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Inside Mari

Inside Mari (Japanese: ぼくは麻理のなか, Hepburn: Boku wa Mari no Naka) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It was serialized in Futabasha's Manga Action from March 2012 to September 2016, and published in nine volumes. A TV drama adaptation from Fuji TV was released in March 2017.

Inside Mari
Cover of the first volume
ぼくは麻理のなか
(Boku wa Mari no Naka)
GenreDrama, mystery[1]
Manga
Written byShūzō Oshimi
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
ImprintAction Comics
MagazineManga Action
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 6, 2012 – September 6, 2016
Volumes9
Television drama
Directed by
  • Sumisu
  • Hatsuki Yokoo
  • Hiroto Totsuka
Written byYūko Shimoda
Music byShiggy Jr.
Original networkFuji TV
Original runMarch 31, 2017
Episodes8

Plot

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The basic premise involves a college dropout who wakes up in the body of a high-school girl.[1]

Media

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Manga

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The series is written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It started serialization in Manga Action on March 6, 2012.[2] The series ended in Manga Action on September 6, 2016.[3] The series was published in nine tankōbon volumes.[4]

In January 2014, Crunchyroll announced they would release chapters of the series simultaneously with the Japanese release on their Crunchyroll Manga service.[5] In August 2018, Denpa announced they licensed the series for digital and print releases.[6]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 7, 2012[7]978-4-57-584170-1November 6, 2018[1]978-1-63-442900-9
2 August 9, 2013[8]978-4-57-584268-5January 29, 2019[9]978-1-63-442902-3
3 June 9, 2014[10]978-4-57-584419-1March 26, 2019[11]978-1-63-442904-7
4 November 28, 2014[12]978-4-57-584538-9May 21, 2019[13]978-1-63-442906-1
5 March 27, 2015[14]978-4-57-584596-9September 24, 2019[15]978-1-63-442908-5
6 August 10, 2015[16]978-4-57-584666-9March 10, 2020[17]978-1-63-442910-8
7 December 9, 2015[18]978-4-57-584726-0March 9, 2021[19]978-1-63-442912-2
8 May 9, 2016[20]978-4-57-584795-6December 21, 2021[21]978-1-63-442914-6
9 September 28, 2016[4]978-4-57-584856-4March 2, 2023[22]978-1-63-442917-7

TV drama

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A live-action TV drama adaptation was announced by Fuji TV in March 2017. It was eight episodes in length and was released on Fuji TV's streaming service on March 31, 2017.[23] The series was directed by Sumisu, Hatsuki Yokoo, and Hiroto Totsuka, with Yūko Shimoda writing the scripts, and Shiggy Jr. performing the main theme.[23] Elaiza Ikeda and Ryo Yoshizawa performed the lead roles.[23]

Reception

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Critical response

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Ross Locksley from UK Anime Network praised the first volume for the story and art, calling it a "pretty fine read".[24] Nicholas Dupree from Anime News Network also offered praise to the story, while criticizing the main character as "instantly unlikable".[25]

Kinokuniya removal

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See also: Child pornography laws in Australia

In July 2020, the Sydney branch of Books Kinokuniya removed the series, along with six others, from its store following a written complaint by politician Connie Bonaros that they violate Australia's child pornography laws.[26] In a statement to Anime News Network, the Sydney store stated that due to the concerns, the books were required to be classified by the Australian Classification Board. Due to this, the store could not sell the series until it was properly classified.[27]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Inside Mari, Volume 1". Denpa. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. ^ First, Joseph (March 11, 2012). "Drifiting Net Cafe/Flowers of Evil's Oshimi Starts New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 15, 2016). "Inside Mari Manga by Flowers of Evil's Shūzō Oshimi Ends in September". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b ぼくは麻理のなか 9 完 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Loo, Egan (January 6, 2014). "Crunchyroll Adds Inside Mari, Silver Nina, Love Theory Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Ressler, Karen (August 13, 2018). "New Manga Publishing Company Denpa Launches, Licenses Kaiji, Inside Mari, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  7. ^ ぼくは麻理のなか 1 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. ^ ぼくは麻理のなか 2 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Inside Mari, Volume 2". Denpa. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  10. ^ ぼくは麻理のなか 3 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "Inside Mari, Volume 3". Denpa. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  12. ^ ぼくは麻理のなか 4 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  13. ^ "Inside Mari, Volume 4". Denpa. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  14. ^ ぼくは麻理のなか 5 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  15. ^ "Inside Mari, Volume 5". Denpa. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  16. ^ ぼくは麻理のなか 6 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  17. ^ "Inside Mari, Volume 6". Denpa. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  18. ^ ぼくは麻理のなか 7 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  19. ^ "Inside Mari, Volume 7". Denpa. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  20. ^ ぼくは麻理のなか 8 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  21. ^ "Inside Mari, Volume 8". Denpa. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  22. ^ "Inside Mari, Volume 9". Denpa. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  23. ^ a b c Sherman, Jennifer (March 20, 2017). "Shūzō Oshimi's Inside Mari Manga Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  24. ^ Locksley, Ross (July 26, 2020). "Inside Mari Vol. 1". UK Anime Network. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  25. ^ Dupree, Nicholas (December 3, 2020). "Inside Mari GN 1 Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  26. ^ Morrissy, Kim (July 21, 2020). "Books Kinokuniya Sydney Removes 7 Manga After Lawmaker's 'Child Pornography' Complaint". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  27. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 12, 2020). "Books Kinokuniya Sydney: 7 Manga Were Removed Due to Ongoing Classification by Australian Board". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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