Absolute Boyfriend

Absolute Boyfriend
Cover of the first volume of the original Japanese release of Absolute Boyfriend
絶対彼氏。
(Zettai Kareshi)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byYuu Watase
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineShōjo Comic
DemographicShōjo
Original runMarch 25, 2003February 25, 2005
Volumes6 (List of volumes)
Television drama

Absolute Boyfriend (絶対彼氏。, Zettai Kareshi) is a Japanese manga series by Yuu Watase, first serialized in Shōjo Comic. Chuang Yi licensed it for an English release in Singapore, with the first volume released in March 2005. Viz Media licensed the series for an English release in North America, serializing the series in its Shojo Beat manga anthology as well as releasing the volumes.

The manga series was adapted into an 11-episode live-action drama series that aired in Japan in 2008.[2] A 13-episode Taiwanese adaption aired in 2012, and a 40-episode South Korean adaptation aired in 2019 under the title My Absolute Boyfriend.[3][4][better source needed]

  1. ^ "Official Website for Absolute Boyfriend". Viz Media. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "9 J-Dramas for K-Drama Fans to Start Watching | Viu". Viu. October 20, 2017. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Absolute Boyfriend Manga Has Live-Action Korean Show Planned". Anime News Network. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "OCN In Talks To Remake Hit Japanese Drama "Absolute Boyfriend"". Soompi. February 23, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.