My Girlfriend's a Geek explained

My Girlfriend's a Geek
Ja Kanji:腐女子彼女。
Ja Romaji:Fujoshi Kanojo.
Genre:Comedy, Romance, Slice of life
Type:light novel
Author:Pentabu
Publisher:Enterbrain
First:December 8, 2006
Last:August 1, 2007
Volumes:2
Type:manga
Author:Pentabu
Illustrator:Rize Shinba
Publisher:Enterbrain
Demographic:Shōjo
Magazine:B's LOG Comic
First:December 1, 2007
Last:March 1, 2010
Volumes:5
Type:live film
Director:Atsushi Kaneshige
Producer:Enterbrain

is a Japanese light novel series in two volumes by Pentabu based on a popular blog[1] of the same name with 11 million[2] page views. A manga adaptation by Rize Shinba started serialization in 2007 and was published by Enterbrain under their B's LOG Comic imprint. A movie adaption was published in 2009 with My Geeky Girlfriend as the International English title.[3] Both the light novel and manga have been licensed for release by Yen Press.[4]

Story synopsis

The story is about the misadventures of a college student, who was falling in love with a pretty girl two years his senior, while in a part-time job, only to find out his girlfriend is a hard-core yaoi fangirl, and so his torment begins.

Media

Novels

The novels contains blog entries of the blog with the same name from 2005 to 2007.

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Manga

In December 2007, Enterbrain published the first volume of the manga adaptation created by Rize Shinba in its B’s LOG Comics imprint. The fourth volume was released in April 2009. The manga has been translated into Chinese, German, English and French; in Germany, it is published as Akihabara Shōjo.[5]

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Film

The live action film was released in Japan's theaters in May 2009. It was directed by Atsushi Kaneshige, with screenplay written by Ei Katsuragi.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fujoshi Kanojo at Pentabu's official website. . July 24, 2009. Japanese.
  2. Web site: http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20090601mog00m200007000c.html. ja:大東俊介:映画「腐女子彼女。」に主演 間口広く何でも吸収したい 「執事喫茶」も体験. Mainichi Shimbun. Japanese. June 1, 2009. July 25, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090603163442/http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20090601mog00m200007000c.html. June 3, 2009.
  3. Web site: Fujoshi Kanojo at IMDb's official website. . July 24, 2009.
  4. Web site: Yen Press: Books . . August 31, 2009.
  5. Web site: Akihabara Shōjo at EMA's (Egmont Manga & Anime) official website. Egmont Manga & Anime. July 24, 2009. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20090531233521/http://www.manganet.de/product_info.php/info/p3042_akihabara_shojo,_bd_01.html. 2009-05-31. dead.