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My Boyfriend in Orange (Japanese: モエカレはオレンジ色, Hepburn: Moekare wa Orenji-iro) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Non Tamashima. It started serialization in Dessert. As of August 2025, 15 tankōbon volumes have been released. A live-action film adaptation has also been released.

GenreRomance[1]
WrittenbyNon Tamashima
PublishedbyKodansha
English publisher
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My Boyfriend in Orange
English-language cover of volume 1
モエカレはオレンジ色
(Moekare wa Orenji-iro)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byNon Tamashima
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineDessert
Original runMay 24, 2016 – present
Volumes15
Live-action film
Directed byShōsuke Murakami
Written byJunpei Yamaoka
ReleasedJuly 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)
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The series is written and illustrated by Non Tamashima. It started serialization in Dessert on May 24, 2016.[2] In June 2020, it was revealed the series was going on hiatus for "a little while".[3] The series is set to end serialization in July 2026.[4] As of August 2025, 15 tankōbon volumes have been released.[5]

In December 2017, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series digitally.[6]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1October 13, 2016[7]978-4-06-365883-5December 26, 2017[8]978-1-64-212044-8
2March 13, 2017[9]978-4-06-365902-3January 23, 2018[10]978-1-64-212012-7
3August 10, 2017[11]978-4-06-365918-4February 27, 2018[12]978-1-64-212121-6
4December 13, 2017[13]978-4-06-510589-4March 27, 2018[14]978-1-64-212167-4
5May 11, 2018[15]978-4-06-511463-6September 25, 2018[16]978-1-64-212431-6
6September 13, 2018[17]978-4-06-512873-2February 26, 2019[18]978-1-64-212648-8
7February 13, 2019[19]978-4-06-514573-9July 23, 2019[20]978-1-64-212922-9
8July 12, 2019[21]978-4-06-516315-3November 12, 2019[22]978-1-64-659118-3
9January 10, 2020[23]978-4-06-518168-3April 14, 2020[24]978-1-64-659290-6
10August 12, 2020[25]978-4-06-520469-6December 29, 2020[26]978-1-64-659880-9
11August 12, 2021[27]978-4-06-524460-9December 28, 2021[28]978-1-63-699540-3
12April 13, 2022[29]978-4-06-526844-5October 4, 2022[30]978-1-68-491474-6
13July 13, 2022[31]978-4-06-528524-4January 10, 2023[32]978-1-68-491641-2
14October 11, 2024[33]978-4-06-537204-3February 18, 2025[34]979-8-89-478371-0
15August 12, 2025[5]978-4-06-537204-3——
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Film

A live-action film adaptation was announced on February 19, 2022. It was directed by Shōsuke Murakami, scripted by Junpei Yamaoka, and distributed by Shochiku. Snow Man member Hikaru Iwamoto and Meru Nukumi played the lead roles. It premiered on July 8, 2022.[35] Nukumi won Newcomer of the Year at the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize for her work on the film.[36]

Reception

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the first volume for its romance and emotional moments, while criticizing it for having "uncomfortable daddy issues". She also criticized the art for its drawings of torsos.[1] Christel Scheja from Splash Comics also offered praise for the story, while disagreeing with Silverman over the art, stating the artist "[had] a good eye for details".[37]

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