 Next Manga Award.[23] It is also popular with readers; in a 2020 survey about what manga series people would like to see adapted into an anime series, where 70% of respondents were women, Amachi wa Jishou Osu was the 15th most requested.[24] The series has performed well commercially, with volume 1 maintaining the number one ranking on Pixiv for a month after its release.[25] The print volumes sold enough to warrant a reprint of the first three volumes by May 2019.[3]

Critics liked the title character for his cuteness;[3][6][26] Music.jp appreciated the series for Amachin's cuteness, naivete, and slight eroticism, and called it a great and refreshing otokonoko series.[3] Bukumaru called it a must-read otokonoko manga: they appreciated it for the contrast between Amachin's appearance and brazenness, calling him cuter than girls and bolder than guys. They also enjoyed the depiction of Amachin's and Tatsumi's relationship, finding it unique and interesting to follow.[26] Honcierge also found the contrast interesting, exemplified by the volume 1 cover art, showing what appears to be a cute girl in the men's bathroom. They also enjoyed the rest of the cast, considering them to stand out, and liked their character designs, commending Terai for her ability to draw both cute and cool characters.[4] Magmix recommended it to readers who like comedy manga.[27]

Notes

  1. ↑ The title is stylized with a Mars symbol (♂), which is read as osu (オス, "male").[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A Boy Who Just Doesn't Look Like One…Love Comedy Amachin wa Jishou♂ Vol.1 Released!". Manga.Tokyo. Gradus Inc. 2017-11-17. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  2. 1 2 "あまちんは自称♂". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ""男の娘"革命でイメージ一新、重版連発！男子（？）高校生ラブコメ「あまちんは自称♂」4巻に写真集付きの電子特装版も". Music.jp (in Japanese). MTI. 2019-05-16. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. 1 2 3 "「あまちんは自称」が面白い！4巻までネタバレ紹介！男の娘は好き？". Honcierge (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 2020-12-14. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  5. ↑ "女子にしか見えない男子高校生のドタバタラブコメ「あまちんは自称♂」1巻". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2017-11-16. Archived from the original on 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  6. 1 2 3 "かわいい男子高校生＆ウザかわいい女子高生、マガジンエッジW新連載". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2017-06-17. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  7. ↑ あまちんは自称♂（１１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ "『あまちんは自称♂』公式★単行本最新9巻は11月17日！！ on Twitter". Kodansha. 2022-04-15. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-11-29 – via Twitter.
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  11. ↑ "自稱男人的小甘美眉♂" (in Chinese). Tong Li Publishing. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  12. ↑ 【No.1男の娘ラブコメ】＜漫画＞『あまちんは自称♂』累計50万部記念ボイス付きPV (YouTube). Kodansha. 2021-12-25. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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  14. ↑ "【11月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2018-11-15. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  15. ↑ "【5月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2019-05-16. Archived from the original on 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  16. ↑ "【11月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2019-11-15. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  17. ↑ "【5月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2020-05-15. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  18. ↑ "【11月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2020-11-17. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
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  20. ↑ "【11月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2021-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
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  23. 1 2 "２Ｄ×３Ｄ！男の娘コラボ！話題の男の娘コミック『あまちんは自称♂』大ヒット記念イベントが開催決定". Excite News (in Japanese). Excite. 2018-07-23. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  24. ↑ "アニメ化してほしいマンガは？【未完結作品編】2位は「SPY×FAMILY」！実際に"アニメ化決定"発表した作品も＜20年下半期版＞". Excite News (in Japanese). Excite. 2020-12-22. pp. 1–4. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
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  26. 1 2 "きゅんかわ！絶対押さえておきたい男の娘漫画おすすめ13選！". Bukumaru (in Japanese). Toppan. 2015-11-20. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
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