Cosmetic Playlover Explained

Cosmetic Playlover
Ja Kanji:コスメティック・プレイラバー
Ja Romaji:Kosumetikku Pureirabā
Genre:Romance,
Type:manga
Author:Sachi Narashima
Publisher:Libre
Magazine:Magazine Be × Boy
Imprint:BBC Deluxe
Volumes:8
Type:drama
Director:Takehiro Shindō
Music:Kōji Endo
Last:scheduled
Episodes:8 (scheduled)

is a Japanese manga series by Sachi Narashima. It is serialized in the monthly manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since December 7, 2017. In addition, two spin-offs, Bitterness Playlover and Twilight Playlover, are also serialized in Magazine Be × Boy. A live-action television drama adaptation will premiere on Fuji TV on August 6, 2024.

Plot

Natsume Mamiya and Touma Sahashi work as department store beauty consultants for the cosmetics brand Romy Feerique, where they are known as the "two princes." However, Natsume is constantly annoyed with Touma for not taking his job seriously despite his potential. One day, Touma discovers that Natsume is gay and decides to use his secret to get closer to him.[1]

In addition to Natsume and Sahashi, there are two side stories focusing on the relationships of other characters in the story: Bitterness Playlover, which focuses on Keigo Kakizaki (Natsume's acquaintance) and Yukito Saionji's (Touma's high school senior) relationship;[1] and Twilight Playlover, which focuses on Atsushi Nanjo and Iori Kosaka's (Nanjo's high school classmate) relationship.[2]

Characters

(audio drama);
  • Natsume is an earnest, hard-working beauty consultant.[1] He is described as "pure-hearted."
    (audio drama);
  • Touma is Natsume's junior co-worker who also works as a beauty consultant. He is a former model. Touma is a talented and highly skilled beauty consultant, but he tends to be nonchalant. He is described as having a "cheeky and cool" personality. After he begins dating Natsume, he becomes a possessive yet doting boyfriend.[3]
    (audio drama);
  • Nanjo is a make-up assistant from the Kansai region. He immediately becomes attracted to Natsume and irritates Touma, but he acts as a big brother figure to them. He is the main character of the side story Twilight Playlover.
    (audio drama);
  • Tanouchi is a former beauty consultant who currently works in the sales department of Romy Feerique. He was the person who inspired Natsume to become a beauty consultant and is his first love.
    Tenma is Touma's estranged older brother.
  • Harada is the manager of Romy Feerique.
  • Aizawa is the sub-manager at Romy Feerique.
  • Harukawa is a new employee in the sales department and is Natsume and Touma's junior. While eager to work, he is very clumsy. He becomes attracted to Natsume, but he also supports Natsume and Touma's relationship.
  • Kakizaki is a beauty consultant from a different brand. He resents Natsume and accuses him of stealing a customer in the past, which resulted in Natsume transferring locations. Kakizaki is one of the main characters in Bitterness Playlover.
  • Risa is a famous model and the brand muse for Romy Feerique. She is from the same talent agency as Touma when he used to work as a model. Her real name is .

    • Media

    Manga

    Cosmetic Playlover is written and illustrated by Sachi Narashima. It is serialized in the monthly manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since the January 2018 issue released on December 7, 2017.[4] The chapters were later released in eight bound volumes by Libre under the BBC Deluxe imprint. The manga is distributed digitally in English through Animate International.[5]

    Narashima created the concept of Cosmetic Playlover after hearing from a beauty consultant friend mention that there were men who also worked as beauty consultants.[6] A challenge she faced in drawing the series was drawing make-up products, which she soon got used to.[1]

    Spin-offs

    Aside from Cosmetic Playlover, Narashima wrote and illustrated two other side stories focusing on other characters in the series. Bitterness Playlover is serialized on a yearly basis in Magazine Be × Boy since the August 2018 issue released on July 6, 2018, and published as extra side stories in the main Cosmetic Playlover volumes.[1] [7] Twilight Playlover was serialized in Magazine Be × Boy from the November 2020 issue released on October 7, 2020[8] to the August 2021 issue released on July 7, 2021.[9]

    Audio drama

    A series of audio dramas adapting the manga was released onto CD by Marine Entertainment.[10] The first volume was released on November 26, 2021.[11] The second volume was released on May 31, 2024.[12]

    Television drama

    A live-action television drama adaptation of Cosmetic Playlover was announced on July 1, 2024.[13] It was broadcast on Fuji TV and their streaming service, Fuji TV On Demand, since August 6, 2024 with 8 episodes scheduled.[14] The series is directed by Takehiro Shindō, with Hiroko Kanesugi in charge of the script.[13] The theme song is "Wagamama Only Mine" by Urashimasakatasen, of which the CD jacket illustration was also provided by Sachi Narashima.[15]

    The series stars So Okuno as Natsume and as Touma.[13] Additional cast members include member as Nanjo, as Tenma, as Harada, as Aizawa, and Tomoki Yonemura as Harukawa.[16] [17]

