Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai explained

Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai
Ja Kanji:ダメな私に恋してください
Genre:Romantic comedy
Type:manga
Author:Aya Nakahara
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Josei
Imprint:Margaret Comics
Magazine:You
First:April 15, 2013
Last:August 12, 2016
Volumes:10
Volume List:
  1. Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai
Type:manga
Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai R
Author:Aya Nakahara
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Josei
Imprint:Margaret Comics
Magazine:You
First:October 15, 2016
Last:October 15, 2018
Volumes:6
Volume List:
  1. Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai R

is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Aya Nakahara. It was serialized in Shueisha's josei manga magazine You from April 2013 to August 2016, with its chapters collected into ten tankōbon volumes. A sequel series, titled Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai R, was serialized in the same magazine from October 2016 to October 2018, and was compiled into six volumes.

A Japanese television drama adaptation, officially titled Please Love Me! (stylized as PLEASE LOVE ME!) in English,[1] was broadcast on TBS from January 12, 2016, to March 15, 2016.[2]

Plot

Michiko Shibata is a woman who is thirty years old, and yet she has no job, no money, and no real boyfriend. She was let go by her former employment after it went bankrupt. She meets her former supervisor Ayumu Kurosawa, who offers Michiko a job at his cafe "Himawari" until she gets back on her feet. With Ayumu's help, Michiko slowly gets her life back on track.[3]

Characters

A 29-year-old woman who loses her job and starts working for her former supervisor in his café until she finds another job.[4] She is played by Kyoko Fukada in the live-action drama.
  • Michiko's former supervisor and now current employer at the Himawari cafe. He used to be a former gangster and seems formidable, but he takes it upon himself to look after those who are in trouble, such as Michiko.[5] He is played by Dean Fujioka in the live-action drama.
  • Michiko's colleague at her new place of employment. He is her first real boyfriend, and is younger than her.[5] He is played by Shohei Miura in the live-action drama.
  • Publication

    Written and illustrated by Aya Nakahara, Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai was serialized in Shueisha's You magazine from April 15, 2013,[6] [7] to August 12, 2016.[8] Ten tankōbon volumes have been released from August 2013 to November 2016. The series has been licensed in France by Delcourt under the title Please love me !.[9]

    A sequel series, titled Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai R, was serialized in the same magazine from October 15, 2016,[10] to October 15, 2018.[11] Six tankōbon volumes have been released from February 2017 to November 2018.

    Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai R

    Reception

    Volume 4 reached the 16th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of August 31, 2014, had sold 56,282 copies;[12] volume 5 reached the 43rd place[13] and, as of January 4, 2015, had sold 69,150 copies;[14] volume 6 reached the 25th place and, as of April 26, 2015, had sold 34,567 copies.[15]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: PLEASE LOVE ME! ダメな私に恋してください 별볼일 없는 나를 사랑해 주세요 請和這個沒用的我談戀愛 TBS Program Catalog . . 17 July 2021 . 13 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210613193606/https://www.tbscontents.com/en/program/pleaseloveme . live .
    2. Web site: 火曜ドラマ『ダメな私に恋してください』|TBSテレビ. TBS. TBSテレビ. ja-JP. 2016-10-04. 2021-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114135629/http://www.tbs.co.jp/damekoi/. live.
    3. Web site: 火曜ドラマ『ダメな私に恋してください』|Tbsテレビ . 2016-10-27 . 2016-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161026075627/http://www.tbs.co.jp/damekoi/intro/ . live .
    4. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Love*Com's Nakahara Starts Dame na Watashi ni Koi Shite Kudasai Manga. Anime News Network. April 15, 2013. April 30, 2015. April 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150414005321/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-15/love-com-nakahara-starts-dame-na-watashi-ni-koi-shite-kudasai-manga. live.
    5. Web site: ◆連載作品紹介◆月刊You . 2015-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909215645/http://you.shueisha.co.jp/lineup/damena_watashi.html . 2015-09-09 . dead .
    6. Web site: ja:中原アヤ、YOUに初登場!ダメなアラサー女子描くラブコメ. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/88755. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. April 15, 2013. October 25, 2022. ja. October 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221025164604/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/88755. live.
    7. Web site: Mertz. Joanne. Love*Com's Nakahara to Start Dame na Watashi ni Koi Shite Kudasai Manga. Anime News Network. March 16, 2013. October 25, 2022. October 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221025164559/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-16/love-com-nakahara-to-start-dame-na-watashi-ni-koi-shite-kudasai-manga. live.
    8. Web site: ja:中原アヤ「ダメな私に恋してください」完結、次号YOUで「重要なお知らせ」も. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/197957. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. August 12, 2016. October 25, 2022. ja. October 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221024220253/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/197957. live.
    9. Web site: Please love me - Manga série - Manga news. July 28, 2015. manga-news.com. French. July 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716122829/http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/serie/Please-love-me. live.
    10. Web site: ja:最新号紹介. http://you.shueisha.co.jp/latest. You. Shueisha. October 25, 2022. ja. October 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027200245/http://you.shueisha.co.jp:80/latest. dead.
    11. Web site: ja:月刊YOUが38年の歴史に幕、歴代連載作家のメッセージ集めた小冊子も. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/303780. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. October 15, 2018. October 25, 2022. ja. November 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130113731/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/303780. live.
    12. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Japanese Comic Ranking, August 25–31. Anime News Network. September 3, 2014. April 30, 2015. December 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221225646/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-03/japanese-comic-ranking-august-25-31/.78358. live.
    13. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Japanese Comic Ranking, December 22–28. Anime News Network. January 5, 2015. April 30, 2015. April 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150419185038/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-05/japanese-comic-ranking-december-22-28/.82895. live.
    14. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Japanese Comic Ranking, December 29-January 4. Anime News Network. January 7, 2015. April 30, 2015. April 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418065700/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-07/japanese-comic-ranking-december-29-january-4/.83013. live.
    15. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Japanese Comic Ranking, April 20–26. Anime News Network. April 30, 2015. April 30, 2015. May 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150501102959/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-30/japanese-comic-ranking-april-20-26/.87664. live.