Akinari Asakura's Ore de wa Nai Enjō Novel Gets Manga Adaptation on July 15
Novel also inspires live-action film adaptation premiering on September 26
On Tuesday, it was announced that Ore de wa Nai Enjō (It's Not Me in Flames) by Akinari Asakura will be adapted into a manga by manga artist Ōtori556 (Kokoro) in the 15th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine, which will be released on July 15.
The original novel is about a sales manager named Taisuke Yamagata, who has been accused as the murderer of a female college student. His identity gets exposed online and the whole of Japan has become his enemy. To prove his innocence, Taisuke goes on the run and discovers the shocking truth.
Futabasha published the novel in 2022. The story is inspiring a live-action film adaptation ( link ) that will premiere in Japan on September 26.
The manga "Six Lying College Students: Plus One" is based on Asakura's "Rokunin no Usotsuki na Daigakusei" novel and was published in Kadokawa's "Young Ace" magazine from June 2022 to November 1st. Additionally, there is a live-action film adaptation of the original novel. ( link ) that premiered in Japan on November 22.
The manga "Show-ha Shoten!" was created by Asakura and illustrated by Obata. It was first published in Jump SQ magazine by Shueisha in October 2021 and will end with its eleventh compiled book volume on September 4th. Both Viz Media and Shueisha's MANGA Plus service offer English translations of the manga.
Source: Manga Action issue 13
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