Sexy Tanaka-san explained

Ja Kanji:セクシー田中さん
Ja Romaji:Sekushī Tanaka-san
Genre:Romantic comedy
Type:manga
Author:Hinako Ashihara
Publisher:Shogakukan
Magazine:Anekei Petit Comic
First:August 5, 2017
Last:December 5, 2023
Volumes:7
Type:drama
Music:Moe Hyūga
Network:Nippon TV
First:October 22, 2023
Last:December 24, 2023
Episodes:10

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Anekei Petit Comic digital manga magazine in August 2017. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2023 on Nippon TV. The series was left unfinished due to Ashihara’s death; the last chapter was published in December 2023.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara, Sexy Tanaka-san began serialization in Shogakukan's Anekei Petit Comic digital manga magazine on August 5, 2017.[1] Its chapters have been compiled into seven volumes as of October 2023.

Volumes

Television drama

A live-action television series was announced on August 1, 2023. The series starred Haruka Kinami as Kyōko Tanaka and Meru Nukumi as Akari, and was directed by Ryūichi Inomata and Akinori Itō, with scripts by Tomoko Aizawa. It aired on NTV from October 22 to December 24, 2023.[2] [3] [4] [5] The theme song "Dress Code" is produced by Imase and performed by Le Sserafim.[6]

Controversies

On January 26, 2024, Ashihara, the creator of the original manga, wrote on her blog stating that NTV did not uphold their condition of keeping the television drama adaptation faithful to the manga, citing several scenes that were cut and changes in characterization. While Ashihara was unable to speak with Aizawa and the directors personally, the first seven episodes followed the manga's plot while she wrote the scripts for the final two episodes after the proposed ending for the drama was changed. Ashihara later deleted the blog post. Following her death on January 29, NTV released a statement the same day saying that they followed protocol by consulting with her and that she approved the script.[7] [8] [9]

Episodes

Reception

The series won the grand prize at the 9th An An Manga Award in 2018.[10] The series was ranked sixteenth in Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 list of best manga for female readers.[11] The series was ranked ninth at the 1st "Late Night Manga Award" hosted by Bungeishunjū's Crea magazine.[12]

The series has over 1 million copies in circulation as of August 2023.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Petit Comic. petitcomic. 893637682362032128. ja:姉プチ9の発売日です。待望!の芦原妃名子先生新連載「セクシー田中さん」スタートです! ほのかなエロス漂う、北川みゆき先生の表紙が目印です♡. August 5, 2017. September 14, 2023. ja.
  2. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Hinako Ashihara's Sexy Tanaka-san Manga Gets Live-Action Series in October. Anime News Network. September 14, 2023. August 1, 2023. September 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230926212907/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-01/hinako-ashihara-sexy-tanaka-san-manga-gets-live-action-series-in-october/.200859. live.
  3. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Live-Action Sexy Tanaka-san Series Casts Meru Nukumi. Anime News Network. September 14, 2023. August 17, 2023. September 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230926214527/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-17/live-action-sexy-tanaka-san-series-casts-meru-nukumi/.201372. live.
  4. Web site: ja:「セクシー田中さん」木南晴夏&生見愛瑠 クランクイン!初回放送は10/22(日)【コメントあり】. https://www.ntv.co.jp/tanakasan/articles/3696alnxjjz2afav5twv.html. Nippon TV. September 6, 2023. September 16, 2023. ja. October 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231004184725/https://www.ntv.co.jp/tanakasan/articles/3696alnxjjz2afav5twv.html. live.
  5. Web site: ja:「セクシー田中さん」今夜最終回!三好(安田顕)のキスが受け入れられず混乱する田中さん(木南晴夏) 一歩踏み出した先に待ち受ける未来とは. https://www.ntv.co.jp/tanakasan/articles/3696ztzll88jxm426mqf.html. Nippon TV. January 21, 2024. December 24, 2023. ja. January 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240117013125/https://www.ntv.co.jp/tanakasan/articles/3696ztzll88jxm426mqf.html. live.
  6. Web site: Tai. Anita. Live-Action Sexy Tanaka-san TV Series Reveals Theme Song By LE SSERAFIM, imase. Anime News Network. October 12, 2023. October 11, 2023. October 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231011231347/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-11/live-action-sexy-tanaka-san-tv-series-reveals-theme-song-by-le-sserafim-imase/.203317. live.
  7. Web site: 2024-01-28 . 漫画「セクシー田中さん」作者、実写ドラマ版制作陣とのトラブル明かした一連のポスト削除し謝罪 . 2024-03-04 . . ja.
  8. Web site: 2024-01-29 . 漫画家・芦原妃名子さん死去 作品ドラマ化、脚本巡りトラブルか . subscription . 2024-03-04 . . ja.
  9. News: Crystalyn . Hodgkins . Sexy Tanaka-san, Sand Chronicles Manga Creator Hinako Ashihara Dies in Apparent Suicide . . 2024-01-29 . 2024-01-29.
  10. Web site: ja:第9回ananマンガ大賞は芦原妃名子「セクシー田中さん」秘密の顔を持つアラフォーOL. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/313832. Comic Natalie. December 26, 2018. September 16, 2023. ja. August 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230801021435/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/313832. live.
  11. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2022 Rankings. Anime News Network. December 29, 2021. September 14, 2023. January 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128013922/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-29/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-editors-unveil-2022-rankings/.181059. live.
  12. Web site: ja:CREA初のマンガ大賞「夜ふかしマンガ大賞」発表、1位は冬野梅子「まじめな会社員」. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/492687. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. September 7, 2022. September 16, 2023. ja. October 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231004184729/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/492687. live.
  13. Web site: ja:100万部突破『セクシー田中さん』木南晴夏の主演で連ドラ ベリーダンスに挑戦「目指すは”セクシー木南さん”」. https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/739822. Chunichi Shimbun. September 16, 2023. ja. August 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230801094154/https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/739822. live.