The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Japanese: 君のことが大大大大大好きな100人の彼女, Hepburn: Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na Hyaku-nin no Kanojo), often referred to simply as The 100 Girlfriends (100人の彼女, Hyaku-nin no Kanojo), or Hyakkano (100カノ), is a Japanese manga series written by Rikito Nakamura and illustrated by Yukiko Nozawa. It has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since December 2019, with its chapters collected in 17 tankōbon volumes as of March 2024. The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Bibury Animation Studios was broadcast from October to December 2023. A second season has been announced.
| The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Hakari Hanazono (left) and Karane Inda (right) | |
| 君のことが大大大大大好きな100人の彼女 (Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na Hyaku-nin no Kanojo) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rikito Nakamura |
| Illustrated by | Yukiko Nozawa |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | December 26, 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 17 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hikaru Sato |
| Written by | Takashi Aoshima |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Bibury Animation Studios |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, SUN TV, KBS Kyoto, GYT, BS11, AT-X |
| Original run | October 8, 2023 – present |
| Episodes | 12 |
The series focuses on high school student Rentarō Aijō, who in his lifetime fell in love and confessed to exactly 100 girls, only to be rejected by all of them. While praying in a shrine, Rentarō is approached by the God of Love, who reveals that he, due to an error, is destined to have 100 soulmates. However, he also tells Rentarō that if he does not return the feelings of any of his soulmates, they will suffer an accident and die. Not wanting this to happen, and genuinely being in love with all of the girls, Rentarō is determined not to let any of his soulmates die as he meets and dates them all at the same time.
Synopsis edit
Rentarō Aijō has confessed to (and been rejected by) 100 girls in his lifetime. On the last day of middle school, he visits a shrine and prays that he get a girlfriend during his time at high school. Suddenly, the God of Love appears and tells Rentarō that the reason for his non-existent love life is because everyone is only supposed to have one soulmate in their life. Due to an error on the God of Love's part, Rentarō is destined to have 100 which is to begin when he enters high school.
Sure enough, on the first day of high school, Rentarō meets the wealthy Hakari Hanazono and tsundere Karane Inda. Both girls instantly fall in love with him. Rentarō is also in love with both of them but cannot decide between them. That evening, he revisits the God of Love and is informed that if he does not return the feelings of one of his soulmates, they will die in an accident. Not wanting such a fate to befall Hakari and Karane, Rentarō decides to date both of them simultaneously, with their blessing.
As the story continues, more girls are introduced and become Rentarō's girlfriends, establishing a polyamorous relationship called the "Rentarō Family". The story revolves around Rentarō meeting new girlfriends and the interactions between the Rentarō Family members.
Media edit
Manga edit
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You is written by Rikito Nakamura and illustrated by Yukiko Nozawa.[4][5] It has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since December 26, 2019.[4] Its chapters are collected and published by Shueisha into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 17, 2020.[6] As of March 18, 2024, seventeen volumes have been released.[7]
On July 2, 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced they licensed the series for English publication in North America in print and on digital platforms in single volume editions.[8] The first volume was released on February 22, 2022.[9][10]
Anime edit
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 14, 2023. It is produced by Bibury Animation Studios and directed by Hikaru Sato, with scripts supervised by Takashi Aoshima, character designs handled by Akane Yano, and music composed by Shuhei Mutsuki, Shunsuke Takizawa, and Eba.[11] The series was broadcast from October 8 to December 24, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[12][13] The opening theme song is "Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na Kimi e♡" (大大大大大好きな君へ♡, lit. "To You Who I Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love") performed by Kaede Hondo, Miyu Tomita, Maria Naganawa, Asami Seto, and Ayaka Asai,[14] while the ending theme song is "Sweet Sign" (スイートサイン) performed by Nako Misaki.[15]
A second season was announced after the finale on December 24, 2023.[16][17]
Crunchyroll licensed the series.[18] Muse Communication has licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.[19]
Reception edit
By July 2021, the manga had over 800,000 copies in circulation by July of the same year.[20] By March 2022, it had 1 million copies in circulation.[21] By November 2023, it had over 1.65 million copies in circulation.[22]
In August 2020, the series ranked second out of the 50 nominees on the sixth Next Manga Award, with 19,902 votes.[23][24] The series ranked 19th on the 2021 Shinkan Manga Taishō by Tokyo Manga Reviewers.[25]
The series ranked eighth on AnimeJapan's fifth "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll in 2022.[26]
References edit
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- ^ Tai, Anita (December 24, 2023). "'The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You' Anime Gets Second Season". Anime News Network. from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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- ^ TVアニメ『君のことが大大大大大好きな100人の彼女』第5話あらすじ＆先行カット公開！ (in Japanese). Bushiroad. November 2, 2023. from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via PR Times.
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External links edit
- The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You official manga website at Weekly Young Jump (in Japanese)
- The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You official anime website (in Japanese)
- The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia