2.5 Dimensional Seduction Explained

Ja Kanji:2.5次元の
Ja Romaji:Nitengo-jigen no Ririsa
Genre:Romantic comedy
Type:manga
Author:Yu Hashimoto
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Shōnen
Imprint:Jump Comics+
Magazine:Shōnen Jump+
First:June 15, 2019
Volumes:22
Type:TV Series
Director:Hideki Okamoto
Music:Hiroaki Tsutsumi
Studio:J.C.Staff
Licensee:Sentai Filmworks
Remow
Network:Tokyo MX, tvk, CTC, Teletama, TV Aichi, MBS, TVQ, BS11, AT-X, Animax
First:July 5, 2024
Episodes:22
Portal:yes

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Hashimoto. It began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ website in June 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff premiered in July 2024.

Premise

Masamune Okumura is a second-year high school student who serves as the president and only member of his school's manga club. An, he claims he has no interest in real girls due to his obsession with a fictional character from The Ashford Chronicles named . Suddenly, a first-year student named Lilysa Amano, who is passionate about cosplay, joins the club and recruits Okumura to be her official photographer. When Okumura learns her favorite character is also Liliel, he starts to fall in love with her, making him feel conflicted. Other girls soon join the club as well, including Okumura's childhood friend Mikari Tachibana, whose unrequited love for him constantly leaves her frustrated.

Characters

Okumura is a second-year high school student who is the president of his school's manga club. He is an who is obsessed with a fictional character named Liliel. He has put up posters of Liliel in the club's room and has DVDs of her anime series. His mother abandoned his family when he was young. As the series progresses, he starts to fall in love with Lilysa.
  • Lilysa is a beautiful first-year student who joins the manga club. Due to her passion for cosplay, she recruits Okumura to be her photographer. Like Okumura, she is also a fan of Liliel. She was first inspired to become a cosplayer when she visited a cosplay event. She wears glasses outside of cosplay. Though initially oblivious, she starts to slowly fall in love with Okumura later on.
  • Mikari is a first-year student who is Okumura's childhood friend and Lilysa's classmate. A gorgeous and popular model, she has had a crush on Okumura since they were young, though he has never noticed.
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  • 753♡ is a professional cosplayer. Due to her popularity, she is considered to be one of the four Heavenly Queens of Cosplay. Her stage name is pronounced as . She takes an interest in Okumura as he looks like exactly like her favorite character, Prince Kai.
    Magino is a cosplayer who is willing to give Lilysa and Okumura advice.
  • Ogino is a photographer who hangs out with Magino. He serves as a mentor for Okumura.
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  • Mayuri is a popular new high school teacher who becomes the advisor of the manga club. She is a former cosplayer known as, one of the four Heavenly Queens of Cosplay. Later on, she reconnects and enters into a relationship with her female best friend, Eli.
    Nonoa is a rookie cosplayer who is a huge fan of Lilysa. She desperately wants to befriend her, but has trouble doing so due to her anxiety and insecurity.
  • Aria is a and a new cosplayer who does not have much knowledge about anime and manga. She is the daughter of manga artist Yoichi Higarashi and originally took up cosplay to reach him, as her parents got divorced when she was young.
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  • Higarashi is a manga artist who is the author of the Liliel: Side Story spinoff manga and Aria's father. He previously created the manga Valkyrie Battle, which was quickly cancelled due to poor sales. His only fan letter came from Okumura, which he continues to treasure. His real name is Yo Kisaki.

    Media

    Manga

    Written and illustrated by Yu Hashimoto, the series began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga website on June 15, 2019.[2] As of October 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twenty-one volumes.

    In June 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication under their Ghost Ship imprint.[3]

    Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

    Anime

    An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 10, 2022.[4] [5] It is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Hideki Okamoto, with scripts written by Takao Yoshioka, character designs handled by Tomoyuki Shitaya, and music composed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi.[6] [7] The series premiered on July 5, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks,[8] and will run for two consecutive cours.[9] For the first cour, the opening theme song is, performed by Meychan, while the ending theme song is "Watch Me", performed by Kaori Maeda and Akari Kitō as their respective characters.[10] For the second cour, the opening theme song is, performed by Soraru, while the ending theme song is "Release Sigh", performed by Kaori Maeda, Akari Kitō, Sayumi Suzushiro and Sayumi Watabe as their respective characters.[11] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America, Australia and British Isles for streaming on Hidive.[12] [13]

    Episodes

    Video game

    An online role-playing video game game developed by Aiming and Team Caravan, titled, was announced during Jump Festa 2024.[14] It was released for iOS, Android, and PC via DMM Games on September 3, 2024.[15]

    Reception

    Itachi Utada from Famitsu praised the story and characters of the series, particularly enjoying the cosplay elements present.[16]

