Nigatsu no Shōsha
Japanese manga series
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Nigatsu no Shōsha: Zettai Gōkaku no Kyōshitsu (二月の勝者 ―絶対合格の教室―; "The Winner of February-An Absolutely Qualified Classroom") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shiho Takase. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 2017 to May 2024, with its chapters collected in 21 tankōbon volumes.
| Nigatsu no Shōsha: Zettai Gōkaku no Kyōshitsu | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kurōdo Kuroki | |
| 二月の勝者 ―絶対合格の教室― | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shiho Takase |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | December 4, 2017 – May 20, 2024 |
| Volumes | 21 |
In 2022, the manga won the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award for the general category.
Plot
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Shiho Takase, Nigatsu no Shōsha was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 4, 2017,[1] to May 20, 2024.[2] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 21 tankōbon volumes, released from February 9, 2018,[3] to July 11, 2024.[4]
Volumes
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 9, 2018[5] | 978-4-09-189792-3 |
| 2 | June 12, 2018[6] | 978-4-09-189885-2 |
| 3 | October 12, 2018[7] | 978-4-09-860088-5 |
| 4 | February 12, 2019[8] | 978-4-09-860217-9 |
| 5 | June 12, 2019[9] | 978-4-09-860311-4 |
| 6 | October 11, 2019[10] | 978-4-09-860417-3 |
| 7 | February 12, 2020[11] | 978-4-09-860539-2 |
| 8 | June 30, 2020[12] | 978-4-09-860641-2 |
| 9 | August 7, 2020[13] | 978-4-09-860691-7 |
| 10 | January 12, 2021[14] | 978-4-09-860802-7 |
| 11 | April 12, 2021[15] | 978-4-09-861037-2 |
| 12 | August 11, 2021[16] | 978-4-09-861120-1 |
| 13 | October 12, 2021[17] | 978-4-09-861178-2 |
| 14 | December 10, 2021[18] | 978-4-09-861203-1 |
| 15 | April 12, 2022[19] | 978-4-09-861270-3 |
| 16 | September 12, 2022[20] | 978-4-09-861409-7 |
| 17 | February 7, 2023[21] | 978-4-09-861577-3 |
| 18 | June 12, 2023[22] | 978-4-09-861723-4 |
| 19 | October 12, 2023[23] | 978-4-09-862537-6 |
| 20 | February 7, 2024[24] | 978-4-09-862703-5 |
| 21 | July 11, 2024[4] | 978-4-09-862774-5 |
Drama
A ten-episode television drama adaptation, starring Yuya Yagira as Kurōdo Kuroki,[25] was broadcast on Nippon Television from October 16 to December 18, 2021.[26][27]
Reception
The series ranked 30th on the 2020 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine;[28] it ranked twelfth on the 2024 list.[29] The series won the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category, along with Don't Call it Mystery, in 2022.[30][31]