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Motokare Retry
Cover of the Japanese version of vol. 1, first released on June 26, 2015
モトカレ←リトライ
(Motokare Ritorai)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byEn Hanaya
Published byShogakukan
ImprintFlower Comics
MagazineCheese!
DemographicShōjo
Original runFebruary 24, 2015 (2015-02-24) – January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)
Volumes7
Television drama
Directed by
Written by
  • Atsumi Dojō
  • Nana Yamamoto
StudioRobot Communications
Licensed byViki
Original network
Original run April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07) – May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)
Episodes8

Motokare Retry (Japanese: モトカレ←リトライ, lit. "Ex-Boyfriend Retry") is a Japanese manga series by En Hanaya. Motokare Retry is serialized in the shōjo monthly manga magazine Cheese! from February 24, 2015, to January 24, 2017. A live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast from April 7, 2022, to May 26, 2022,[a] as the 19th entry to MBS TV's programming block Drama Tokku [ja].

Plot

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After moving to Tokyo for college, Mitsu Haneki discovers that her next-door neighbor is Kaede Hirako, her ex-boyfriend from middle school. Mitsu and Kaede realize their feelings for each other have not changed, and after clearing up misunderstandings about their break-up, they start dating each other again.[1]

Characters

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Mitsu Haneki (羽木 蜜, Haneki Mitsu)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro (movie comic),[2] Portrayed by: Asuka Kawazu (TV drama)[3]
Mitsu is a college student who has not gotten over her break-up with Kaede in middle school, but she is shocked to discover he is now her next-door neighbor.[1]
Kaede Hirako (平子 楓, Hirako Kaede)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki (audio drama),[2] Portrayed by: Jin Suzuki [ja] (TV drama)[4]
Kaede is Mitsu's ex-boyfriend from middle school who was also on the baseball team. In middle school, he asked Mitsu to take a break from their relationship so he could focus on getting back onto the baseball team's starting line-up, to which she interpreted as them breaking up. He is still in love with Mitsu to this day.[5] Kaede is described as having excellent grades and is good at sports.[5] Jin Suzuki, who portrays him in the live-action drama adaptation, stated that he had only played high school students in live-action dramas based on shōjo manga, so he found it challenging to portray the romantic expressions of a high school student turning into college student.[4]
Kazuha Yamashita (山下 和葉, Yamashita Kazuha)
Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya (audio drama),[2] Portrayed by: Jinto Yoshida [ja] (TV drama)[6][7]
Kazuha is Kaede's friend from high school.[5] Despite his lazy demeanor, he earns top scores in class and is highly intuitive about other people's feelings.[5] He falls in love with Mitsu.
Nina Yamashita (山下 仁菜, Yamashita Nina)
Voiced by: Chiyo Tomaru [ja] (audio drama),[2] Portrayed by: Enako (TV drama)[6]
Nina is Kazuha's cousin and Kaede's friend from high school. Nina is also Kaede's ex-girlfriend, having dated him briefly in high school and being involved in his first sexual relationship.[6]
Nonoka Yamada (山田 野乃花, Yamada Nonoka)
Portrayed by: Riho Nakamura [ja] (TV drama)[6]
Nonoka is Mitsu's best friend. In the live-action drama adaptation, the character was renamed Norika Nonohana (野々花 のりか, Nonohana Norika).[6]

Media

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Manga

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Motokare Retry is written and illustrated by En Hanaya. It was serialized in the shōjo monthly manga magazine Cheese! from the April 2015 issue released on February 24, 2024[8] to the March 2017 issue released on January 24, 2017.[9] The chapters were later released in seven bound volumes by Shogakukan under the Flower Comics imprint.[10]

In the May 2022 issue of Cheese! released on March 24, 2022, Hanaya released a side story for Motokare Retry to celebrate the announcement of the live-action drama adaptation.[11]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26)[12]978-4091373465
2 July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24)[13]978-4091377098
3 December 25, 2015 (2015-12-25)[14]978-4091377876
4 April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)[15]978-4091384492
5 August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)[16]978-4091385765
6 December 26, 2016 (2016-12-26)[17]978-4091387899
7 March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)[18]978-4091391391

Television drama

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A live-action television series adaptation was announced on March 15, 2022, as the 19th entry to MBS TV's late-night Thursday television block, Drama Tokku [ja].[1][3] The series aired on MBS TV from April 8, 2022,[b] to May 27, 2022, for 8 episodes.[4] Other broadcasts include TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, Tochigi Television, and Gunma Television.[1] TV Kanagawa broadcast the episodes from April 7 to May 26, 2022, two hours earlier than its scheduled time on MBS TV.[1]

