Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend
Japanese manga series
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Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend (Japanese: 明日、私は誰かのカノジョ, Hepburn: Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo)[2][3] is a Japanese anthology web manga series written and illustrated by Hinao Wono. It was serialized on Cygames's online magazine Cycomi from May 2019 to November 2023, with its chapters collected and published in print by Shogakukan in 17 tankōbon volumes.
| Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 明日、私は誰かのカノジョ (Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo) | |
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| Genre | Romance[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hinao Wono |
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| Imprint | Ura Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Cycomi |
| Original run | May 3, 2019 – November 10, 2023 |
| Volumes | 17 |
| Television drama | |
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| Written by |
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| Licensed by | Disney Platform Distribution |
| Original network | MBS, TBS |
| Original run | April 13, 2022 – June 28, 2023 |
| Episodes | 21 |
A 12-episode television drama adaptation aired from April to June 2022. A second season aired from May to June 2023.
The manga had over 5.6 million copies in circulation by August 2023. In 2023, the manga won the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōjo category.
Plot
The story is about college student Yuki, who accepts money to pretend to be men's dates and hold hands with them. Yuki has burn scars on her face, but covers them with makeup while working as a rental girlfriend.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Hinao Wono, Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo started on Cygames's online magazine Cycomi on May 3, 2019.[4] The series finished with its 215th chapter on October 13, 2023,[5] which was followed by an epilogue chapter released on November 10 of the same year.[6] A special chapter was published on February 16, 2024.[7] Its chapters were collected and published in print by Shogakukan in 17 tankōbon volumes, released from December 19, 2019,[1] to February 19, 2024.[8]
Volumes
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
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| 1 | December 19, 2019[9] | 978-4-09-129494-4 |
| 2 | March 19, 2020[10] | 978-4-09-850030-7 |
| 3 | May 19, 2020[11] | 978-4-09-850051-2 |
| 4 | September 18, 2020[12] | 978-4-09-850253-0 |
| 5 | December 18, 2020[13] | 978-4-09-850354-4 |
| 6 | March 19, 2021[14] | 978-4-09-850447-3 |
| 7 | June 17, 2021[15] | 978-4-09-850587-6 |
| 8 | September 16, 2021[16] | 978-4-09-850655-2 |
| 9 | December 17, 2021[17] | 978-4-09-850777-1 |
| 10 | April 19, 2022[18] | 978-4-09-851043-6 |
| 11 | July 19, 2022[19] | 978-4-09-851212-6 |
| 12 | October 19, 2022[20] | 978-4-09-851254-6 |
| 13 | February 17, 2023[21] | 978-4-09-851436-6 |
| 14 | May 19, 2023[22] | 97-84-09-851557-8 |
| 15 | August 18, 2023[23] | 978-4-09-852798-4 |
| 16 | November 17, 2023[24] | 978-4-09-853045-8 |
| 17 | February 19, 2024[8] | 978-4-09-853136-3 |
Drama
In March 2022, it was announced that the series would receive a television drama adaptation.[25] It aired on MBS and TBS from April 13 to June 29, 2022.[26][27][a] Disney Platform Distribution licensed the series for streaming worldwide.[29]
A second season of the series was announced in April 2023. It aired from May 2 to June 28, 2023.[30][31]
Reception
In 2020, the manga was among 50 nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards in the web category.[32]
By March 2022, the manga had over 300,000 copies in circulation.[33] By August 2023, it had over 5.6 million copies in circulation.[34]
The series ranked 18th on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 list of best manga for male readers.[35] The series won the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category in 2023.[36]