Nōnai Poison Berry

Nōnai Poison Berry
脳内ポイズンベリー
(Nōnai Poizun Berii)
Genre Romance, slice of life
Manga
Written by Setona Mizushiro
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Josei
Magazine Chorus/Cocohana
Original run December 28, 2009 – present
Volumes 4
Live-action film
Directed by Yūichi Satō
Written by Tomoko Aizawa
Released 2015
Runtime 121 min

Nōnai Poison Berry (脳内ポイズンベリー, Nōnai Poizun Berii, Poison Berry In My Brain) is an ongoing Japanese slice of life romance josei manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro.[1] It started serialization in 2009 in Chorus manga magazine[2] and was serialized until 2015. It was later compiled into 5 tankoubon volumes. It was adapted into a live action film that premiered in Japan in May 9, 2015.[3]

Characters

  • Ichiko Sakurai, the series' main character, is a shy 30-something whose inner thoughts appear to readers as a board of five very different individuals. When she falls for a younger man at a drinking party, the board members fall into a panic.
Played by Yōko Maki[4]
  • Saotome, Ichiko's love interest.
Played by Yuki Furukawa[4]
  • Ochi, a publishing company editor who shows interest in Ichiko.
Played by Sonha[4]
  • Chairman Yoshida, the leader of Ichiko's board members. He is generally the member who initiates group votes on Ichiko's next actions.
Played by Hidetoshi Nishijima[4]
  • Ishibashi, an optimistic board member with a hopeful outlook for Ichiko's future.
Played by Ryūnosuke Kamiki[4]
  • Ikeda, a negative board member who believes that most of Ichiko's actions will end badly.
Played by Yō Yoshida[4]
  • Hatoko, a Gothic Lolita board member who thinks and votes on impulse, rather than weighing the pros and cons.
Played by Hiyori Sakurada[4]
  • Secretary Kishi, an elderly board member caught up in the past.
Played by Kazuyuki Asano[4]

Volumes

  • 1 (May 19, 2011)[5]
  • 2 (July 25, 2012)[6]
  • 3 (August 23, 2013)[7]
  • 4 (September 25, 2014)[8]
  • 5 the final volume (April 24, 2015)[3]

Reception

It was number twenty on the 2013 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey.[9] It was also a Jury Selection in the Manga Division at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Nônai Poison Berry vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "After School Nightmare's Mizushiro to Start New Manga". Anime News Network. November 29, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry Manga to End With 5th Volume". Anime News Network. October 2, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. September 28, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ 脳内ポイズンベリー　　1. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ 脳内ポイズンベリー　　2. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ 脳内ポイズンベリー　　3. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ 脳内ポイズンベリー　　4. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2013 Voters". Anime News Network. December 10, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2014.


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