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Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
Cover of the first volume
来世は他人がいい
(Raise wa Tanin ga Ii)
Genre
Manga
Written byAsuka Konishi [ja]
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 25, 2017 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byToshifumi Kawase [ja]
Written byRika Takasugi
Music by
StudioStudio Deen
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, AT-X
English network
Original run October 7, 2024 – present
Episodes1
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Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (Japanese: 来世は他人がいい, Hepburn: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii, lit. "An Outsider is Better in the Afterlife") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Asuka Konishi [ja]. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon since August 2017. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen premiered in October 2024.

Plot

Somei Yoshino is a high school girl who was born and raised in a yakuza family. Although her family environment is unique, she has spent her days quietly and peacefully. This all changes when she finds out that her grandfather has arranged for her to be married to the heir of another yakuza family, Miyama Kirishima, whom she hates.

Characters

Yoshino Somei (染井 吉乃, Somei Yoshino)
Voiced by: Hitomi Ueda[2]
Kirishima Miyama (深山 霧島, Miyama Kirishima)
Voiced by: Akira Ishida[2]
Shoma Toriashi (鳥葦 翔真, Toriashi Shōma)
Voiced by: Kōji Yusa[3]
Azami Suo (周防 薊, Suō Azami)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya[3]
Renji Somei (染井 蓮二, Somei Renji)
Voiced by: Yōji Ueda[4]
Gaku Miyama (深山 萼, Miyama Gaku)
Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai[4]
Aoi Tachibana (橘 葵, Tachibana Aoi)
Voiced by: Ryōta Takeuchi[5]
Sota Inamori (稲森 颯太, Inamori Sōta)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Shimozaki[5]
Taketo Hotei (布袋 竹人, Hotei Taketo)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[5]
Tsubaki Akashigata (明石潟 椿, Akashigata Tsubaki)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Asuka Konishi [ja], Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii started in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon on August 25, 2017.[6] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 22, 2017.[7] As of October 23, 2023, eight volumes have been released.[8]

In February 2022, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the manga for English release in North America and the first volume was released on November 22, 2022.[1][9][10]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 22, 2017[7]978-4-06-510376-0November 22, 2022[10]978-1-68579-337-1
2 July 23, 2018[11][12]978-4-06-511660-9
978-4-06-512979-1 (SE)
January 31, 2023[13]978-1-68579-343-2
3 May 23, 2019[14]978-4-06-514835-8May 23, 2023[15]978-1-68579-545-0
4 June 23, 2020[16]978-4-06-519771-4August 1, 2023[17]978-1-68579-914-4
5 May 21, 2021[18]978-4-06-523330-6October 24, 2023[19]978-1-68579-936-6
6 March 23, 2022[20]978-4-06-526863-6January 16, 2024[21]978-1-68579-960-1
7 January 23, 2023[22]978-4-06-529919-7April 2, 2024[23]979-8-88843-404-8
8 October 23, 2023[8]978-4-06-533312-9September 3, 2024[24]979-8-89160-492-6

Anime

In October 2023, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation.[25] The series is produced by Studio Deen and directed by Toshifumi Kawase [ja], with Rika Takasugi handling series composition, Itsuko Takeda designing the characters, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi and Masato Suzuki composing the music. It premiered on October 7, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS11;[2] a special "Kansai Prologue-hen" episode was streamed on Amazon Prime Video in Japan for a limited time on September 28 and 29.[26] The opening theme song, "Under and Over", is performed by The Oral Cigarettes,[5] while the ending theme song, "Nani Wararotonnen" (なに笑ろとんねん), is performed by Yoshino.[3]

Crunchyroll stream the series worldwide outside of Asia.[27] Plus Media Networks Asia has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and will broadcast it on Aniplus Asia.[28]

Episodes

No.Title [29][a]Directed by [b]Written by [b]Storyboarded by [b]Original air date [31]
1"Ain't no place for losers here"
Transliteration: "Makeinu ni Derumaku wa Nai" (Japanese: 負け犬に出る幕はない)
Kōsuke ShimatoriRika NakaseToshifumi KawaseOctober 7, 2024 (2024-10-07)

Reception

Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii won the fourth Next Manga Award in the print category in 2018.[32] Along with The Way of the Househusband, it ranked eighth on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2019 ranking of Top 20 manga series for male readers.[33] The series ranked eleventh on "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2018" by the Honya Club website.[34] The series ranked 48th on the 2020 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[35] The manga was nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2022.[36]

Notes

  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[30]
  2. ^ a b c Production information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Seven Seas Licenses YAKUZA FIANCÉ: RAISE WA TANIN GA II Manga Series". Seven Seas Entertainment. February 16, 2022. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 28, 2024). "Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii TV Anime Reveals Staff, Cast, October Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Mateo, Alex (August 15, 2024). "Yakuza Fiancé TV Anime Unveils 1st Promo Video, More Cast, Ending Theme Song Artist". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 26, 2024). "Yōji Ueda, Kazuya Nakai Join Cast of Yakuza Fiancé TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e Cayanan, Joanna (September 9, 2024). "Yakuza Fiancé TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, October 7 Debut in 2nd Promo Video". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
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  7. ^ a b 来世は他人がいい(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  8. ^ a b 来世は他人がいい(8) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael (February 16, 2022). "Seven Seas Licenses Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Book: Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  11. ^ 来世は他人がいい(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  12. ^ 来世は他人がいい(2) 特装版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "Book: Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  14. ^ 来世は他人がいい(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  15. ^ "Book: Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  16. ^ 来世は他人がいい(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  17. ^ "Book: Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  18. ^ 来世は他人がいい(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  19. ^ "Book: Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  20. ^ 来世は他人がいい(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  21. ^ "Book: Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 6". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  22. ^ 来世は他人がいい(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  23. ^ "Book: Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 7". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  24. ^ "Book: Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 8". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  25. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (October 22, 2023). "Asuka Konishi's Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  26. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 20, 2024). "Yakuza Fiancé Anime Gets Special 'Kansai Prologue' Episode on Amazon Prime in Japan for 2 Days Only". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  27. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 6, 2024). "Crunchyroll to Stream Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  28. ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 19, 2024). "Aniplus Asia Airs Yakuza Fiancé TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  29. ^ "Arasuji | Terebi Anime "Raise wa Tanin ga Ii"" あらすじ|TVアニメ『来世は他人がいい』 [Summary | TV Anime "Yakuza Fiancé"]. raisewataningaii.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  30. ^ "Watch Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  31. ^ "Terebi Anime "Raise wa Tanin ga Ii"" TVアニメ『来世は他人がいい』 [TV Anime "Yakuza Fiancé"]. raisewataningaii.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  32. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 23, 2018). "Raise wa Tanin ga Ii, Senpai ga Uzai Kōhai no Hanashi Take Top Prizes at Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  33. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 10, 2018). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  34. ^ Ressler, Karen (February 4, 2019). "Japan's Bookstore Employees Rank Top Manga of 2018". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  35. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 5, 2020). "Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  36. ^ 第46回講談社漫画賞の最終候補作14作品が決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 7, 2022. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.