Kō Iu no ga Ii (こういうのがいい, lit. "This Kind of Thing is Fine") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Souryu. It was initially published as a one-shot in Weekly Young Jump in March 2020. It later began serialization on Shueisha's Young Jump! and Tonari no Young Jump manga websites in October 2020. An 8-episode live-action television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2023.

Kō Iu no ga Ii
First tankōbon volume cover
こういうのがいい
GenreSlice of life[1]
Manga
Written bySouryu
Published byShueisha
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
Magazine
  • Young Jump!
  • Tonari no Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 16, 2020 – present
Volumes8
Television drama
Directed byKōichirō Miki
Written byKōichirō Miki
Music byErina Koyama
Original networkABC
Original run October 30, 2023 December 18, 2023
Episodes8

Characters

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Motoki Murata (村田元気, Murata Motoki)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi (vomic)[2]
Portrayed by: Jun Nishiyama[3]
Tomoka Eguchi (江口友香, Eguchi Tomoka)
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi (vomic)[2]
Portrayed by: Mirei Tanaka[3]

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Souryu, Kō Iu no ga Ii was initially published as a one-shot in Weekly Young Jump on March 26, 2020.[4] It later began serialization on Shueisha's Young Jump! and Tonari no Young Jump websites on October 16, 2020.[5] Its chapters have been collected into eight volumes as of May 2024.[6]

No. Release date ISBN
1 May 19, 2021[7]978-4-08-891887-7
2 December 17, 2021[8]978-4-08-892168-6
3 June 17, 2022[9]978-4-08-892334-5
4 December 19, 2022[10]978-4-08-892497-7
5 June 19, 2023[11]978-4-08-892731-2
6 July 19, 2023[12]978-4-08-892749-7
7 November 17, 2023[13]978-4-08-893051-0
8 May 17, 2024[6]978-4-08-893297-2
9 November 19, 2024[14]978-4-08-893468-6

Drama

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On September 16, 2023, a live-action television drama was announced. It stars Jun Nishiyama and Mirei Tanaka in the lead roles and aired on ABC from October 30 to December 18, 2023.[3][15][16]

Reception

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The series was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Awards in the web manga category in 2021.[17]

The series has 1.3 million copies in circulation as of September 2023.[18]

See also

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  • Machimaho, another manga series by the same author

References

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  1. ^ 「こういうのがいい」3巻発売で友香のおっぱいマウスパッドが150人に当たる. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 17, 2022. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b ゆるくて気楽な男女関係を描く大人の日常系、双龍「こういうのがいい」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c 「こういうのがいい」に岸明日香、冨手麻妙、青山凌大、ほしのディスコ、大谷凜香が出演. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 10, 2023. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  4. ^ したいときに、したいことをする男女の関係描く双龍の読切「こういうのがいい」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 26, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 21, 2020). "Machimaho's Souryu Launches New Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  6. ^ a b こういうのがいい 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  7. ^ こういうのがいい 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  8. ^ こういうのがいい 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  9. ^ こういうのがいい 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  10. ^ こういうのがいい 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  11. ^ こういうのがいい 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  12. ^ こういうのがいい 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  13. ^ こういうのがいい 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  14. ^ こういうのがいい 9 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  15. ^ 西山潤、地上波連ドラ初主演 元スパガ・田中美麗とラブストーリーの新境地に挑む『こういうのがいい』実写化. Oricon (in Japanese). September 16, 2023. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  16. ^ 西山潤“村田”&田中美麗“友香”のフリフレ関係が「理想すぎる」続編を期待する声も (in Japanese). TVer. December 18, 2023. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  17. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (June 21, 2021). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2021". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  18. ^ したいときに、したいことをする男女の関係描く双龍の読切「こういうのがいい」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 16, 2023. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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