Futaribeya: A Room for Two

Futaribeya: A Room for Two (Japanese: ふたりべや, Hepburn: Futaribeya), is a Japanese yuri manga series by Yukiko. It began serialization in Gentosha's seinen magazine Monthly Birz in July 2014. Tokyopop licensed Futaribeya for release in North America and began releasing it in 2018.

Futaribeya: A Room for Two
English volume 1 cover showing Sakurako Kawawa (left) and Kasumi Yamabuki (right)
ふたりべや
(Futaribeya)
GenreSlice of life, yuri[1]
Manga
Written byYukiko
Published byGentosha
English publisher
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 30, 2014 – present
Volumes7

Plot

Sakurako Kawawa is an intelligent and responsible girl about to start high school. Upon moving into a boarding house affiliated with the school, Sakurako meets her roommate Kasumi Yamabuki, an easygoing girl who prefers putting the least amount of effort into everything she does. The two of them quickly settle into their new life together and find that they are quite compatible with each other to the point of even sharing a bed and drinking from matching mugs.

Characters
Sakurako Kawawa (川和 桜子, Kawawa Sakurako)
Main character.
Kasumi Yamabuki (山吹 かすみ, Yamabuki Kasumi)
Sakurako's roommate.
Azusa
Classmate. Lives in the dorms.
Yukari Shinano
A girl with glasses who sits next to Kasumi in class.
Natsuki Hyuuga (日向 ナツキ, Hyūga Natsuki)
19 years old. The boarding house's landlord and supervisor. Lives on the first floor.
Mizuki Hyuuga (日向 ミズキ, Hyūga Mizuki)
Natsuki's brother. Can't stand teenage girls.
Kasumi's mother
In charge of a variety of courses and experiences at a culture school. Loves shopping for clothes.

Release

Futaribeya is written and illustrated by Yukiko. It originally began as a dōjinshi titled Futaribeya Yukiko distributed at the dōjinshi convention Comitia 107 on February 2, 2014, and according to Yukiko, this was the first dōjinshi she created.[2][3] This dōjinshi was later included in Yukiko's short story collection Onedari Shite Mite (おねだりしてみて) released in December 2016.[4] The series began serialization in Gentosha's Monthly Birz magazine with the September 2014 issue sold on July 30, 2014.[5] It concluded in that magazine with the May 2015 issue sold on March 30, 2015 and was transferred to Gentosha's website Denshi Birz on April 30, 2015.[6] Denshi Birz was later renamed Comic Boost on January 15, 2019.[7] The first tankōbon volume was published on March 24, 2015, and seven volumes have been released as of November 22, 2019.[8] Tokyopop licensed Futaribeya for release in North America and began releasing it in 2018.[9][10]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 March 24, 2015[11]978-4-344-83384-5October 23, 2018[10]978-1-427-85982-2
2 December 24, 2015[12]978-4-344-83583-2November 27, 2018[13]978-1-427-85986-0
3 July 23, 2016[14]978-4-344-83755-3March 5, 2019[15]978-1-427-86014-9
4 March 24, 2017[16]978-4-344-83944-1May 21, 2019[17]978-1-427-86025-5
5 December 21, 2017[18]978-4-344-84116-1July 16, 2019[19]978-1-427-86033-0
6 October 24, 2018[20]978-4-344-84322-6November 5, 2019[21]978-1-427-86171-9
7 November 22, 2019[22]978-4-344-84559-6November 24, 2020[23]978-1-427-86330-0
8 August 24, 2020[24]978-4-344-84693-7——

Reception

Comic Boost reported in November 2019 that over 210,000 physical and digital copies of the volumes have been sold in Japan.[25]

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References
  1. "Futaribeya: A Room for Two, Vol. 1". Tokyopop. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. "ふたりじめ" (in Japanese). Pixiv. January 28, 2014. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  3. Onedari Shite Mite (in Japanese). Gentosha. December 24, 2016. p. 139. ISBN 978-4-344-83860-4.
  4. "雪子の百合作品集「おねだりしてみて」発売、「ふたりべや」の同人誌版も" (in Japanese). Natalie. December 25, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  5. "「するめいか」のルーツが描く宅飲みマンガ". Natalie. July 30, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  6. "新装刊のバーズに押切蓮介登場&WEBマンガサイト・デンシバーズも本日始動" (in Japanese). Natalie. April 30, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  7. "幻冬舎コミックスのWebサイト・comicブースト開幕、塩崎雄二作画の新作など続々" (in Japanese). Natalie. January 15, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  8. "ふたりべや" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  9. "Tokyopop Restarts Manga Licensing With Konohana Kitan, Hanger, Futaribeya". Anime News Network. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  10. "Futaribeya manga volume 1 (English)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  11. "ふたりべや" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  12. "ふたりべや (2)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  13. "Futaribeya Manga Volume 2 (English)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  14. "ふたりべや (3)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  15. "Futaribeya Manga Volume 3 (English)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  16. "ふたりべや (4)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  17. "Futaribeya Manga Volume 4 (English)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  18. "ふたりべや (5)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  19. "Futaribeya Manga Volume 5 (English)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  20. "ふたりべや (6)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  21. "Futaribeya Manga Volume 6 (English)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  22. "ふたりべや (7)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  23. "Futaribeya, Vol. 7". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  24. "ふたりべや (8)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  25. Comic Boost [@comic_boost] (November 7, 2019). "【祝・累計２１万部★重版決定!!】" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 7, 2019 – via Twitter.
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