Crown of Love (manga)

Crown of Love

Cover of the American release of Crown of Love by VIZ Media
恋愛-CROWN-
(Renai Crown)
Genre Romance
Manga
Written by Yun Kōga
Published by Shueisha
English publisher VIZ Media
Demographic Josei
Magazine Comic Crimson
English magazine Shojo Beat[1]
Original run 1998 – 2002
Volumes 4

Crown of Love (恋愛-CROWN-) is a Japanese josei manga written and illustrated by Yun Kōga and serialized in Shueisha's Comic Crimson magazine.[2] The manga tells a story of Hisayoshi, son of opera singer, who meets idol Rima and instantly falls in love with her to the point of obsession.[3]

On January 2010 Viz Media has announced the acquisition of Crown of Love license.[4] The first English volume was released on February 2, 2010.[5] The series has now ended with a total of 4 volumes.

Plot

After a chance encounter, Hisayoshi "Kumi" Tajima falls madly in love with teen idol Rima Fujio. Bewitched by her beauty, he only wants to get closer to her. As a fan, he lives in a separate world. But if he becomes a fellow idol, maybe things will be different. Thus inspired, he strives to achieve his goal.

Media

Volume list

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNNorth American release dateNorth American ISBN
01 December 17, 1998[6]ISBN 978-4-4201-7001-7February 2, 2010ISBN 978-1-4215-3193-9
02 September 24, 1999[7]ISBN 978-4-4201-7012-3May 4, 2010ISBN 978-1-4215-3194-6
03 November 24, 2000[8]ISBN 978-4-4201-7023-9August 3, 2010ISBN 978-1-4215-3195-3
04 April 25, 2002[9]ISBN 978-4-4201-7039-0November 11, 2010ISBN 978-1-4215-3196-0

References

  1. ↑ "Crown of Love by Yun Kouga". Shojo Beat. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.mangapoll.com/magazine.php?mid=186
  3. ↑ "Crown of Love and More!". PopCultureShock. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Unrequited Love Between Two Emerging Pop Idols Comes to Life in New Shojo Title - VIZ Media's - Crown of Love". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  5. ↑ http://manga.about.com/od/newmangapreviews/ig/VIZ-Media-2010-Preview/Crown-of-Love-1.htm
  6. ↑ "恋愛―CROWN― 1 (クリムゾンコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ "恋愛―CROWN― 2 (クリムゾンコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ "恋愛―CROWN― 3 (クリムゾンコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ "恋愛―CROWN― 4 (クリムゾンコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.


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