    In the 2020 Next Manga Award, the series ranked fourth in the web manga category.[17] The series has one million copies in circulation between its digital and print releases.[16]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Anime Casts M.A.O. Anime News Network. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. February 16, 2024. February 16, 2024. February 28, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240228041228/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-16/2.5-dimensional-seduction-anime-casts-m.a.o/.207665. live.
    2. Web site: ja:[第1話]2.5次元の誘惑. https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/13933686331679642476. Shōnen Jump+. https://web.archive.org/web/20200718095552/https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/13933686331679642476. July 18, 2020. dead. July 24, 2022. ja.
    3. Web site: Seven Seas Licenses The Muscle Girl Next Door, 'Hello, Melancholic!', Witches Manga. Anime News Network. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. June 30, 2021. July 23, 2022. December 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217055706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-30/seven-seas-licenses-the-muscle-girl-next-door-hello-melancholic-witches-manga/.174644. live.
    4. Web site: ja:2.5次元の誘惑：「ジャンプ＋」のラブコメがテレビアニメ化 3次元と2次元が交差する熱血青春コスプレ作品. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20221209dog00m200075000c.html. Mantan Web. December 10, 2022. December 10, 2022. ja. February 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219200715/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20221209dog00m200075000c.html. live.
    5. Web site: 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Manga Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. Mateo. Alex. December 9, 2022. December 10, 2022. December 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221195449/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-09/2.5-dimensional-seduction-manga-gets-tv-anime/.192777. live.
    6. Web site: ja:『2.5次元の誘惑』2024年放送開始でPV公開 出演は榎木淳弥・前田佳織里・鬼頭明里. https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2290564/full/. Oricon. August 12, 2023. August 12, 2023. ja. August 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230812012330/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2290564/full/. live.
    7. Web site: 2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2024 Premiere. Anime News Network. Mateo. Alex. August 11, 2023. August 12, 2023. August 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230811154831/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-11/2.5-dimensional-seduction-tv-anime-1st-promo-video-reveals-main-cast-staff-2024-premiere/.201199. live.
    8. Web site: 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Anime Unveils More Cast, July Premiere. Anime News Network. Loo. Egan. February 5, 2024. February 5, 2024. February 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240205134005/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-05/2.5-dimensional-seduction-anime-unveils-more-cast-july-premiere/.207249. live.
    9. Web site: 2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime Reveals Half-Year Run, More Cast. Anime News Network. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. April 26, 2024. April 26, 2024. August 31, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240831072141/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-26/2.5-dimensional-seduction-tv-anime-reveals-half-year-run-more-cast/.210237. live.
    10. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. 2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime Reveals New Visual, Theme Song Artists, July 5 Debut. Anime News Network. May 10, 2024. May 10, 2024. May 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240530134220/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-10/2.5-dimensional-seduction-tv-anime-reveals-new-visual-theme-song-artists-july-5-debut/.210695. live.
    11. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Anime Reveals 2nd Half Promo Video, New Theme Songs, Cast Member. Anime News Network. September 15, 2024. September 15, 2024. October 1, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241001194152/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-15/2.5-dimensional-seduction-anime-reveals-2nd-half-promo-video-new-theme-songs-cast-member/.215546. live.
    12. Web site: Mateo . Alex . June 3, 2024 . HIDIVE to Stream 2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime . June 3, 2024 . . August 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240822093452/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-03/hidive-to-stream-2.5-dimensional-seduction-tv-anime/.211488 . live .
    13. Web site: HIDIVE Unveils the Allure of 2.5 Dimensional Seduction July 5. Hidive. June 27, 2024. July 4, 2024. August 31, 2024. https://archive.today/20240831073149/https://news.hidive.com/2024/6/27/hidive-unveils-the-allure-of-2-5-dimensional-seduction-july-5. live.
    14. Web site: 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Reveals More Anime Cast, Smartphone Game. Anime News Network. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. December 16, 2023. December 16, 2023. December 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231216062711/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-16/2.5-dimensional-seduction-reveals-more-anime-cast-smartphone-game/.205573. live.
    15. Web site: ja:「2.5次元の誘惑（リリサ）天使たちのステージ」，9月3日にリリース決定。事前登録受付も本日開始. https://www.4gamer.net/games/761/G076197/20240701018/. 4Gamer.net. July 1, 2024. July 5, 2024. ja. July 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240702014628/https://www.4gamer.net/games/761/G076197/20240701018/. live.
    16. ja:漫画『2.5次元の誘惑』のココがすごい！ 3次元の女に興味なし。でもそれが“2.5次元”だったら……？. https://s.famitsu.com/news/202201/15244925.html. Famitsu. Utada. Itachi. January 15, 2022. July 24, 2022. ja. February 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219200753/https://s.famitsu.com/news/202201/15244925.html. live.
    17. Web site: Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Awards. Anime News Network. Loveridge. Lynzee. August 19, 2020. July 24, 2022. September 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929030319/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-08-19/norio-sakurai-the-dangers-in-my-heart-wins-tsugi-ni-kuru-web-manga-2020-awards/.163088. live.

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