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Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend

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Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend
First tankōbon volume cover
明日、私は誰かのカノジョ
(Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byHinao Wono
Published by
ImprintUra Sunday Comics
MagazineCycomi [ja]
DemographicShōnen[2]
Original runMay 3, 2019November 10, 2023
Volumes17
Television drama
Directed by
  • Mai Sakai
  • Sachiko Kondo
  • Masato Sugawara
Written by
  • Kisa Miura
  • Anna Kawahara
  • Lee Nawon
Licensed byDisney Platform Distribution
Original networkMBS, TBS
Original run April 13, 2022 June 28, 2023
Episodes21

Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend (Japanese: 明日、私は誰かのカノジョ, Hepburn: Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo), also shortened to Ashita Kano (明日カノ) or Asukano (アスカノ),[3][4] is a Japanese anthology web manga series written and illustrated by Hinao Wono. It was serialized on Cygames's online magazine Cycomi [ja] from May 2019 to November 2023, with its chapters collected and published in print by Shogakukan in 17 tankōbon volumes.

A 12-episode television drama adaptation aired from April to June 2022. A second season aired from May to June 2023.

The manga had over 5.6 million copies in circulation by August 2023. In 2023, the manga won the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōjo category.

Plot

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The story is about college student Yuki, who accepts money to pretend to be men's dates and hold hands with them. Yuki has burn scars on her face, but covers them with makeup while working as a rental girlfriend.

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Hinao Wono, Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo started on Cygames's online magazine Cycomi [ja] on May 3, 2019.[5] The series finished with its 215th chapter on October 13, 2023,[6] which was followed by an epilogue chapter released on November 10 of the same year.[7] A special chapter was published on February 16, 2024.[8] Its chapters were collected and published in print by Shogakukan in 17 tankōbon volumes, released from December 19, 2019,[1] to February 19, 2024.[9]

Volumes

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No. Release date ISBN
1 December 19, 2019[10]978-4-09-129494-4
2 March 19, 2020[11]978-4-09-850030-7
3 May 19, 2020[12]978-4-09-850051-2
4 September 18, 2020[13]978-4-09-850253-0
5 December 18, 2020[14]978-4-09-850354-4
6 March 19, 2021[15]978-4-09-850447-3
7 June 17, 2021[16]978-4-09-850587-6
8 September 16, 2021[17]978-4-09-850655-2
9 December 17, 2021[18]978-4-09-850777-1
10 April 19, 2022[19]978-4-09-851043-6
11 July 19, 2022[20]978-4-09-851212-6
12 October 19, 2022[21]978-4-09-851254-6
13 February 17, 2023[22]978-4-09-851436-6
14 May 19, 2023[23]97-84-09-851557-8
15 August 18, 2023[24]978-4-09-852798-4
16 November 17, 2023[25]978-4-09-853045-8
17 February 19, 2024[9]978-4-09-853136-3

Drama

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In March 2022, it was announced that the series would receive a television drama adaptation.[26] It aired on MBS and TBS from April 13 to June 29, 2022.[27][28][a] Disney Platform Distribution licensed the series for streaming worldwide.[30]

A second season of the series was announced in April 2023. It aired from May 2 to June 28, 2023.[31][32]

Reception

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In 2020, the manga was among 50 nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards in the web category.[33]

By March 2022, the manga had over 300,000 copies in circulation.[34] By August 2023, it had over 5.6 million copies in circulation.[35]

The series ranked 18th on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 list of best manga for male readers.[36] The series won the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category in 2023.[37]

Notes

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  1. ^ MBS listed the air dates for the series on Tuesday at 24:59, which is effectively Wednesday at 0:59 a.m. JST.[29]

References

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  8. ^ Cycomi [@cycomi] (February 8, 2024). ❥・・┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ・・❥ 明日、私は誰かのカノジョ 最終17巻発売記念 ❥・・ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ・・❥ 🦋2/16(金)#明日カノ 特別編公開決定🦋 特別編を最速で読めるのは #サイコミ だけ https://cycomi.page.link/asukano 今しばらくお待ちください✨ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
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  11. ^ 【3月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 19, 2020. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  12. ^ 【5月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 19, 2020. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  13. ^ 【9月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 18, 2020. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
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  15. ^ 【3月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  16. ^ 【6月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 17, 2021. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  17. ^ 【9月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 16, 2021. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  18. ^ 【12月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  19. ^ 【4月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 19, 2022. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  20. ^ 【7月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  21. ^ 【10月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 19, 2022. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  22. ^ 【2月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 17, 2023. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  23. ^ 【5月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 19, 2023. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  24. ^ 【8月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  25. ^ 【11月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 17, 2023. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  26. ^ をのひなお「明日、私は誰かのカノジョ」実写ドラマ化!4月よりMBS・TBSで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 4, 2022. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
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  35. ^ 累計560万部突破の『明日、私は誰かのカノジョ』紙書籍15巻など「サイコミ」8月の紙書籍4タイトル発売情報! (in Japanese). PR Times. August 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
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