Drowning Love

Drowning Love (溺れるナイフ, Oboreru Knife) is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura and published by Kodansha.[1] The chapters were serialized on Bessatsu Friend from October 13, 2004 to December 13, 2013 and compiled into 17 tankōbon volumes.[2] It was published in French by Delcourt.[2] A live action film adaptation of the same name is scheduled for release on November 5, 2016.[3] Kodansha USA have licensed the manga and will release it in a digital-only format.[4]

This article is about the manga series. For the live-action film adaptation, see Oboreru Knife (film).
Drowning Love
Cover of volume 1
溺れるナイフ
(Oboreru Knife)
GenreRomance, slice of life
Manga
Written byGeorge Asakura
Published byKodansha
English publisherKodansha USA
MagazineBessatsu Friend
Demographicshōjo
Original runOctober 13, 2004 – December 13, 2013
Volumes17
Manga
Oboreru Knife: Yūgyo no Shizuku Iwa no Yume
Published2012
Live-action film

Volumes
  • 1 (March 11, 2005)[5]
  • 2 (October 13, 2005)[6]
  • 3 (April 13, 2006)[7]
  • 4 (October 13, 2006)[8]
  • 5 (February 13, 2007)[9]
  • 6 (July 13, 2007)[10]
  • 7 (December 13, 2007)[11]
  • 8 (August 10, 2009)[12]
  • 9 (January 13, 2010)[13]
  • 10 (June 11, 2010)[14]
  • 11 (November 12, 2010)[15]
  • 12 (May 13, 2011)[16]
  • 13 (July 13, 2012)[17]
  • 14 (November 13, 2012)[18]
  • 15 (May 13, 2013)[19]
  • 16 (November 13, 2013)[20]
  • 17 (February 13, 2014)[21]

Reception

Volume 8 reached the 4th place on the Oricon weekly manga charts, selling 32,037 copies as of August 16, 2009;[22] volume 9 reached the 23rd place, selling 29,902 copies as of January 17, 2010;[23] volume 12 also reached the 23rd place, with 18,588 copies sold as of May 15, 2011;[24] volume 14 reached the 22nd place, with 27,609 copies sold as of November 18, 2012;[25] volume 15 reached the 40th place, selling 30,738 copies as of May 18, 2013;[26] volume 16 reached the 25th place, selling 23,898 copies as of November 17, 2013;[27] volume 17 reached the 18th place, selling 22,092 copies as of February 16, 2014.[28]

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References
  1. "Oboreru Knife vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  2. "A Fleur de Peau se termine". manga-news.com (in French). November 8, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  3. "Live-Action Oboreru Knife Film's Trailer Previews Romance Story". Anime News Network. August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  4. "Kodansha USA Lists Digital Releases For George Asakura's Drowning Love, Robico's Our Precious Conversations". Anime News Network. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  5. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  6. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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  8. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  9. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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  13. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.9". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  14. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.10". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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  19. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.15". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  20. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.16". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  21. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.17". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  22. "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 10-16". Anime News Network. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  23. "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11-17 (Updated)". Anime News Network. January 20, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  24. "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9-15". Anime News Network. May 18, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  25. "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 12-18". Anime News Network. November 21, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  26. "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13-19". Anime News Network. May 22, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  27. "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11-17". Anime News Network. November 20, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  28. "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10-16". Anime News Network. February 19, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
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