A Sign of Affection

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A Sign of Affection
A Sign of Affection volume 1 cover.jpg
Cover of the first volume
ゆびさきと恋々
(Yubisaki to Renren)
GenreDrama, Romance[1]
Manga
Written bySuu Morishita
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineDessert
DemographicShōjo
Original runJuly 24, 2019 – present
Volumes4 (List of volumes)
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A Sign of Affection (Japanese: ゆびさきと恋々, Hepburn: Yubisaki to Renren) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suu Morishita. It started serialization in Kodansha's Dessert magazine in July 2019. As of March 2021, four tankōbon volumes have been released.

Development[]

In an interview with Kodansha USA, the author duo Suu Morishita stated that they decided to make the main theme sign language since they were both interested in the idea.[2] However, since neither of them had much experience with sign language, they did research, which included reading books on the subject, interviewing teachers, and getting someone to supervise how it was used.[2]

When it came to the art, they decided to use Copic Multiliner brown markers for the outlines and Dr. Ph. Martin's color ink for the coloring because they felt it gave the art a "soft and delicate" style.[2]

Media[]

Manga[]

The series is written and illustrated by the author duo Suu Morishita. It started serialization in Dessert on July 24, 2019.[3] On June 24, 2021, it was announced the manga would go on a hiatus as the writer and storyboarder gave birth to a child. The manga is slated to return in November 2021.[4] As of March 2021, four tankōbon volumes have been released.[5]

In March 2020, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the manga for English publication digitally.[6] At Anime Expo Lite in July 2020, they announced a print release for the series.[7] Later that month, they announced they would publish chapters of the series digitally simultaneously with the Japanese release.[8] The series was also translated into French by Rosalys and published by Akata.[9]

Volume list[]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 13, 2019[10]978-4-06-518062-4March 31, 2020[1]978-1-64-659338-5
2 May 13, 2020[11]978-4-06-519501-7July 7, 2020[12]978-1-64-659714-7
3 October 13, 2020[13]978-4-06-520971-4December 29, 2020[14]978-1-64-659881-6
4 March 12, 2021[5]978-4-06-522634-6August 31, 2021[15]978-1-63-699314-0

Musical[]

A musical adaption ran in the Honda Theater in Tokyo from June 4 to June 13. It was directed by Maiko Tanaka, with Sanae Iijima writing the screenplay, Kiyoko Ogino composing the music, and Kiyomi Maeda in charge of choreography.[16] It starred Erika Toyohara as Yuki, Takahisa Maeyama as Itsuomi, Manatsu Hayashi as Rin, Saho Aono as Ema, Ikeoka Ryōsuke as Ōshi, Kodai Miyagi as Shin, and Ryuji Kamiyama as Kyōya.[16]

Reception[]

The series ranked 17th in the 2020 Next Manga Award.[17] It ranked ninth in the 2021 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's top 20 Manga for female readers.[18] Also that year the series was nominated for the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category.[19] The manga was also nominated for the first Ebook Japan manga award.[20] The manga also won the grand prize at the eleventh An An manga award.[21]

Sean Gaffney from Manga Bookshelf gave the first volume praise, calling it an "excellent debut" and stating he wanted to read more.[22] Koiwai from Manga News also praised it.[23] Like Gaffney and Koiwai, Darkstorm from Anime UK News also gave the first volume praise, comparing it to A Silent Voice, as well as calling it "beautifully drawn and written".[24]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "A Sign of Affection, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Creator Interview: Suu Morishita talks A Sign of Affection & Simulpub Debut". Kodansha USA. July 20, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (May 25, 2019). "Suu Morishita Launches New Yubisaki to Renren Manga This Summer". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (June 26, 2021). "A Sign of Affection Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Storyboard Writer Giving Birth". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "ゆびさきと恋々（４）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 8, 2020). "Kodansha Comics Licenses Kakushigoto, My Roomie Is a Dino, Orient, 5 Other Manga for Digital Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 4, 2020). "Kodansha Comics to Release A Sign of Affection Manga in Print, Blood on the Tracks Manga Digitally". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (July 21, 2020). "Kodansha Comics Launches Simulpub of A Sign of Affection Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "A Sign of Affection T.1" (in French). Akata. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "ゆびさきと恋々（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "ゆびさきと恋々（２）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "A Sign of Affection, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "ゆびさきと恋々（３）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "A Sign of Affection, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "A Sign of Affection, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b Mateo, Alex (March 12, 2021). "A Sign of Affection Manga Gets Musical in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  17. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 19, 2020). "Shonen Jump's Undead Unluck Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  18. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 17, 2020). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2021 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  19. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (April 7, 2021). "45th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "新設の「ebookjapanマンガ大賞」に20作品ノミネート、投票で割引クーポン当たる". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 24, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  21. ^ "ananマンガ大賞" (in Japanese). Net Off. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  22. ^ Gaffney, Sean (April 9, 2020). "Bookshelf Briefs 4/9/20". Manga Bookshelf. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  23. ^ Koiwai (November 29, 2020). "A Sign of Affection". Manga News (in French). Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  24. ^ Darkstorm (April 6, 2021). "A Sign of Affection Volume 1". Anime UK News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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