Kokoro Button
ココロ・ボタン
GenreRomance, slice of life[1]
Manga
Written byMaki Usami
Published byShogakukan
ImprintFlower Comics
MagazineBetsucomi
DemographicShōjo
Original runMay 13, 2009 (2009-05-13) – November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13)
Volumes12

Kokoro Button (Japanese: ココロ・ボタン, lit. "Heart Button") is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Maki Usami. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine from the June 2009 issue (released on May 13) to the December 2013 issue (released on November 13).[2][3] Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into 12 bound volumes under the Flower Comics imprint; the first volume was released on October 26, 2009, and the last volume was released on April 25, 2014.[4][5] The series is licensed in France by Soleil Manga and in Germany by Egmont Manga & Anime.[1][6]

In 2016, the Japanese video distribution service dTV adapted Kokoro Button into a "movie comic", a series of videos containing animated panels from the manga with music and voice acting. The roles of Niina Kasuga and Eito Koga were played by Yoshino Aoyama and Shunichi Toki, respectively.[7]

Reception

Volume 5 has sold 52,749 copies (as of May 1, 2011),[8] volume 6 has sold 62,365 copies (as of October 2, 2011),[9] volume 7 has sold 80,140 copies (as of March 4, 2012),[10] volume 8 has sold 106,014 copies (as of September 9, 2012),[11] and volume 9 has sold 92,277 copies (as of March 9, 2013).[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kokoro Button". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ 「ココロボタン」を全巻無料で読めるか調査した結果！. shonenrival.com (in Japanese). October 30, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ 「ココロ・ボタン」ベツコミで終幕、電撃デイジー番外編も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ ココロ・ボタン 1. Shogakukan (in Japanese). October 26, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ ココロ・ボタン 12. Shogakukan (in Japanese). April 25, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kokoro Button 01". Egmont Manga & Anime (in German). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ 「ココロ・ボタン」ムービーコミックが本日より配信、青山吉能＆土岐隼一が出演. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). September 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ Loo, Egan (May 4, 2011). "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 25 – May 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  9. ↑ Loo, Egan (October 5, 2011). "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 26 – October 2". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  10. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 24, 2012). "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 27 – March 4". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  11. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 12, 2012). "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 3–9". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  12. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 13, 2013). "Japanese Comic Ranking, March 3–9". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2013.


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