I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die explained

Ja Kanji:青野くんに触りたいから死にたい
Ja Romaji:Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai
Type:manga
Author:Umi Shiina
Publisher:Kodansha
Imprint:Afternoon KC
Magazine:Monthly Afternoon
First:December 24, 2016
Volumes:11
Type:drama
Director:Sumisu
Studio:Socket
Network:Wowow
First:March 18, 2022
Last:May 20, 2022
Episodes:10

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Umi Shiina. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon since December 2016. A live-action television series adaptation aired from March to May 2022 on Wowow.

Plot

Yūri Kariya is a female high-school student who starts a relationship with another student, Ryūhei Aono, from the next class. However, two weeks later, Aono dies in a car accident. When, distraught, Yūri attempts to commit suicide, Aono appears to her as a ghost, and tells her that he will be there for her, and not to die, and Yūri accepts. They continue their "relationship," with Yūri pretending to be talking on the phone around people so as to continue talking with him.

One day, Yūri suggests that Aono should try possession. Aono is confused, but then he possesses her body briefly. Since that moment, Aono develops a second, darker personality, "Black Aono", who tries to possess people around him, becoming increasingly powerful and attempting to take Yūri to the afterworld.

Aono's best friend from before his death, Masayoshi Fujimoto, and reclusive and horror movie fanatic Mio Horie, deepen their friendship as they investigate the secret of Black Aono.

Characters

[1]
  • Yūri's boyfriend. He is a male student at Kazachi High School, class 2C. He died two weeks after starting a relationship with Yūri, and appears as a ghost from then on. He has a gentle and sincere personality. However, since he became a ghost, he has developed a darker alternate personality, called "Black Aono."
    [1]
  • A female student at Kazachi High School, class 2D. She is a natural airhead and the owner of a single-minded personality. She was in a relationship with Aono before he died, and continues to be in a relationship with him even after he became a ghost. She is in a state of "sacrificial contract" with Aono, and her appearance has been changing due to the contract.
    [2]
  • Aono's friend. He is a male student at Kazachi High School, class 2C. He is harsh in his words, but kind at heart. He is the only one other than Yūri who knows that Aono has become a ghost, but unlike her, he cannot see him.
    A female student at Kazachi High School and classmate of Yūri's. She has a deep knowledge of horror films, and cooperates with Yuuri and Fujimoto to investigate Aono.

    Media

    Manga

    Written and illustrated by Umi Shiina, I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die started in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon on December 24, 2016.[3] [4] In May 2021, it was announced that the manga entered its final arc.[5] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on June 23, 2017. As of November 22, 2023, eleven volumes have been released.

    In North America, Kodansha USA started the English digital release of the manga on October 24, 2017.[6]

    Volumes

    Live-action series

    In May 2021, a live-action television series adaptation produced by Wowow was announced. The series was directed by Sumisu, with scripts by Shinya Tamada, and stars Shori Sato. It aired from March 18 to May 20, 2022.[7] [8]

    Reception

    In 2018, I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die ranked 14th on the fifth Next Manga Awards in the Print category.[9] It was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2018.[10] In December 2019, Brutus magazine included the manga on their "Most Dangerous Manga" list, which included works with the most "stimulating" and thought-provoking themes.[11] The manga was nominated for the 25th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021.[12] The manga was nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2021.[13]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Live-Action I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die Show Casts Hikaru Takahashi. Anime News Network. September 10, 2021. September 10, 2021. September 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210910030026/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-09/live-action-i-want-to-hold-aono-kun-so-badly-i-could-die-show-casts-hikaru-takahashi/.177201. live.
    2. Web site: ja:青野くんに触りたいから死にたい. I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die. https://www.wowow.co.jp/detail/. March 9, 2022. WOWOW. ja. July 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721145546/https://www.wowow.co.jp/detail/. live.
    3. Web site: ja:【新連載】本日発売のアフタヌーン2月号より、椎名うみ『青野くんに触りたいから死にたい』新連載開始！ 萩尾望都氏が感嘆した気鋭の新人、満を持して連載デビュー！. http://afternoon.moae.jp/news/3402. Monthly Afternoon. Kodansha. January 18, 2021. https://archive.today/20210118065911/http://afternoon.moae.jp/news/3402. January 18, 2021. ja. December 24, 2016. live.
    4. Web site: ja:社畜OL×特撮オタ無職の同棲ラブコメ＆結ばれない2人の恋物語、アフタで開幕. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/214598. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 18, 2021. ja. December 25, 2016. January 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127202411/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/214598. live.
    5. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die Manga Enters Final Arc. Anime News Network. May 25, 2021. May 24, 2021. May 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525010946/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-24/i-want-to-hold-aono-kun-so-badly-i-could-die-manga-enters-final-arc/.173128. live.
    6. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Kodansha USA Adds 'I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die' Manga Digitally. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. October 24, 2017. January 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122061012/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-24/kodansha-usa-adds-i-want-to-hold-aono-kun-so-badly-i-could-die-manga-digitally/.123156. live.
    7. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die Manga Gets Live-Action Show in 2022. Anime News Network. May 11, 2021. May 11, 2021. May 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210511032110/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-10/i-want-to-hold-aono-kun-so-badly-i-could-die-manga-gets-live-action-show-in-2022/.172618. live.
    8. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Live-Action I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die Show Reveals More Cast, March Debut. Anime News Network. January 19, 2022. January 19, 2022. January 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119084403/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-19/live-action-i-want-to-hold-aono-kun-so-badly-i-could-die-show-reveals-more-cast-march-debut/.181687. live.
    9. Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. Raise wa Tanin ga Ii, Senpai ga Uzai Kōhai no Hanashi Take Top Prizes at Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. August 23, 2018. May 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510215120/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-08-23/raise-wa-tanin-ga-ii-senpai-ga-uzai-kohai-no-hanashi-take-top-prizes-at-tsugi-ni-kuru-manga-awards/.135835. live.
    10. Web site: Manga Division – 2018 [21st] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive]. Japan Media Arts Festival. January 6, 2022. https://archive.today/20220106014109/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2018/manga/. January 6, 2022. live.
    11. Web site: Morrissy. Kim. Spy×Family Included in Brutus Magazine's 'Most Dangerous Manga' of 2019 List. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. December 18, 2019. December 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191218205523/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-12-18/spy-family-included-in-brutus-magazine-most-dangerous-manga-of-2019-list/.154488. live.
    12. Web site: Loo. Egan. Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Promised Neverland Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Anime News Network. February 26, 2021. February 25, 2021. March 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210318150852/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-25/demon-slayer-jujutsu-kaisen-promised-neverland-nominated-for-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize/.169984. live.
    13. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. 45th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced. Anime News Network. April 7, 2021. April 7, 2021. December 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211226180852/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-07/45th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.171524. live.

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