    Reception

    Cosmetic Playlover won the 2021 Digital Comic Award by Comic CMoa in the BL category.[18] In 2024, the series sold a consecutive total of over 1 million physical copies.[6]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 楢島さち先生インタビュー 職場で大胆H!? 生意気後輩×隠れゲイ先輩のお仕事ラブ♥ コミックス『コスメティック・プレイラバー』 . Interview with Sachi Narashima: Bold sex at work?! A workplace love between a cheeky junior and a closeted gay senior! Cosmetic Playlover . ja . . 2018-08-08 . 2024-07-22 . July 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729025513/https://www.chil-chil.net/compNewsDetail/k/801authors108/no/18721/ . live .
    2. Web site: 楢島さちデビュー5周年原画展、「コスメティック・プレイラバー」中心に展示 . Art exhibition celebrating 5th anniversary of debut of Sachi Narashima, featuring Cosmetic Playlover . ja . . 2023-02-23 . 2024-07-22 . March 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319125447/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/513477 . live .
    3. Web site: 楢島さち先生インタビュー 生意気年下×絆され系恋愛下手!! BA同士のあまキュン続編♥ コミックス『コスメティック・プレイラバー (2)』 . Interview with Sachi Narashima: romance between a cheeky younger man and a romantically challenged man!! The continuation of a sweet love story between beauty consultants! Cosmetic Playlover volume 2 . ja . . 2019-04-08 . 2024-07-22 . January 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220110085946/https://www.chil-chil.net/compNewsDetail/k/801authors108/no/20660/ . live .
    4. Web site: MAGAZINE BE×BOY 2018年1月号 . Magazine Be × Boy January 2018 issue . ja . . . 2024-07-28 . December 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208053502/https://www.b-boy.jp/magazine/129960 . live .
    5. Web site: Joanna . Cayanan . Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series on August 5 . . 2024-07-01 . 2024-07-22 . July 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240704101943/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-01/sachi-narashima-cosmetic-playlover-boys-love-manga-gets-live-action-tv-series-on-august-5/.212678 . live .
    6. 『コスメティック・プレイラバー』楢島さち interview . Interview with Sachi Narashima (author of Cosmetic Playlover) . 106 . . . Japan . 978-4048984997 . 34-35 . 2024-01-31.
    7. Web site: MAGAZINE BE×BOY 2018年8月号 . Magazine Be × Boy August 2018 issue . ja . . . 2024-07-28.
    8. Web site: MAGAZINE BE×BOY 2020年11月号 . Magazine Be × Boy November 2020 issue . ja . . . 2024-07-28 . August 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807221606/https://www.b-boy.jp/magazine/172798 . live .
    9. Web site: MAGAZINE BE×BOY 2021年8月号 . Magazine Be × Boy August 2021 issue . ja . . . 2024-07-28.
    10. Web site: ドラマCD コスメティック・プレイラバー . Drama CD: Cosmetic Playlover . ja . Marine Entertainment . 2024-07-22.
    11. Web site: ルボー・サウンドコレクション ドラマCD コスメティック・プレイラバー . Le Beau Sound Collection: Drama CD: Cosmetic Playlover . ja . . 2024-07-22 . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126221355/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/41498/products/1424238/1/ . live .
    12. Web site: ドラマCD コスメティック・プレイラバー2 . Drama CD: Cosmetic Playlover 2 . ja . . 2024-07-22 . July 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729030521/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/41498/products/1510476/1/ . live .
    13. Web site: 奥野壮×豊田裕大がW主演、楢島さちの「コスメティック・プレイラバー」ドラマ化 . So Okuno and Yudai Toyoda co-star in live-action drama adaptation of Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover . ja . . 2024-07-01 . 2024-07-22 . July 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729030524/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/580193 . live .
    14. Web site: 奥野壮×豊田裕大、メッセージ動画&"顎クイ"ビジュアル解禁 実写ドラマ『コスメティック・プレイラバー』 . So Okuno and Yudai Toyoda release a video message and "chin grab" visual revealed for the live-action drama of Cosmetic Playlover . ja . . 2024-07-16 . 2024-07-28 . July 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717062105/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2336419/full/ . live .
    15. Web site: 浦島坂田船が「コスラバ」主題歌担当、奥野壮×豊田裕大のBLドラマ . Urashimasakatasen in charge of theme song for Cosmetic Playlover, a BL drama starring So Okuno and Yudai Toyoda . ja . . 2024-07-22 . 2024-07-22 . July 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729030524/https://natalie.mu/music/news/583288 . live .
    16. Web site: BLドラマ「コスメティック・プレイラバー」に曽野舜太、星南のぞみ、米村知希出演 . BL drama Cosmetic Playlover adds Shunta Sono, Nozomi Seina, and Tomoki Yonemura to the cast . ja . . 2024-07-08 . 2024-07-22 . July 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240714185933/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/581397 . live .
    17. Web site: 「コスメティック・プレイラバー」に押田岳ら 積極的な佐橋に棗がたじろぐ予告映像 . Cosmetic Playlover adds Gaku Oshida and others, trailer featuring Natsume taken back by an aggressive Sahashi released . ja . . 2024-07-12 . 2024-07-22 . July 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729030533/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/582013 . live .
    18. Web site: ビーボーイコミックス『コスメティック・プレイラバー』（楢島さち）が「電子コミック大賞 2021」BL部門賞!! . Be x Boy Comics Cosmetic Playlover by Sachi Narashima wins the BL Category in the Digital Comic Award 2021 . ja . . 2021-01-10 . 2024-07-26 . July 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728232008/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1611127472 . live .

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