Moteki

Moteki
モテキ
Genre Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by Mitsurō Kubo
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Evening
Original run November 11, 2008 – April 13, 2010
Volumes 4
Television drama
Directed by Hitoshi Ōne
Network TV Tokyo
Original run July 16, 2010 – October 1, 2010
Episodes 12
Live-action film
Directed by Hitoshi Ōne
Studio Toho
Released September 23, 2011
Runtime 118 minutes

Moteki (モテキ) is a Japanese manga series by Mitsurō Kubo. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2010 and a live action film in 2011.[1][2][3]

Plot

Yukiyo Fujimoto is a temp worker living in Tokyo, Japan. He has never held a steady job or had a girlfriend. As he is about to turn 30, he is suddenly contacted by several women from his past: former co-worker and music enthusiast Aki Doi, younger friend and amateur photographer Itsuka Nakashiba, previous love interest Natsuki Komiyama, and former high school classmate and juvenile delinquent Naoko Hayashida. Yukiyo realizes that he is experiencing what is called his "moteki," a Japanese slang term for a period of time (usually the one-and-only period of time) where one becomes popular with the opposite sex. The term derives from a combination of the verb 'moteru' -- i.e. to "have it" in the sense of "be popular", and 'ki', meaning "period".

Media

TV series

A live-action TV series of Moteki began airing in Japan on TV Tokyo on July 16, 2010. The live-action adaption features Mirai Moriyama as Yukiyo Fujimoto, Maho Nonami as Aki Doi, Hikari Mitsushima as Itsuka Nakashiba, Rio Matsumoto as Natsuki Komiyama, and Rinko Kikuchi as Naoko Hayashida.

Film

A live-action film of Moteki was released on March 23, 2012, with Mirai Moriyama reprising his role as Yukiyo Fujimoto, Masami Nagasawa as Miyuki Matsuo, Kumiko Aso as Rumiko Masumoto, Riisa Naka as Ai, and Yōko Maki as Motoko Katsuragi.

Reception

The manga was nominated for the 3rd Manga Taishō.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Moteki Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action TV Show". Anime News Network. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Mitsurou Kubo's Moteki Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Film". Anime News Network. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  3. ↑ "Japanese Box Office, September 24-25". Anime News Network. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  4. ↑ "10 Titles Nominated for 3rd Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 18, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

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