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Tamon's B-Side

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Tamon's B-Side
First tankōbon volume cover
多聞くん今どっち!?
(Tamon-kun Ima Dotchi!?)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byYuki Shiwasu
Published byHakusensha
English publisher
ImprintHana to Yume Comics
MagazineHana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original runOctober 20, 2021 – present
Volumes9
Anime television series
Directed byChika Nagaoka
StudioJ.C.Staff

Tamon's B-Side (Japanese: 多聞くん今どっち!?, Hepburn: Tamon-kun Ima Dotchi!?, lit. "Which Tamon Am I Seeing Now?") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Shiwasu. It was originally a one-shot published in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume in August 2021, before being serialized in the same magazine from October of the same year. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff has been announced.

Characters

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Utage Kinoshita (木下 うたげ, Kinoshita Utage)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[2]
Tamon Fukuhara (福原 多聞, Fukuhara Tamon)
Voiced by: Kakeru Hatano[2]
Ōri Sakaguchi (坂口 桜利, Sakaguchi Ōri)
Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[2]
Keito Tachibana (橘 敬人, Tachibana Keito)
Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka[2]
Natsuki Ishibashi (石橋 ナツキ, Ishibashi Natsuki)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki[2]
Rintarō Kai (甲斐 倫太郎, Kai Rintarō)
Voiced by: Ryūho Nagaoka[2]

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Yuki Shiwasu, Tamon's B-Side was initially a one-shot published in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine on August 5, 2021.[3] It began its serialization in the same magazine on October 20 of the same year.[4][1] As of September 2024, nine tankōbon volumes have been released.[5]

In February 2023, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication; the first volume was released on October 3 of the same year.[6][7]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 18, 2022[8]978-4-59-222426-6October 3, 2023[7]978-1-9747-3905-9
2 May 20, 2022[9]978-4-59-222427-3January 2, 2024[10]978-1-9747-4296-7
3 October 20, 2022[11]978-4-59-222428-0April 2, 2024[12]978-1-9747-4348-3
4 February 20, 2023[13]978-4-59-222429-7July 2, 2024[14]978-1-9747-4617-0
5 June 20, 2023[15]978-4-59-222430-3
978-4-59-222887-5 (SE)
October 1, 2024[16]978-1-9747-4916-4
6 September 20, 2023[17]978-4-59-222465-5January 7, 2025[18]978-1-9747-5170-9
7 January 19, 2024[19]978-4-59-222473-0
8 June 20, 2024[20]978-4-59-222489-1
978-4-59-223022-9 (SE)
9 September 20, 2024[5]978-4-59-222499-0
10 January 20, 2025978-4-59-222513-3

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 12, 2024. It will be produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Chika Nagaoka.[2]

Other media

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A voice drama adaptation, featuring Takuya Eguchi, Toshiki Masuda, and =Love member Maika Sasaki, was included in an issue of Hana to Yume published on October 20, 2022.[21]

Reception

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In 2022, Tamon's B-Side was nominated for the Next Manga Awards in the Print Manga category, where it placed 11th out of 50 nominees.[22] It ranked sixth for the same award in the following year.[23] The series ranked ninth in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for female readers.[24] It also ranked fourth in the "Nationwide Publishers Recommended Comics of 2023" list.[25] The series has been nominated for the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category.[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 「高嶺と花」の師走ゆきがドルオタ少女と推し描く新連載「多聞くん今どっち!?」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Mateo, Alex (June 11, 2024). "Yuki Shiwasu's Tamon's B-Side Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ^ 「薬屋のひとりごと」日向夏×「兄友」赤瓦もどむがタッグ!花ゆめで超能力新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 5, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 6, 2021). "Yuki Shiwasu Launches New Manga in Hana to Yume on October 20". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. ^ a b 【9月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 3, 2023). "Viz Media Licenses JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy, Blade of the Moon Princess, More Manga/Books for Fall 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Tamon's B-Side, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  8. ^ 【2月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  9. ^ 【5月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 20, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "Tamon's B-Side, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  11. ^ 【10月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "Tamon's B-Side, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  13. ^ 【2月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "Tamon's B-Side, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  15. ^ 【6月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  16. ^ "Tamon's B-Side, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  17. ^ 【9月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  18. ^ "Tamon's B-Side, Vol. 6". Viz Media. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  19. ^ 【1月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 19, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  20. ^ 【6月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  21. ^ 「多聞くん今どっち!?」多聞くんとの“握手会”が花ゆめ付録に!声優は江口拓也. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  22. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2022). "Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  23. ^ 次にくるマンガ大賞2023、コミックス部門1位はむちまろ「生徒会にも穴はある!」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  24. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 12, 2022). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2023 Rankings (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  25. ^ Harding, Daryl (February 1, 2023). "RuriDragon is Japanese Bookstores No. 1 Manga Recommendation of 2023". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  26. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 10, 2023). "47th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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