The series stars Jin Suzuki [ja] as Kaede and Asuka Kawazu as Mitsu.[1] Regarding the casting, Hanaya, the original author of the manga, stated that Suzuki and Kawazu "fit the image" she had in mind for Kaede and Mitsu.[1] Additional cast members include Milk [ja] member Jinto Yoshida [ja] as Kazuha and Enako as Nina, and Riho Nakamura [ja] as Norika Nonohana, and Hidekazu Mashima [ja] as Mitsu's father.[6] Chikara Honda [ja] plays Professor Watanuki, an original character made for the drama, who appears as an imaginary figure in Kaede and Mitsu's daydreams.[6]

The drama adaptation is directed by Chihiro Ikeda [ja] and Hajime Hatakeyama, with Atsumi Dojō and Nana Yamamoto writing the script.[1] It is produced by Robot Communications.[1] The opening theme is "My Boy" by Chilli Beans and the ending theme is "Akai" by Ezoshika Gourmet Club.[19]

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Lovesickness"
Transliteration: "Koiwazura" (Japanese: 恋煩い)		Chihiro Ikeda [ja]Atsumi DojōApril 7, 2022 (2022-04-07)[a]
2"Strategy"
Transliteration: "Sakusen" (Japanese: 作戦)		Chihiro IkedaAtsumi DojōApril 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)
3"What's Their Relationship?"
Transliteration: "Futari no Kankei wa?" (Japanese: 二人の関係は?)		Chihiro IkedaAtsumi Dojō, Nana YamamotoApril 21, 2022 (2022-04-21)
4"Rival of Love"
Transliteration: "Koi no Raibaru" (Japanese: 恋のライバル)		Hajime HatakeyamaAtsumi Dojō, Nana YamamotoApril 28, 2022 (2022-04-28)
5"Love Triangle"
Transliteration: "Sankaku Kankei" (Japanese: 三角関係)		Hajime HatakeyamaAtsumi DojōMay 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)
6"Revenge of the Ex-Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Motokano no Gyakushuu" (Japanese: モトカノの逆襲)		Hajime HatakeyamaAtsumi DojōMay 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)
7"About the Future"
Transliteration: "Shourai ni Tsuite" (Japanese: 将来について)		Chihiro IkedaAtsumi DojōMay 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
8"Going Forward with Retrying"
Transliteration: "Ritorai no Sono Saki ni" (Japanese: リトライのその先に)		Chihiro IkedaAtsumi DojōMay 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)

Special

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A two-part spin-off episode of the drama adaptation, titled Motokare Retry: Our True Feelings That She Doesn't Know (モトカレ←リトライ ～カノジョが知らない僕たちの本音～, Motokare Ritorai: Kanojo ga Shiranai Boku-tachi no Honne) was released on the streaming service dTV as part of its original drama programming.[4][5][20] The series focuses on Kaede's life in high school, with the original cast from the television drama returning to reprise their roles.[20] Unlike the original drama adaptation, the spin-off episode was written to portray "conversations between men" and male friendship through Kaede and Kazuha.[5] The first part was released on May 27, 2022, and the second part was released on June 3, 2022.[c]

Movie comic

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A movie comic, featuring voiceovers to comic panels, was broadcast on dTV and YouTube on May 21, 2022, to promote the release of the two-part special, Motokare Retry: Our True Feelings That She Doesn't Know.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b TV Kanagawa broadcast the episodes two hours earlier than MBS TV's scheduled time.[1]
  2. ^ MBS lists the broadcast date as April 7, 2022, at 00:59, which is April 8, 2022, at 12:59 AM.[1]
  3. ^ dTV lists the broadcast date as May 26, 2022, at 25:39, which is May 27, 2022, at 1:39 AM. The second part is listed with the broadcast date of June 2, 2022, at 24:00, which is June 3, 2022, at 12:00 AM.[20]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Cheese! editorial department [@monthly_cheese] (May 21, 2022). "『#モトカレリトライ 』 ムービーコミックが、dTVにて配信中です🥰✨ 楓：CV.#天﨑滉平 さん 蜜：CV.#鈴代紗弓 さん 和葉：CV.#山谷祥生 さん 仁菜：CV.#都丸ちよ さん 第1話をYouTubeにて公開中🌸🌸 なんと、全24話配信予定です！！！" [Motokare Retry movie comic is streaming on dTV now! Kaede: Kōhei Amasaki, Mitsu: Sayumi Suzushiro, Kazuha: Yoshitaka Yamaya, Nina: Chiyo Tomaru [...] Chapter 1 is now up on YouTube! All 24 episodes will be streamed soon!] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
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