Ten Count (manga) explained
Ten Count |
Ja Kanji: | テンカウント |
Ja Romaji: | Ten Kaunto |
Genre: | Boys' love |
Type: | manga |
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Author: | Rihito Takarai |
Publisher: | Shinshokan |
Demographic: | Josei |
Imprint: | Dear+ Comics |
Magazine: | Dear+ |
First: | July 13, 2013 |
Last: | November 14, 2017 |
Volumes: | 6 |
Volume List: | - Manga
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Ten Count: Another Days for Ameba |
Developer: | Arithmetic |
Publisher: | Ameba |
Genre: | Puzzle |
Platforms: | Browser |
Ten Count for App React |
Developer: | Arithmetic |
Publisher: | Arithmetic |
Genre: | Puzzle |
Platforms: | iOS Android |
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rihito Takarai, serialized in the manga magazine Dear+ from 2013 to 2017. Two video game adaptations of the series have been produced.
Plot
Tadaomi Shirotani suffers from obsessive–compulsive disorder that manifests as severe mysophobia. He meets psychotherapist Riku Kurose, who recommends exposure and response prevention therapy and instructs Shirotani to write a list of ten actions he is unable to do:
Kurose tells Shirotani he will be cured once he completes the items on the list. Shirotani makes steady progress on the list, until Kurose abruptly suspends their sessions; when pressed, he admits he has fallen in love with Shirotani, and felt it would be inappropriate to continue as his therapist. Shirotani nevertheless wishes to continue their sessions, and they resume therapy while simultaneously initiating a sexual relationship. Through a flashback, it transpires that the root cause of Shirotani's mysophobia is a childhood trauma of witnessing his father having sex: the self-loathing he experienced after becoming aroused by the sight of his father, combined with the shame of being caught masturbating to the incident, prompted him to associate physical contact and intimacy with feelings of disgust.
As Kurose and Shirotani's relationship intensifies, Kurose notes that Shirotani is simultaneously repulsed and sexually aroused by his advances. Kurose reveals that he is a sadist who derives pleasure from triggering Shirotani's mysophobia, and has intuited that Shirotani is a masochist who derives pleasure from the very acts that disgust him. Shirotani rejects Kurose, and they do not speak for many months. After a chance encounter, Kurose and Shirotani reconcile their relationship. Shirotani reveals the tenth item on his list – to be patted on the head, an act he associates with his father – and admits that he loves Kurose. Shirotani finds he is now comfortable enough to reciprocate Kurose sexually.
In an epilogue, Kurose quits his clinic job to study for a doctorate in psychology. Shirotani, having completed the list, has significantly alleviated the symptoms of his mysophobia. Kurose admits that he was lying when said that completing the list would cure Shirotani's mysophobia, and proposes a second list to make amends: a list of ten actions that Shirotani wishes for Kurose to do.
Characters
- A 31 year-old corporate secretary who suffers from obsessive–compulsive disorder and mysophobia.
- A 27 year-old psychotherapist specializing in psychosomatic medicine.
- Shirotani's friend and co-worker.
- Shirotani's boss, and the CEO of the company
- A student of Shirotani's father.
- A mysophobic author who Kurose befriends as a child.
Media
Manga
Rihito Takarai launched the manga in Shinshokan's Dear+ magazine in July 2013.[1] The series ended on November 14, 2017.[2] Viz Media's SuBLime imprint announced their license to the series at Yaoi-Con on September 19, 2015.[3]
Game
A social network game titled Ten Count: Another Days for Ameba was announced on December 15, 2017,[4] and it was launched for Ameba users on March 22, 2018.[5] Shinnosuke Tachibana and Tomoaki Maeno reprised their roles from the drama CD.[4] The game also introduced new original characters, Shiki Natsuya and Masaya Fuwa, who are voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and Takuya Sato.[6] The game ended services on November 29, 2019.[7]
On August 1, 2018, a puzzle game for iOS and Android titled Ten Count for App React was announced and scheduled for a fall release, with all four main characters returning.[8] The game was later released on January 7, 2019, with approximately 15,000 people downloading the game during launch,[9] [10] and by the end of the month, the number of players doubled to 30,000 people.[11] The game ended services on June 30, 2020.[12]
Cancelled anime
An anime adaptation was announced via a wraparound band on the final volume of the manga on March 26, 2018.[13] A teaser trailer was released on March 23, 2019, which listed a 2020 premiere date for the series.[14] On December 28, 2020, the anime production announced through the official website that the anime had been postponed to an unspecified date and that they were reconsidering its format.[15] On October 29, 2022, the adaptation was revealed to be a film produced by East Fish Studio and SynergySP. The film was to be written and directed by So Toyama, with character designs handled by Tomomi Shimazaki, and was set to premiere in 2023.[16] On January 19, 2024, it was announced that due to production circumstances, the film was cancelled.[17]
Reception
Ten Count sold a consecutive total of 2 million physical copies as of March 2018. In 2015, Ten Count was ranked #1 on the National Bookstores' Top Recommended Boys' Love, surveyed 470 employees across 400 bookstores nationwide in Japan.[18] [19] It was again ranked #1 for 2016 in the same survey.[20] It won 3rd place for Best Manga in the Sugoi Japan Awards 2017.[21] In 2018, it was selected by visitors of the website Nijimen as one of the best boys' love manga for newcomers to the genre.[22]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Rihito Takarai to Start Fantasy Manga Grainerie in September . Loveridge . Lynzee . August 17, 2013 . . March 26, 2018 . March 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084420/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-17/rihito-takarai-to-start-fantasy-manga-granarie-in-september . live .
