Cosmetic Playlover | |
コスメティック・プレイラバー (Kosumetikku Pureirabā) | |
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Genre | Romance, [1] yaoi [2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Sachi Narashima |
Published by | Libre |
English publisher | |
Imprint | BBC Deluxe |
Magazine | Magazine Be × Boy |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | December 7, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Television drama | |
Directed by | Tahehiro Shindō |
Written by | Hiroko Kanesugi |
Music by | Kōji Endo |
Original network |
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Original run | August 6, 2024 – scheduled |
Episodes | 8 (scheduled) |
Cosmetic Playlover ( Japanese: コスメティック・プレイラバー, Hepburn: Kosumetikku Pureirabā) is a Japanese manga series by Sachi Narashima. It is serialized in the monthly yaoi manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since December 7, 2017. In addition, two spin-offs, Bitterness Playlover and Twilight Playlover, are also serialized in Magazine Be × Boy. A live-action television drama adaptation will premiere on Fuji TV on August 6, 2024.
Natsume Mamiya and Touma Sahashi work as department store beauty consultants for the cosmetics brand Romy Feerique, where they are known as the "two princes." However, unlike Natsume is constantly annoyed with Touma for not taking his job seriously despite his potential. One day, Touma discovers that Natsume is gay and decides to use his secret to get closer to him. [2]
In addition to Natsume and Sahashi, there are two side stories focusing on the relationships of other characters in the story: Bitterness Playlover, which focuses on Keigo Kakizaki (Natsume's acquaintance) and Yukito Saionji's (Touma's high school senior) relationship; [2] and Twilight Playlover, which focuses on Atsushi Nanjo and Iori Kosaka's (Nanjo's high school classmate) relationship. [3]
Cosmetic Playlover is written and illustrated by Sachi Narashima. It is serialized in the monthly yaoi manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since the January 2018 issue released on December 7, 2017. [9] The chapters were later released in eight bound volumes by Libre under the BBC Deluxe imprint. [10] The manga is distributed digitally in English through Animate International. [10]
Narashima created the concept of Cosmetic Playlover after hearing from a beauty consultant friend mention that there were men who also worked as beauty consultants. [11] A challenge she faced in drawing the series was drawing make-up products, which she soon got used to. [2]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | August 9, 2018[12] | 978-4799739631 | November 22, 2022[13] | — |
2 | April 10, 2019[14] | 978-4799742860 | April 25, 2023[15] | — |
3 | December 10, 2019[16] | 978-4799745977 | June 27, 2023[17] | — |
4 | August 11, 2020[18] | 978-4799748893 | January 30, 2024[19] | — |
5 | April 9, 2021[20] | 978-4799752104 | April 16, 2024[21] | — |
6 | May 10, 2022[22] | 978-4799757178 | July 23, 2024[23] | — |
7 | January 10, 2023[24] | 978-4799760987 | TBA | — |
8 | February 8, 2024[25] | 978-4799766088 | TBA | — |
Aside from Cosmetic Playlover, Narashima wrote and illustrated two other side stories focusing on other characters in the series. Bitterness Playlover is serialized sporadically in Magazine Be × Boy since the August 2018 issue released on July 6, 2018, and published as extra side stories in the main Cosmetic Playlover volumes. [2] [26] Twilight Playlover was serialized in Magazine Be × Boy from the November 2020 issue released on October 7, 2020 [27] to the August 2021 issue released on July 7, 2021. [28]
No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | Towairaito Pureirabā (トワイライト・プレイラバー) | August 10, 2021[29] | 978-4799753712 |
A series of audio dramas adapting the manga was released onto CD by Marine Entertainment. [4] The first volume was released on November 26, 2021. [30] The second volume was released on May 31, 2024. [31]
A live-action television drama adaptation of Cosmetic Playlover was announced on July 1, 2024. [1] It was broadcast on Fuji TV and their streaming service, Fuji TV On Demand, since August 6, 2024 [a] with 8 episodes scheduled. [32] The series is directed by Takehiro Shindō, with Hiroko Kanesugi in charge of the script. [1] The theme song is "Wagamama Only Mine" by Urashimasakatasen, of which the CD jacket illustration was also provided by Sachi Narashima. [33]
The series stars So Okuno as Natsume and Yudai Toyoda as Touma. [1] Additional cast members include Milk member Shunta Sono as Nanjo, Gaku Oshida as Tenma, Nozomi Seina as Harada, Ayano Kudō as Aizawa, and Tomoki Yonemura as Harukawa. [7] [8]
Cosmetic Playlover won the 2021 Digital Comic Award by Comic CMoa in the BL category. [5] In 2024, the series sold a consecutive total of over 1 million physical copies. [11]
Cosmetic Playlover | |
コスメティック・プレイラバー (Kosumetikku Pureirabā) | |
---|---|
Genre | Romance, [1] yaoi [2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Sachi Narashima |
Published by | Libre |
English publisher | |
Imprint | BBC Deluxe |
Magazine | Magazine Be × Boy |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | December 7, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Television drama | |
Directed by | Tahehiro Shindō |
Written by | Hiroko Kanesugi |
Music by | Kōji Endo |
Original network |
|
Original run | August 6, 2024 – scheduled |
Episodes | 8 (scheduled) |
Cosmetic Playlover ( Japanese: コスメティック・プレイラバー, Hepburn: Kosumetikku Pureirabā) is a Japanese manga series by Sachi Narashima. It is serialized in the monthly yaoi manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since December 7, 2017. In addition, two spin-offs, Bitterness Playlover and Twilight Playlover, are also serialized in Magazine Be × Boy. A live-action television drama adaptation will premiere on Fuji TV on August 6, 2024.
