Boyfriend (manga)
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.
| 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 |
In 1987, Boyfriend received the 33rd Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga. On February 11, 1992, an anime adaptation produced by Magic Bus aired on TV Tokyo. 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.
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