Suppli Explained

Ja Romaji:サプリ
Type:manga
Author:Mari Okazaki
Publisher:Shodensha
Demographic:Josei
Magazine:Feel Young
First:October 8, 2003
Last:November 7, 2009
Type:drama
Producer:Masayuki Sekiya
Music:Yugo Kanno
Network:Fuji TV
First:July 10, 2006
Last:September 18, 2006
Episodes:11

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki. It was published by Shodensha's josei manga magazine Feel Young from October 8, 2003, to November 7, 2009;[1] a sidestory also ran in the magazine in 2010.[2] It has been collected in seven volumes so far, and was published in English by Tokyopop who released five volumes in English. Suppli was adapted into a Japanese drama series which aired in Japan on Fuji TV in summer 2006. It stars Misaki Itō, Kazuya Kamenashi, Eita, and Miho Shiraishi.

Minami is a 27-year-old female office worker in an advertisement agency. Though she has a boyfriend, she spends the majority of her time working and appears to feel ambivalent about the relationship at best. When the boyfriend finally breaks up with her, it's the push she needs to start a social life with her co-workers. In-office romances soon follow. Much of the story is told through Minami's thoughts, which are full of self-doubt.

Cast

Minor cast

Reception

Suppli is regarded as being more realistic in its depiction of working life than Tramps Like Us or Happy Mania.[3] Deb Aoki of About.com called it "refreshingly real", in contrast to shōjo manga stories.[4] Nadia Oxford of Mania Entertainment regarded the first volume as being a "fairly standard romance novel" in manga format.[5] Margaret O'Connell, writing for Sequential Tart, described Minami as suffering from "internalized misogyny", noting that she has no female support network.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:フィーヤン12月号、おかざき真里「サプリ」が堂々の最終回. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/23474. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. December 8, 2022. ja. November 7, 2009.
  2. Web site: Mari Okazaki Ends Suppli Romance Manga in Japan – News. Anime News Network. 2015-02-26.
  3. Web site: 365 Days of Manga, Day 58: Suppli. Suvudu. November 12, 2009. 2015-02-26.
  4. Web site: 2007 Best New Manga List – About Manga. Manga.about.com. September 8, 2013. 2015-02-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140126042039/http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/2007BestNewManga.htm. January 26, 2014. mdy-all .
  5. Web site: SUPPLI, Volume One. Mania.com. 2021-06-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227022015/http://www.mania.com/suppli-volume-one_article_57001.html. February 27, 2015.
  6. Web site: Comics for Grown-Up Women, Part 1 (vol XI/iss 9/September 2008). Sequential Tart. September 8, 2008. 2015-02-26.