Drowning Love Explained

Drowning Love
Ja Kanji:	溺れるナイフ
Ja Romaji:	Oboreru Knife
Genre:	Romantic drama,^[1] slice of life^[2]

Type:	manga
Author:	George Asakura
Publisher:	Kodansha
Publisher En:	Kodansha USA
Demographic:	shōjo
Magazine:	Bessatsu Friend
First:	October 13, 2004
Last:	December 13, 2013
Volumes:	17

Type:	manga
Oboreru Knife: Yūgyo no Shizuku Iwa no Yume
Published:	2012

Live-action film
Content:	Oboreru Knife

is a Japanese slice of life romantic drama shōjo manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura and published by Kodansha.^{[1] [2]} The chapters were serialized on Bessatsu Friend from October 13, 2004, to December 13, 2013, and compiled into 17 tankōbon volumes.^[3] It was published in French by Delcourt.^[3] A live action film adaptation of the same name was released on November 5, 2016.^[4] Kodansha USA have licensed the manga and will release it in a digital-only format.^[5]

Volumes

• 1 (March 11, 2005)^[6]
• 2 (October 13, 2005)^[7]
• 3 (April 13, 2006)^[8]
• 4 (October 13, 2006)^[9]
• 5 (February 13, 2007)^[10]
• 6 (July 13, 2007)^[11]
• 7 (December 13, 2007)^[12]
• 8 (August 10, 2009)^[13]
• 9 (January 13, 2010)^[14]
• 10 (June 11, 2010)^[15]
• 11 (November 12, 2010)^[16]
• 12 (May 13, 2011)^[17]
• 13 (July 13, 2012)^[18]
• 14 (November 13, 2012)^[19]
• 15 (May 13, 2013)^[20]
• 16 (November 13, 2013)^[21]
• 17 (February 13, 2014)^[22]

Reception

Volume 8 reached the 4th place on the Oricon weekly manga charts, selling 32,037 copies as of August 16, 2009;^[23] volume 9 reached the 23rd place, selling 29,902 copies as of January 17, 2010;^[24] volume 12 also reached the 23rd place, with 18,588 copies sold as of May 15, 2011;^[25] volume 14 reached the 22nd place, with 27,609 copies sold as of November 18, 2012;^[26] volume 15 reached the 40th place, selling 30,738 copies as of May 18, 2013;^[27] volume 16 reached the 25th place, selling 23,898 copies as of November 17, 2013;^[28] volume 17 reached the 18th place, selling 22,092 copies as of February 16, 2014.^[29]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Drowning Love, Volume 1 . Kodansha . . 6 April 2024.
2. Web site: Oboreru Knife vo. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
3. Web site: A Fleur de Peau se termine. November 8, 2013. August 26, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
4. Web site: Live-Action Oboreru Knife Film's Trailer Previews Romance Story. August 25, 2016. August 26, 2016. Anime News Network.
5. Web site: Kodansha USA Lists Digital Releases For George Asakura's Drowning Love, Robico's Our Precious Conversations. Anime News Network. May 9, 2015. May 10, 2017.
6. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.1. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
7. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.2. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
8. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.3. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
9. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.4. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
10. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.5. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
11. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.6. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
12. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.7. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
13. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.8. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
14. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.9. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
15. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.10. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
16. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.11. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
17. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.12. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
18. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.13. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
19. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.14. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
20. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.15. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
21. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.16. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
22. Web site: Oboreru Knife jp Vol.17. August 27, 2016. manga-news.com. French.
23. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, August 10–16. August 19, 2009. August 26, 2016. Anime News Network.
24. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11–17 (Updated). January 20, 2010. August 26, 2016. Anime News Network.
25. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9–15. May 18, 2011. August 26, 2016. Anime News Network.
26. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, November 12–18. November 21, 2012. August 26, 2016. Anime News Network.
27. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13–19. May 22, 2013. August 26, 2016. Anime News Network.
28. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11–17. November 20, 2013. August 26, 2016. Anime News Network.
29. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10–16. February 19, 2014. August 26, 2016. Anime News Network.