Kabe Sa Dōjin Sakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shōnin Yokkyū o Kojiraseteiru

Japanese manga series

壁サー同人作家の猫屋敷くんは承認欲求をこじらせている
Kabe Sa Dōjin Sakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shōnin Yokkyū o Kojiraseteiru
First volume cover, featuring Nekoyashiki (upper right) and Issei (upper left)
Genre	Comedy, boys' love
Manga
Written by	Kazuki Minamoto [ja]
Published by	Tokuma Shoten
Imprint	Ryu Comics
Magazine	Comic Ryū Web
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2020 – present
Television drama
Directed by	Tatsunori Satō
Produced by	Yosuke Inakuma, Kota Yamazaki, and Muneo Miyagawa
Written by	Shinya Hokimoto [ja]
Music by	Yuta Mori
Original network	ABC-TV
Original run	October 3, 2022 – November 21, 2022

Kabe Sa Dōjin Sakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shōnin Yokkyū o Kojiraseteiru (壁サー同人作家の猫屋敷くんは承認欲求をこじらせている, transl. 'Popular Indie Creator Nekoyashiki is Making His Yearning for Approval Worse'), abbreviated as KabeKoji (壁こじ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Minamoto [ja]. It has been serialized on Comic Ryū Web since 2020. KabeKoji follows the relationship between a gay creator of doujinshi (self-published manga) and a male idol. A live-action television drama adaptation produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) was released in October 2022.

Synopsis

Mamoru Nekoyashiki is doujinshi (self-published manga) creator who authors boys' love (male-male romance manga) under the pen name "Kōniku-sensei". Nekoyashiki is a highly popular creator at doujinshi conventions,^[a] and uses this popularity to fulfill his desire for external validation. At a convention he has a chance reunion with Kazama Issei, a childhood friend he once had a crush on, and who now performs as an idol under the stage name "Issay".

Media

Manga

KabeKoji began serialization on Comic Ryū Web in 2020.^[1] The series has been released as four collected tankōbon volumes published by Tokuma Shoten:

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	September 12, 2020^[2]	978-4199507175
2	April 13, 2021^[3]	978-4199507373
3	November 12, 2021^[4]	978-4199507595
4	June 13, 2022^[5]	978-4199507694

Television drama

A live-action television drama adaptation of KabeKoji was announced on June 9, 2022,^[1] and will premier on October 3, 2022.^[6] The series is produced by and will broadcast on ABC-TV, and will stream on Rakuten TV and TVer [ja].^[7] The series stars Koudai Matsuoka [ja] as Nekoyashiki and Masaki Nakao as Issei,^[8] with Tatsunori Satō as director, Shinya Hokimoto [ja] as writer, music by Yuta Mori, and Yosuke Inakuma, Kota Yamazaki, and Muneo Miyagawa as producers.^[7] Filming wrapped on the series on August 30, 2022.^[6]

Notes

^ "Kabe sa" in the series' title refers to "kabe circle" (壁サークル, kabe sākuru, "wall circle"), a slang term for doujinshi groups or "circles" that are popular enough to be placed along the wall of the convention venue for purposes of crowd management.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 9, 2022). "Kazuki Minamoto's Kabe Koji Boys Love Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "ミナモトカズキ「壁サー同人作家の猫屋敷くんは承認欲求をこじらせている」1巻". Comic Natalie. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "ミナモトカズキ「猫屋敷くん」2巻発売、「メルヘン課長」続編決定でグッズセットも". Comic Natalie. April 13, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "ミナモトカズキ「壁こじ」3巻発売＆「メルヘン課長2」開始、グッズ販売も". Comic Natalie. November 12, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "「メルヘン課長とノンケ後輩くん」続編1巻とドラマ化決定の「壁こじ」4巻が同発". Comic Natalie. June 13, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Komatsu, Mikikazu (September 14, 2022). "Kabesa Doujinsakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyou wo Kojiraseteiru BL Drama Gets Teaser Trailer". Crunchyroll. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "同人作家とアイドルの幼なじみBL「壁こじ」ドラマ化、松岡広大＆中尾暢樹が初共演". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). June 9, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (June 8, 2022). "BL Manga Kabesa Doujinsakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyou wo Kojiraseteiru Gets Live-action Drama in October". Crunchyroll. Retrieved September 16, 2022.