Tomo-chan is a Girl!

Tomo-chan is a Girl! (Japanese: トモちゃんは女の子！, Hepburn: Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Fumita Yanagida. It was serialized on the Twi4 Twitter account and Saizensen website from April 2015 to July 2019, and published in eight volumes.

Tomo-chan is a Girl!
Cover of the first volume
トモちゃんは女の子！
(Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!)
GenreRomantic comedy,[1] slice of life[2]
Manga
Written byFumita Yanagida
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineSaizensen
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 7, 2015 – July 14, 2019
Volumes8

Publication

The four-panel series is written and illustrated by Fumita Yanagida, and started serialization on the Twi4 Twitter account and on the Saizensen website on April 7, 2015.[1] The series ended on July 14, 2019.[3] Kodansha published the individual chapters in eight tankōbon volumes.[4]

In February 2018, Seven Seas Entertainment announced they licensed the series for English publication.[5]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 9, 2015[6]978-4-06-369537-3September 11, 2018[7]978-1-62-692910-4
2 February 4, 2016[8]978-4-06-369544-1December 4, 2018[9]978-1-62-692969-2
3 July 9, 2016[10]978-4-06-369552-6March 12, 2019[11]978-1-64-275015-7
4 January 26, 2017[12]978-4-06-369562-5July 9, 2019[13]978-1-64-275109-3
5 August 10, 2017[14]978-4-06-369579-3October 22, 2019[15]978-1-64-275714-9
6 February 10, 2018[16]978-4-06-511152-9January 7, 2020[17]978-1-64-505192-3
7 September 12, 2018[18]978-4-06-513113-8June 16, 2020[19]978-1-64-505459-7
8 September 12, 2019[20]978-4-06-516696-3September 22, 2020[21]978-1-64-505744-4

Reception

As part of Anime News Network's Fall 2018 manga guide, Rebecca Silverman, Amy McNulty, Faye Hopper, and Teresa Navarro reviewed the first volume for the website. Silverman, McNulty, and Navarro praised the characters and art, while Hopper was more critical of the plot.[22]

In 2016, the series won the Next Manga Award in the web manga category.[23]

References
  1. "Twitter発「ツイ4」で新連載2本！pixivで人気のボーイッシュちゃんも". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 31, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. "Tomo-chan is a Girl!". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. Yanagida, Fumita (July 14, 2019). "トモちゃんは女の子！完結！！" (in Japanese). Pixiv. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  4. Antonio Pineda, Rafael (September 25, 2018). "Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Manga Ends With 8th Volume". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  5. Antonio Pineda, Rafael (February 2, 2018). "Exclusive: Seven Seas Licenses Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Comedy Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  6. "トモちゃんは女の子！（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  7. "Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  8. "トモちゃんは女の子！（２）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  9. "Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  10. "トモちゃんは女の子！（３）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  11. "Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  12. "トモちゃんは女の子！（４）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  13. "Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  14. "トモちゃんは女の子！（５）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  15. "Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  16. "トモちゃんは女の子！（６）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  17. "Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 6". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  18. "トモちゃんは女の子！（７）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  19. "Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 7". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  20. "トモちゃんは女の子！（８）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  21. "Tomo-chan is a Girl! Vol. 8". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  22. Silverman, Rebecca; McNulty, Amy; Hopper, Faye; Navarro, Teresa (December 4, 2018). "The Fall 2018 Manga Guide: Tomo-chan Is A Girl". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  23. "「次にくるマンガ大賞」Webマンガ部門1位は「トモちゃんは女の子！」". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 19, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
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