- Web site: Ten Count Boys-Love Manga Ends in November . Sherman . Jennifer . November 8, 2017 . . March 26, 2018 . March 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327025311/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-08/ten-count-boys-love-manga-ends-in-november/.123759 . live .
- Web site: Viz's SuBLime Adds Ten Count, Midnight Stranger, Don't Be Cruel Manga . Ressler . Karen . September 19, 2015 . . March 26, 2018 . March 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084240/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-19/viz-sublime-adds-ten-count-midnight-stranger-dont-be-cruel-manga/.93167 . live .
- News: 「テンカウント」恋愛ゲーム、立花慎之介&前野智昭がドラマCDに続いて出演 . ja . . 2017-12-15 . 2019-10-23 . 2019-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023224049/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/261060 . live .
- News: 宝井理人「テンカウント」アニメ化!無愛想カウンセラー×潔癖症社長秘書のBL . ja . . 2018-03-26 . 2019-10-23 . 2019-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023224051/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/275198 . live .
- News: 「ゲーム「テンカウント」佐藤拓也がワンコ系研修医、松岡禎丞が控えめ編集者に . ja . . 2017-12-28 . 2019-10-23 . 2019-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023224051/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/263329 . live .
- Web site: 『テンカウント another days for Ameba』サービス終了のお知らせ . ja . Arithmetic . 2019-11-29 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200409023825/https://arith.site/10count_game/ameba/ . 2020-04-09.
- News: 宝井理人「テンカウント」がパズルゲームアプリに、キービジュも到着 . ja . . 2018-08-01 . 2019-10-23 . 2019-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023224049/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/293683 . live .
- News: BL作品「テンカウント」のキャラが登場するパズルゲーム「テンカウント for App react」がリリース . ja . . 2019-01-08 . 2019-10-23 . 2019-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023224050/https://www.4gamer.net/games/427/G042763/20190108066/ . live .
- News: 「テンカウント for App react」,累計15万DLを突破。記念してダイヤ増量キャンペーンが延長に . ja . . 2019-01-11 . 2019-10-23 . 2019-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023224052/https://www.4gamer.net/games/427/G042763/20190111141/ . live .
- News: 「テンカウント for App react」のDL数が30万人を突破。記念ログインボーナスを実施 . ja . . 2019-01-28 . 2019-10-23 . 2019-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023224049/https://www.4gamer.net/games/427/G042763/20190128080/ . live .
- Ten Count Game Official . 10count_game . 1277802853436801026 . https://twitter.com/10count_game/status/1277802853436801026 . 【重要】2020年6月30日(火)12:00をもちまして、『テンカウント for App react』のサービスを終了いたしました。ご愛顧頂きました皆さまに、厚く御礼申し上げます。 . ja . 2020-06-30 . 1277802853436801026. 2020-08-30.
- Web site: Ten Count Boys-Love Manga Gets Anime . Hodgkins . Crystalyn . March 26, 2018 . . March 26, 2018 . March 25, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180325171605/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-25/ten-count-boys-love-manga-gets-anime/.129506 . live .
- Web site: Ten Count Anime's Teaser Video Reveals 2020 TV Premiere . Pineda . Rafael Antonio . March 23, 2019 . . March 23, 2019 . March 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323071157/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-23/ten-count-anime-teaser-video-reveals-2020-tv-premiere/.144904 . live .
- News: Alex . Mateo . Ten Count BL Anime Postponed . . 2020-12-28 . 2020-12-28 . 2020-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201228173016/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-28/ten-count-bl-anime-postponed/.167960 . live .
- News: Alex . Mateo . Ten Count BL Anime Gets Theatrical Release in 2023 . . 2022-10-28 . 2022-10-28 .
- Web site: 2024-01-18 . Ten Count BL Anime Canceled Due to Production Issues . 2024-01-19 . Anime News Network . en.
- News: 全国書店員が選んだBLランキング、1位は宝井理人「テンカウント」 . ja . . 2015-03-03 . 2020-04-10 . 2020-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200410182222/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/139891 . live .
- News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . Japan's Bookstore Employees Rank Top Boys-Love Manga of 2014 . . 2015-03-06 . 2019-10-23 . 2020-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201231032212/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-06/japan-bookstore-employees-rank-top-boys-love-manga-of-2014/.85601 . live .
- News: 全国書店員が選んだBLランキング、1位は昨年に続き「テンカウント」 . ja . . 2016-03-10 . 2020-04-10 . 2020-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200410182144/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/179339 . live .
- News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . Re:ZERO, My Hero Academia Top Sugoi Japan Awards 2017 Results . . 2017-03-16 . 2019-10-23 . 2017-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801041535/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-03-16/re-zero-my-hero-academia-top-sugoi-japan-awards-2017-results/.113489 . live .
- News: Lynzee . Loveridge . Readers Pick the Best Boys-Love Manga for Beginners . . August 10, 2018 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505093817/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-08-10/readers-pick-the-best-boys-love-manga-for-beginners/.135297 . live .