Nōnai Poison Berry Explained

Nōnai Poison Berry
Ja Kanji:脳内ポイズンベリー
Ja Romaji:Nōnai Poizun Berī
Genre:Romance, slice-of-life[1]
Type:manga
Author:Setona Mizushiro
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:
Imprint:Queen's Comics
Magazine:Chorus/Cocohana
Volumes:5
Volume List:
  1. Volumes
Type:live film
Poison Berry in My Brain
Director:Yūichi Satō
Runtime:121 minutes
Stage play
Content:
Stage play
Content:
  • Title: Poison Berry in My Brain
  • Directed by: Yūichi Satō
  • Written by: Yūka Arai, Takayuki Imanara
  • Venue: Meiji-za,
  • Location: Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
    Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
  • Date: August 26 - September 6th, 2022 (Tokyo)
    September 10–12, 2022（Osaka）

is a Japanese slice-of-life romance manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized in Chorus magazine, later relaunched as Cocohana magazine,[3] from December 2009[4] to March 2015[5] and collected as five volumes by publisher Shueisha.[6] The series was adapted into a live-action film that premiered in Japan in May 2015,[7] as well as a stage play that ran at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, in March 2020, both directed by Yūichi Satō[8] [9] and officially titled Poison Berry in My Brain in English.[10] [11] The Stage play was rerun in 2022 with a different cast.[12]

Characters

Portrayed by: Yōko Maki (film),[7] Misako Renbutsu (1st stage play),[8] Yuika Motokariya (2nd stage play)[12]
  • The series' main character, a shy 30-something whose inner thoughts appear to readers as a board of five very different individuals. When she falls for a younger man at a drinking party, the board members fall into a panic.
    Portrayed by: Yuki Furukawa (film),[7] Aoto Watanabe (1st stage play),[9] Shunya Shiraishi (2nd stage play)[12]
  • Ichiko's love interest.
    Portrayed by: Sonha (film),[7] Shunya Shiraishi (1st stage play),[9] (2nd stage play)[12]
  • A publishing company editor who shows interest in Ichiko.
    Portrayed by: Hidetoshi Nishijima (film),[7] Hayato Ichihara (1st stage play),[8] (2nd stage play)[12]
  • The leader of Ichiko's board members. He is generally the member who initiates group votes on Ichiko's next actions.
    Portrayed by: Ryunosuke Kamiki (film),[7] (1st stage play),[8] Hiroki Ino (2nd stage play)[12]
  • An optimistic board member with a hopeful outlook for Ichiko's future.
    Portrayed by: Yō Yoshida (film),[7] (1st stage play),[8] (2nd stage play)[12]
  • A negative board member who believes that most of Ichiko's actions will end badly.
    Portrayed by: Hiyori Sakurada (film),[7] (1st stage play),[8] Yuna Hayakawa (2nd stage play)[12]
  • A Gothic Lolita board member who thinks and votes on impulse, rather than weighing the pros and cons.
    Portrayed by: (film),[7] Kim Kwangsu (1st stage play),[8] Ken Ishiguro (2nd stage play)[12]
  • An elderly board member caught up in the past.

    Reception

    Nōnai Poison Berry ranked 20th in the 2013 Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey.[13] It was also a Jury Selection in the Manga Division at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[14]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Nônai Poison Berry vo. December 20, 2014. Manga News. French.
    2. Some schedules have been canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
    3. Web site: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . Shueisha's Cocohana Magazine Manga Lineup Revealed . . October 11, 2020 . November 28, 2011.
    4. Web site: After School Nightmares Mizushiro to Start New Manga . Loo . Egan . November 29, 2009 . December 20, 2014 . Anime News Network.
    5. Web site: Valdez . Kiara . Nōnai Poison Berry Manga Ends in March . . October 11, 2020 . February 28, 2015.
    6. Web site: Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry Manga to End With 5th Volume . Hamilton . Tiara . October 2, 2014 . December 20, 2014 . Anime News Network.
    7. Web site: Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry Manga Gets Live-Action Film . Ressler . Karen . September 28, 2014 . December 20, 2014 . Anime News Network.
    8. Web site: ja:「脳内ポイズンベリー」舞台化！市原隼人が主演、演出は映画版監督の佐藤祐市 . https://natalie.mu/comic/news/357441 . . October 11, 2020 . Japanese . November 29, 2019.
    9. Web site: ja:舞台「脳内ポイズンベリー」越智役は白石隼也、早乙女役に渡辺碧斗！河西智美も . https://natalie.mu/comic/news/362021 . . October 11, 2020 . Japanese . January 5, 2020.
    10. Web site: Poison Berry in My Brain . . 4 March 2023.
    11. Web site: Poison Berry in My Brain . . 4 March 2023.
    12. Web site: ja:舞台「脳内ポイズンベリー」メインビジュ＆全キャスト発表、いちこ役は本仮屋ユイカ . https://natalie.mu/comic/news/484256 . . July 27, 2023 . Japanese . July 5, 2022.
    13. Web site: Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2013 Voters. Loveridge. Lynzee. December 10, 2012. December 10, 2014. Anime News Network.
    14. Web site: Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award. Loo. Egan. December 5, 2013. December 10, 2014. Anime News Network.

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