Love Vibes is a Japanese manga by Erica Sakurazawa. It was adapted into a 2009 live action film titled Kakera: A Piece of Our Life.

Love Vibes
Japanese cover for the manga
GenreRomance, Yuri
Manga
Written byErica Sakurazawa
Published byShueisha
MagazineYoung You
DemographicJosei
PublishedSeptember 19, 1996
Volumes1
Live-action film
Kakera: A Piece of Our Life (カケラ)
ReleasedApril 3, 2010 (2010-04-03)

Plot

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Shouji has a girlfriend but is seeing Mako on the side. Unable to continue pretending she feels less for him than she does, she breaks it off with him. Shortly before that happens, Mako is hit on by Mika, who tells Mako that she's interested in both men and women. Mika wants to pursue a relationship with Mako, but is Mako's relationship with Shouji really over?

Media

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Manga

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Love Vibes began as a manga series written and illustrated by Erica Sakurazawa, which began serialization in Shueisha Young You manga magazine. The first bound volume was released on September 19, 1996.[1]

Kakera (film)

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Kakera (カケラ), the 2009 live action film adaptation of Love Vibes, had its world premiere on 7 October 2009 at the 17th Raindance Film Festival (London);[2][3] It was released in Japan on 3 April 2010,[4][5] following the theatrical release in March 2010.[6]

Directed by Momoko Ando[7] and produced by Zero Pictures, it stars Hikari Mitsushima and Eriko Nakamura. The movie was distributed in the United Kingdom by Third Window Films as Kakera: A Piece of Our Life.[8][9][10]

The DVD was released on 21 June 2010.[8][6]

Cast and characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ LOVE VIBES (YOUNG YOUコミックス) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4088642635.
  2. ^ "Japanese Films At Raindance". Raindance Film Festival. 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ^ McKeown, Eleanor (2 September 2009). "Raindance 09: Kakera". Electric Sheep. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ カケラ (2009). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  5. ^ "NY Film Fest Hosts U.S. Debuts of King of Thorn, Kakera". Anime News Network. June 1, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  6. ^ a b "Halo Legends, Kakera: A Piece of Our Life Videos Posted". Anime News Network. February 3, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  7. ^ McKeown, Eleanor (1 November 2009). "Kakera: Interview with Momoko Ando". Electric Sheep. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Kakera: A Piece of Our Life". Third Window Films. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  9. ^ Macy, Roger (29 March 2010). "Kakera – A Piece of Our Life". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  10. ^ Schilling, Mark (April 2, 2010). "'Kakera (A Piece Of Our Life)'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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