Drowning Love

This article is about the manga series. For the live-action film adaptation, see Drowning Love (film).

Drowning Love
Cover of volume 1
溺れるナイフ (Oboreru Knife)
Genre	Romantic drama,[1] slice of life[2]
Manga
Written by	George Asakura
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	Kodansha USA
Magazine	Bessatsu Friend
Demographic	shōjo
Original run	October 13, 2004 – December 13, 2013
Volumes	17
Manga
Oboreru Knife: Yūgyo no Shizuku Iwa no Yume
Published	2012
Live-action film
Oboreru Knife

Drowning Love (溺れるナイフ, Oboreru Knife) is a Japanese slice of life romantic drama shōjo manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura and published by Kodansha.[1][2] The chapters were serialized on Bessatsu Friend from October 13, 2004, to December 13, 2013, and compiled into 17 tankōbon volumes.[3] It was published in French by Delcourt.[3] A live action film adaptation of the same name was released on November 5, 2016.[4] Kodansha USA have licensed the manga and will release it in a digital-only format.[5]

Volumes

• 1 (March 11, 2005)[6]
• 2 (October 13, 2005)[7]
• 3 (April 13, 2006)[8]
• 4 (October 13, 2006)[9]
• 5 (February 13, 2007)[10]
• 6 (July 13, 2007)[11]
• 7 (December 13, 2007)[12]
• 8 (August 10, 2009)[13]
• 9 (January 13, 2010)[14]
• 10 (June 11, 2010)[15]
• 11 (November 12, 2010)[16]
• 12 (May 13, 2011)[17]
• 13 (July 13, 2012)[18]
• 14 (November 13, 2012)[19]
• 15 (May 13, 2013)[20]
• 16 (November 13, 2013)[21]
• 17 (February 13, 2014)[22]

Reception

Volume 8 reached the 4th place on the Oricon weekly manga charts, selling 32,037 copies as of August 16, 2009;[23] volume 9 reached the 23rd place, selling 29,902 copies as of January 17, 2010;[24] volume 12 also reached the 23rd place, with 18,588 copies sold as of May 15, 2011;[25] volume 14 reached the 22nd place, with 27,609 copies sold as of November 18, 2012;[26] volume 15 reached the 40th place, selling 30,738 copies as of May 18, 2013;[27] volume 16 reached the 25th place, selling 23,898 copies as of November 17, 2013;[28] volume 17 reached the 18th place, selling 22,092 copies as of February 16, 2014.[29]

References

1. "Drowning Love, Volume 1". Kodansha. Kodansha USA. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
2. "Oboreru Knife vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
3. "A Fleur de Peau se termine". manga-news.com (in French). November 8, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
4. "Live-Action Oboreru Knife Film's Trailer Previews Romance Story". Anime News Network. August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
5. "Kodansha USA Lists Digital Releases For George Asakura's Drowning Love, Robico's Our Precious Conversations". Anime News Network. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
6. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
7. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
8. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
9. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
10. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
11. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.6". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
12. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.7". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
13. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.8". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
14. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.9". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
15. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.10". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
16. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.11". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
17. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.12". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
18. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.13". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
19. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.14". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
20. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.15". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
21. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.16". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
22. "Oboreru Knife jp Vol.17". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2016.
23. "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 10–16". Anime News Network. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
24. "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11–17 (Updated)". Anime News Network. January 20, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
25. "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9–15". Anime News Network. May 18, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
26. "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 12–18". Anime News Network. November 21, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
27. "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13–19". Anime News Network. May 22, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
28. "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11–17". Anime News Network. November 20, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
29. "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10–16". Anime News Network. February 19, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

External links

• Drowning Love (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia