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Cosmetic Playlover
Cover of the Japanese version, released on August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)
コスメティック・プレイラバー
(Kosumetikku Pureirabā)
GenreRomance,[1] yaoi[2]
Manga
Written bySachi Narashima
Published byLibre
English publisher
ImprintBBC Deluxe
MagazineMagazine Be × Boy
DemographicJosei
Original runDecember 7, 2017 (2017-12-07) – present
Volumes8
Television drama
Directed byTahehiro Shindō
Written byHiroko Kanesugi
Music byKōji Endo
Original network
Original run August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06) – scheduled
Episodes8 (scheduled)

Cosmetic Playlover (Japanese: コスメティック・プレイラバー, Hepburn: Kosumetikku Pureirabā) is a Japanese manga series by Sachi Narashima. It is serialized in the monthly yaoi manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since December 7, 2017. In addition, two spin-offs, Bitterness Playlover and Twilight Playlover, are also serialized in Magazine Be × Boy. A live-action television drama adaptation will premiere on Fuji TV on August 6, 2024.

Plot

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Natsume Mamiya and Touma Sahashi work as department store beauty consultants for the cosmetics brand Romy Feerique, where they are known as the "two princes." However, unlike Natsume is constantly annoyed with Touma for not taking his job seriously despite his potential. One day, Touma discovers that Natsume is gay and decides to use his secret to get closer to him.[2]

In addition to Natsume and Sahashi, there are two side stories focusing on the relationships of other characters in the story: Bitterness Playlover, which focuses on Keigo Kakizaki (Natsume's acquaintance) and Yukito Saionji's (Touma's high school senior) relationship;[2] and Twilight Playlover, which focuses on Atsushi Nanjo and Iori Kosaka's (Nanjo's high school classmate) relationship.[3]

Characters

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Natsume Mamiya (間宮 棗, Mamiya Natsume)
Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi (audio drama);[4] Portrayed by: So Okuno[1]
Natsume is an earnest, hard-working beauty consultant.[2][5] He is described as "pure-hearted."[1]
Touma Sahashi (佐橋 斗真, Sahashi Tōma)
Voiced by: Kent Itō (audio drama);[4] Portrayed by: Yudai Toyoda [ja][1]
Touma is Natsume's junior co-worker who also works as a beauty consultant.[5] He is a former model.[5] Touma is a talented and highly skilled beauty consultant, but he tends to be nonchalant.[5] He is described as having a "cheeky and cool" personality.[1] After he begins dating Natsume, he becomes a possessive yet doting boyfriend.[6]
Atsushi Nanjo (南条 敦, Nanjō Atsushi)
Voiced by: Tomohito Takatsuka [ja] (audio drama);[4] Portrayed by: Shunta Sono [ja][7]
Nanjo is a make-up assistant from the Kansai region.[7] He immediately becomes attracted to Natsume and irritates Touma, but he acts as a big brother figure to them.[7] He is the main character of the side story Twilight Playlover.
Tanouchi (田之内)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Ohno [ja] (audio drama);[4] Portrayed by: Yūichi Nakamura[8]
Tanouchi is a former beauty consultant who currently works in the sales department of Romy Feerique.[8] He was the person who inspired Natsume to become a beauty consultant and is his first love.[8]
Tenma Sahashi (佐橋 天真, Sahashi Tenma)
Portrayed by: Gaku Oshida [ja][8]
Tenma is Touma's estranged older brother.
Harada (原田)
Portrayed by: Nozomi Seina [ja][7]
Harada is the manager of Romy Feerique.[7]
Aizawa (相沢)
Portrayed by: Ayano Kudō [ja][8]
Aizawa is a beauty consultant at Romy Feerique.
Taichi Harukawa (春川 汰一, Harukawa Taichi)
Portrayed by: Tomoki Yonemura[7]
Harukawa is a new employee in the sales department and is Natsume and Touma's junior.[7] While eager to work, he is very clumsy. He becomes attracted to Natsume, but he also supports Natsume and Touma's relationship.
Keigo Kakizaki (柿崎 圭吾, Kakizaki Keigo)
Portrayed by: Kaito Hori [ja][8]
Kakizaki is a beauty consultant from a different brand. He resents Natsume and accuses him of stealing a customer in the past, which resulted in Natsume transferring locations. Kakizaki is one of the main characters in Bitterness Playlover.
Risa Yumihara (弓原 リサ, Yumihara Risa)
Portrayed by: Fuka Sugiura[8]
Risa is a famous model and the brand muse for Romy Feerique.[8] She is from the same talent agency as Touma when he used to work as a model. Her real name is Risako (梨沙子).

Media

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Manga

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Cosmetic Playlover is written and illustrated by Sachi Narashima. It is serialized in the monthly yaoi manga magazine Magazine Be × Boy since the January 2018 issue released on December 7, 2017.[9] The chapters were later released in eight bound volumes by Libre under the BBC Deluxe imprint.[10] The manga is distributed digitally in English through Animate International.[10]

Narashima created the concept of Cosmetic Playlover after hearing from a beauty consultant friend mention that there were men who also worked as beauty consultants.[11] A challenge she faced in drawing the series was drawing make-up products, which she soon got used to.[2]

Cosmetic Playlover

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)[12]978-4799739631November 22, 2022 (2022-11-22)[13]—
2 April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)[14]978-4799742860April 25, 2023 (2023-04-25)[15]—
3 December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)[16]978-4799745977June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27)[17]—
4 August 11, 2020 (2020-08-11)[18]978-4799748893January 30, 2024 (2024-01-30)[19]—
5 April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)[20]978-4799752104April 16, 2024 (2024-04-16)[21]—
6 May 10, 2022 (2022-05-10)[22]978-4799757178July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23)[23]—
7 January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10)[24]978-4799760987TBA—
8 February 8, 2024 (2024-02-08)[25]978-4799766088TBA—

Spin-offs

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Aside from Cosmetic Playlover, Narashima wrote and illustrated two other side stories focusing on other characters in the series. Bitterness Playlover is serialized sporadically in Magazine Be × Boy since the August 2018 issue released on July 6, 2018, and published as extra side stories in the main Cosmetic Playlover volumes.[2][26] Twilight Playlover was serialized in Magazine Be × Boy from the November 2020 issue released on October 7, 2020[27] to the August 2021 issue released on July 7, 2021.[28]

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1Towairaito Pureirabā (トワイライト・プレイラバー)August 10, 2021 (2021-08-10)[29]978-4799753712

Audio drama

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A series of audio dramas adapting the manga was released onto CD by Marine Entertainment.[4] The first volume was released on November 26, 2021.[30] The second volume was released on May 31, 2024.[31]

Television drama

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A live-action television drama adaptation of Cosmetic Playlover was announced on July 1, 2024.[1] It was broadcast on Fuji TV and their streaming service, Fuji TV On Demand, since August 6, 2024[a] with 8 episodes scheduled.[32] The series is directed by Takehiro Shindō, with Hiroko Kanesugi in charge of the script.[1] The theme song is "Wagamama Only Mine" by Urashimasakatasen, of which the CD jacket illustration was also provided by Sachi Narashima.[33]

The series stars So Okuno as Natsume and Yudai Toyoda [ja] as Touma.[1] Additional cast members include Milk [ja] member Shunta Sono [ja] as Nanjo, Gaku Oshida [ja] as Tenma, Nozomi Seina [ja] as Harada, Ayano Kudō [ja] as Aizawa, and Tomoki Yonemura as Harukawa.[7][8]

Reception

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Cosmetic Playlover won the 2021 Digital Comic Award by Comic CMoa in the BL category.[5] In 2024, the series sold a consecutive total of over 1 million physical copies.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ Fuji TV lists the broadcast date as August 5, 2024, at 26:55, which is August 6, 2024, at 2:55 AM.[1]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "楢島さち先生インタビュー 職場で大胆H!? 生意気後輩×隠れゲイ先輩のお仕事ラブ♥ コミックス『コスメティック・プレイラバー』" [Interview with Sachi Narashima: Bold sex at work?! A workplace love between a cheeky junior and a closeted gay senior! Cosmetic Playlover]. Chil Chil [ja] (in Japanese). August 8, 2018. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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  4. ^ a b c d e "ドラマCD コスメティック・プレイラバー" [Drama CD: Cosmetic Playlover]. Marine Entertainment (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e "ビーボーイコミックス『コスメティック・プレイラバー』（楢島さち）が「電子コミック大賞 2021」BL部門賞!!" [Be x Boy Comics Cosmetic Playlover by Sachi Narashima wins the BL Category in the Digital Comic Award 2021]. Animate (in Japanese). January 10, 2021. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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  15. ^ "Cosmetic Playlover: Volume 2". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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  17. ^ "Cosmetic Playlover: Volume 3". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "【8月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [(August 11) List of tankōbon released today]. Natalie (in Japanese). August 11, 2020. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  19. ^ "Cosmetic Playlover: Volume 4". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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  33. ^ "浦島坂田船が「コスラバ」主題歌担当、奥野壮×豊田裕大のBLドラマ" [Urashimasakatasen in charge of theme song for Cosmetic Playlover, a BL drama starring So Okuno and Yudai Toyoda]. Natalie (in Japanese). July 22, 2024. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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