Ripe for the Picking explained

Ripe for the Picking
Ja Kanji:瓜を破る
Ja Romaji:Uri o Waru
Genre:Romance, drama[1]
Type:manga
Author:Azusa Itakura
Publisher:Houbunsha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Weekly Manga Times
First:July 3, 2020
Volumes:8
Type:drama
Studio:C&I Entertainment
Network:TBS
First:January 23, 2024
Last:March 19, 2024
Episodes:9

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Azusa Itakura. It was originally published as a one-shot in Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times magazine in April 2020. It later began full serialization in the same magazine in July 2020. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from January to March 2024.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Azusa Itakura, Ripe for the Picking was initially published as a one-shot in Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times magazine on April 17, 2020.[2] It later began full serialization in the same magazine on July 3 of the same year.[3]

The series is published in English on NTT Solmare's MangaPlaza website.

Drama

A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on October 6, 2023. The drama is produced by C&I Entertainment and directed by Yūichirō Sakashita and Yuka Eda, with Satoko Okazaki and Mikiko Takahashi writing the scripts. The series stars Koharu Kusumi and Taiki Sato from Fantastics from Exile Tribe in the lead roles. It aired on TBS' Drama Stream programming block from January 23 to March 19, 2024.[4] [5]

Reception

The series has over 2.1 million copies in circulation as of October 2023.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ripe for the Picking. MangaPlaza. October 26, 2023.
  2. Web site: ja:板倉梓の読み切り「瓜を破る」32歳OL、コンプレックスはアレの経験がないこと. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/375787. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. April 17, 2020. October 26, 2023. ja.
  3. Web site: ja:32歳処女OLがセックスできない自分と向き合う、板倉梓「瓜を破る」連載化. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/386171. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. July 3, 2020. October 26, 2023. ja.
  4. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Azusa Itakura's Ripe for the Picking Manga Gets Live-Action Series. Anime News Network. October 26, 2023. October 6, 2023.
  5. Web site: ja:ドラマ「瓜を破る」まい子役は久住小春、鍵谷役は佐藤大樹 来年1月23日より放送. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/551449. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. December 2, 2023. December 2, 2023. ja.
  6. Web site: ja:「瓜を破る」TVドラマ化!30歳を超えても性体験がないことに悩む女性の物語. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/543859. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. October 6, 2023. October 26, 2023. ja.