Kabe Sa Dōjin Sakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shōnin Yokkyū o Kojiraseteiru

Kabe Sa Dōjin Sakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shōnin Yokkyū o Kojiraseteiru
First volume cover, featuring Nekoyashiki (upper right) and Issei (upper left)
壁サー同人作家の猫屋敷くんは承認欲求をこじらせている
GenreComedy, boys' love
Manga
Written byKazuki Minamoto
Published byTokuma Shoten
ImprintRyu Comics
MagazineComic Ryū Web
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 10, 2020 – present
Volumes9
Television drama
Directed byTatsunori Satō
Produced byYosuke Inakuma, Kota Yamazaki, and Muneo Miyagawa
Written byShinya Hokimoto
Music byYuta Mori
Original networkABC-TV
Original run October 3, 2022 November 21, 2022
Episodes8

Kabe Sa Dōjin Sakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shōnin Yokkyū o Kojiraseteiru (壁サー同人作家の猫屋敷くんは承認欲求をこじらせている; transl. 'Popular Indie Creator Nekoyashiki is Making His Yearning for Approval Worse'), abbreviated as KabeKoji (壁こじ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Minamoto. It has been serialized on Comic Ryū Web since February 2020. KabeKoji follows the relationship between a gay creator of doujinshi (self-published manga) and a male idol. A live-action television drama adaptation produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) aired from October to December 2022.

Synopsis

Mamoru Nekoyashiki is doujinshi (self-published manga) creator who authors boys' love (male-male romance manga) under the pen name "Kōniku-sensei". Nekoyashiki is a highly popular creator at doujinshi conventions,[a] and uses this popularity to fulfill his desire for external validation. At a convention he has a chance reunion with Kazama Issei, a childhood friend he once had a crush on, and who now performs as an idol under the stage name "Issay".

Media

Manga

KabeKoji began serialization on Comic Ryū Web in February 2020.[1] The series has been released as nine collected tankōbon volumes published by Tokuma Shoten:

No. Release date ISBN
1 September 12, 2020[2]978-4199507175
2 April 13, 2021[3]978-4199507373
3 November 12, 2021[4]978-4199507595
4 June 13, 2022[5]978-4199507694
5 October 13, 2022978-4199507946
6 February 13, 2023978-4199508011
7 July 13, 2023978-4199508196
8 March 13, 2024978-4199508479
9 November 13, 2024978-4199508776

Television drama

A live-action television drama adaptation of KabeKoji produced by ABC was announced on June 9, 2022,[1] and aired from October 3, to November 21, 2022,[6] broadcasting on ABC-TV and streaming on Rakuten TV and TVer.[7] The series stars Koudai Matsuoka as Nekoyashiki and Masaki Nakao as Issei,[8] with Tatsunori Satō as director, Shinya Hokimoto as writer, music by Yuta Mori, and Yosuke Inakuma, Kota Yamazaki, and Muneo Miyagawa as producers.[7] Filming wrapped on the series on August 30, 2022.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ "Kabe sa" in the series' title refers to "kabe circle" (壁サークル, kabe sākuru; "wall circle"), a slang term for doujinshi groups or "circles" that are popular enough to be placed along the wall of the convention venue for purposes of crowd management.[1]

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