It was revealed that the manga written and illustrated by Izumi Tsubaki, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, will inspire a new line of merchandise featuring characters with animal ears and playing with animals. The product line includes protagonist Nozaki-kun as a cow, Sakura as a rabbit, Mikorin as a sheep, and Hori-senpai as a mouse.
The artwork will be used to produce acrylic stands, artwork, stickers, and even cookies. The products will be produced by MOVIC and will be launched in Japan in August.
For her part, Tsubaki began publishing the manga in August 2011 in Square Enix's Gangan Online magazine. The publisher published the eleventh compilation volume in August 2019. The anime adaptation had twelve episodes and was produced by Doga Kobo Studios under the direction of Mitsue Yamazaki, and released in July 2014. The series recently debuted on the Netflix platform. .
Synopsis of Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
High school student Chiyo Sakura has been in love with her partner Umetarou Nozaki for a long time. When she confesses his love to him, he mistakes her for a fanatic and gives him her autograph. Confused by this, she tells him that she wants to be with him and Nozaki invites her to his house to help him with his work.
It turns out that Nozaki is a renowned shoujo manga artist who works under the name Sakiko Yumeno. She agrees to become his assistant to approach him. While working on their new manga "Koi Shiyo", they begin to meet their peers and inspire the play.
Source: Comic Natalie
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