Marmalade Boy is a manga series written by Wataru Yoshizumi. The first chapter premiered in the May 1992 issue of Ribon where it was serialized monthly until its conclusion in the October 1995 issue.[1][2] The series follows the rocky romance between step-siblings Miki Koishikawa and Yuu Matsuura, who meet after their parents swap partners.
The 39 unnamed chapters were collected and published in eight tankōbon volumes by Shueisha starting on December 12, 1992; the last volume was released on February 20, 1996.[3] Shueisha later republished the series in six special edition volumes. The first special edition volume was released on March 15, 2004, and new volumes were published monthly until the final volume was released on August 11, 2004.[3] The manga was adapted into a 76-episode anime series by Toei Animation that aired in Japan on Asahi TV and Fuji TV from March 13, 1994, to September 3, 1995.[4] The manga series is licensed for regional language releases by Glénat in France, by Grupo Editorial Vid in Mexico, by Planeta DeAgostini in Spain, by Planet Manga in Italy, and by Egmont Publishing in Germany.[5][6][7][8][9]
Marmalade Boy was licensed for an English language release in North America by Tokyopop. The individual chapters were serialized by the company's manga anthology, Smile, from December 2001 through April 2002.[10][11] Tokyopop released the first collected volume of the series on April 23, 2002, and released new volumes monthly until the final volume was released on August 5, 2003. It was one of the first manga series that Tokyopop released in the original Japanese orientation, in which the book is read from right to left, and with the original sound effects left in place.[12] Tokyopop's volumes of the series are out of print. Shueisha refused to renew the company's license of the series after becoming part-owner of rival publisher Viz Media.[13][14][15] At Anime Expo 2022, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication in collector's edition format.[16]
- ^ Yoshizumi, Wataru (May 1992). ママレード·ボーイ. Ribon (in Japanese). Shueisha. OCLC 29837967.
- ^ Yoshizumi, Wataru (October 1995). ママレード·ボーイ. Ribon (in Japanese). Shueisha. OCLC 29837967.
- ^ a b "Marmalade Boy Kanzenban Releases" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ ママレード·ボーイ (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- ^ "Marmalade Boy" (in French). Glénat. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- ^ "Marmalade Boy # 1" (in Spanish). Grupo Editorial Vid. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- ^ "Marmalade Boy search results" (in Spanish). Planeta DeAgostini. Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- ^ "Marmalade Boy search results" (in Italian). Panini Comics. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- ^ "Marmalade Boy DB.01" (in German). Egmont Publishing. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- ^ "Tokyopop Plans Major Manga Expansion". ICv2. July 8, 2001. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
- ^ "November 2001 News Archive". AnimeOnDVD. November 24, 2001. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
- ^ "Tokyopop Commits to Unflopped Manga". Anime News Network. January 29, 2002. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ "TOKYOPOP Inc. Out of Print Titles". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
- ^ Ahlstrom, Peter (April 12, 2007). "Ask the Editors: Manga from Ribon magazine?". Official Tokyopop forums. Tokyopop. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Unfortunately for us, Shueisha is one of the owners of VIZ, so VIZ gets almost all of the Shueisha manga. We published Kodocha and Marmalade Boy, but they didn't even let us renew those licenses and don't want to give us anything else anymore.
- ^ "Marmalade Boy Misunderstanding". Anime News Network. July 16, 2005. Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (July 2, 2022). "Seven Seas Licenses Raven of the Inner Palace, The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife, 10 More Titles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2022.