Natsume Mamiya and Touma Sahashi work as department store beauty consultants for the cosmetics brand Romy Feerique, where they are known as the "two princes." However, unlike Natsume is constantly annoyed with Touma for not taking his job seriously despite his potential. One day, Touma discovers that Natsume is gay and decides to use his secret to get closer to him. [2]
In addition to Natsume and Sahashi, there are two side stories focusing on the relationships of other characters in the story: Bitterness Playlover, which focuses on Keigo Kakizaki (Natsume's acquaintance) and Yukito Saionji's (Touma's high school senior) relationship; [2] and Twilight Playlover, which focuses on Atsushi Nanjo and Iori Kosaka's (Nanjo's high school classmate) relationship. [3]
Cosmetic Playlover is written and illustrated by Sachi Narashima. It is serialized in the monthly yaoi manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since the January 2018 issue released on December 7, 2017. [9] The chapters were later released in eight bound volumes by Libre under the BBC Deluxe imprint. [10] The manga is distributed digitally in English through Animate International. [10]
Narashima created the concept of Cosmetic Playlover after hearing from a beauty consultant friend mention that there were men who also worked as beauty consultants. [11] A challenge she faced in drawing the series was drawing make-up products, which she soon got used to. [2]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | August 9, 2018[12] | 978-4799739631 | November 22, 2022[13] | — |
2 | April 10, 2019[14] | 978-4799742860 | April 25, 2023[15] | — |
3 | December 10, 2019[16] | 978-4799745977 | June 27, 2023[17] | — |
4 | August 11, 2020[18] | 978-4799748893 | January 30, 2024[19] | — |
5 | April 9, 2021[20] | 978-4799752104 | April 16, 2024[21] | — |
6 | May 10, 2022[22] | 978-4799757178 | July 23, 2024[23] | — |
7 | January 10, 2023[24] | 978-4799760987 | TBA | — |
8 | February 8, 2024[25] | 978-4799766088 | TBA | — |
Aside from Cosmetic Playlover, Narashima wrote and illustrated two other side stories focusing on other characters in the series. Bitterness Playlover is serialized sporadically in Magazine Be × Boy since the August 2018 issue released on July 6, 2018, and published as extra side stories in the main Cosmetic Playlover volumes. [2] [26] Twilight Playlover was serialized in Magazine Be × Boy from the November 2020 issue released on October 7, 2020 [27] to the August 2021 issue released on July 7, 2021. [28]
No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Towairaito Pureirabā (トワイライト・プレイラバー) | August 10, 2021[29] | 978-4799753712 |
A series of audio dramas adapting the manga was released onto CD by Marine Entertainment. [4] The first volume was released on November 26, 2021. [30] The second volume was released on May 31, 2024. [31]
A live-action television drama adaptation of Cosmetic Playlover was announced on July 1, 2024. [1] It was broadcast on Fuji TV and their streaming service, Fuji TV On Demand, since August 6, 2024 [a] with 8 episodes scheduled. [32] The series is directed by Takehiro Shindō, with Hiroko Kanesugi in charge of the script. [1] The theme song is "Wagamama Only Mine" by Urashimasakatasen, of which the CD jacket illustration was also provided by Sachi Narashima. [33]
The series stars So Okuno as Natsume and Yudai Toyoda as Touma. [1] Additional cast members include Milk member Shunta Sono as Nanjo, Gaku Oshida as Tenma, Nozomi Seina as Harada, Ayano Kudō as Aizawa, and Tomoki Yonemura as Harukawa. [7] [8]
Cosmetic Playlover won the 2021 Digital Comic Award by Comic CMoa in the BL category. [5] In 2024, the series sold a consecutive total of over 1 million physical copies. [11]