Template:Infobox animanga/Header Template:Infobox animanga/Print Template:Infobox animanga/Video Template:Infobox animanga/Footer Template:Nihongo is a Japanese romantic comedy shōjo manga series by Maki Miyoshi and serialized by Kodansha in Bessatsu Friend.[1] The Japanese title is composed of acronyms for Police Officer and Joshi Kōsei, "high school girl". The first volume was published on April 12, 2013.[2] A live-action film adaptation was announced in May 2016 with Ryūichi Hiroki as director,[3] and premiered on March 25, 2017.[4] The manga won the 41st Annual Kodansha Manga Award in the "Shojo" category in 2017.[5] The manga ended in February 2020 with a total of sixteen volumes.[6]
Plot
The story revolves around Kako Motoya, a first-year high school student, and Kota Sagano, a police man. The two meet at a mixer and begin to fall for each other until Kota realizes Kako is a high schooler. Nonetheless, the two marry in secret; the story follows their bizarre marriage and the troubles that occur.
Characters
- Kako Motoya
- Portrayed by: Tao Tsuchiya
- Kota Sagano
- Portrayed by: Kazuya Kamenashi
- Heisuke Ōkami
- Portrayed by: Mahiro Takasugi
- Mikado Yaguchi
- Portrayed by:Tina Tamashiro
- Jiro Nagakura
- Portrayed by: Daigo Nishihata
- Fumi Komori
- Portrayed by: Aya Ōmasa
- Yamamoto
- Portrayed by: Tomorowo Taguchi
- Kako's father
- Portrayed by: Jun Murakami
- Kako's mother
- Portrayed by: Rie Tomosaka
Reception
It was number fourteen in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014.[7]
Volume 3 reached the 25th place of the weekly Oricon manga charts[8] and, as of December 22, 2013, has sold 69,261 copies.[9] Volume 4 reached the 12th place and, as of April 20, 2014, has sold 112,796 copies.[10] Volume 5 reached the 5th place and, as of August 17, 2014, has sold 104,905 copies.[11] As of May 2016, the series has sold 2.1 million copies.[12]