Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu | |
Cover of the first volume | |
逃げるは恥だが役に立つ | |
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Genre | Romance |
Manga | |
Written by | Tsunami Umino |
Published by | Kodansha |
Demographic | Josei |
Magazine | Kiss |
Original run | November 9, 2012 – present |
Volumes | 9 |
Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (逃げるは恥だが役に立つ), known as The Full-Time Wife Escapist in English, is an ongoing Japanese romance josei manga series written and illustrated by Tsunami Umino. The original title is from a Hungarian proverb "Running away is shame, but useful (szégyen a futás, de hasznos)".[1] It's published by Kodansha, with serialization in Kiss magazine since November 9, 2012[2] and nine volumes compiling the chapters released so far.[3]
The series later got a live-action adaptation that began airing on TBS in October 2016, with Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino as the leads.
Characters
- Mikuri Moriyama (森山 みくり Moriyama Mikuri) The protagonist. A graduate student who was recently fired from her temporary job and was given the chance to become a housekeeper at Hiramasa's home. After learning that her parents were about to move to the countryside, she enters a contract marriage with Hiramasa.
- Hiramasa Tsuzaki (津崎 平匡 Tsuzaki Hiramasa) The male lead. A salaryman who is one of the top workers in his company. He is thirty-six years old but still a virgin and calls himself a "professional bachelor". Enters a contract marriage with Mikuri and falls in love with her as time passes.
Volumes
Reception
Volume 5 reached the 47th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of April 19, 2015, had sold 20,288 copies.[12]
The series won the award for Best Shōjo Manga at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards.[13]
References
- 1 2 "逃げるは恥だが役に立つ(6)". kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ↑ "海野つなみ新連載「逃げるは恥だが役に立つ」Kissで開幕". Natalie (in Japanese). November 9, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Nigeru ha Hachida ga Yakunitatsu vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ↑ "逃げるは恥だが役に立つ(1)". kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ↑ "逃げるは恥だが役に立つ(2)". kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ↑ "逃げるは恥だが役に立つ(3)". kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ↑ "逃げるは恥だが役に立つ(4)". kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ↑ "逃げるは恥だが役に立つ(5)". kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ↑ "逃げるは恥だが役に立つ(7)". kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ↑ "逃げるは恥だが役に立つ(8)". kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ↑ "逃げるは恥だが役に立つ(9)". kc.kodansha.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 13-19". Anime News Network. April 22, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Yowamushi Pedal, The Seven Deadly Sins Win 39th Kondansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
External links
- Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Official TV drama website (in Japanese)