Itsuka Shinu nara E o Utte kara
Japanese manga series
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Itsuka Shinu nara E o Utte kara (いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから; "If I'll Die Someday, It'll Be After I Sell My Art") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Parari. It began serialization in Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine in September 2022.
| Itsuka Shinu nara E o Utte kara | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Parari |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Princess Comics Bonita |
| Magazine | Mystery Bonita |
| Original run | September 6, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 9 |
Premise
Kazuki is a cleaner who lives in an internet café, whose hobby is drawing. One day, he is encountered by an eccentric man named Tohru, who catches a glimpse at one of Kazuki's illustrations and inquires him to purchase it.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Parari, Itsuka Shinu nara E o Utte kara began serialization in Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine on September 6, 2022.[1] Its chapters have been compiled into nine tankōbon volumes as of August 2026.[2]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 15, 2023[3] | 978-4-253-26394-8 |
| 2 | December 14, 2023[4] | 978-4-253-26395-5 |
| 3 | May 16, 2024[5] | 978-4-253-26396-2 |
| 4 | July 16, 2024[6] | 978-4-253-26397-9 |
| 5 | November 15, 2024[7] | 978-4-253-26398-6 |
| 6 | April 16, 2025[8] | 978-4-253-26399-3 |
| 7 | October 16, 2025[9] | 978-4-253-00462-6 |
| 8 | March 16, 2026[10] | 978-4-253-01231-7 |
| 9 | August 17, 2026[2] | 978-4-253-01894-4 |
Reception
The first volume featured a recommendation from Fujihiko Hosono.[11]
The series, alongside Fall in Love, You False Angels and Ohitori-sama Hotel, was ranked eighteenth in the 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for the best manga for female readers.[12] The series, alongside Roaming and Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me, was ranked fourteenth in the 2025 edition.[13] The series won the Next Impact Comic Award at the 2nd Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards in 2024.[14] The series, alongside How I Met My Soulmate, won the Women's Comic Prize at the 2025 Digital Comic Awards.[15]