Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land
| Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 異郷の爪塗り見習い (Ikyō no Tsume Nuri Minarai) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Isekai[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Marukawa |
| Published by | Shufu to Seikatsu Sha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Pash! Comics |
| Magazine | Pash Up! |
| Original run | March 2, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime | |
Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land (Japanese: 異郷の爪塗り見習い, Hepburn: Ikyō no Tsume Nuri Minarai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marukawa. It has been serialized in Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Pash Up! manga website since March 2022, with its chapters collected into six tankōbon volumes as of October 2025. An anime adaptation has been announced.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Marukawa, Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land began serialization in Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Pash Up! manga website on March 2, 2022.[2] It is based on the manga Isekai Gel Nail (異世界ジェルネイル), which was published on Marukawa's Twitter account.[2] The first tankōbon volume was released on November 4, 2022.[3] As of October 2025, six volumes have been released.[4]
In July 2025, Tokyopop announced that it had licensed the series for English publication.[1]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 4, 2022[3] | 978-4-39-115840-3 | April 7, 2026 | 978-1-42-788486-2 |
| 2 | April 6, 2023[5] | 978-4-39-115954-7 | — | — |
| 3 | December 1, 2023[6] | 978-4-39-116121-2 | — | — |
| 4 | June 7, 2024[7] | 978-4-39-116242-4 | — | — |
| 5 | January 10, 2025[8] | 978-4-39-116366-7 | — | — |
| 6 | October 3, 2025[4] | 978-4-39-116609-5 | — | — |
Anime
An anime adaptation was announced on October 1, 2025.[9]
References
- ^ a b Mateo, Alex (July 5, 2025). "Tokyopop Licenses 'In So Deep, It's Love Already,' Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko!, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ a b 【新連載スタート！】Twitterで話題の作品を再構成…ネイルが趣味の女子が武装を施す異世界ネイルファンタジー！ 『異郷の爪塗り見習い』／WEBコミックサイト「PASH UP!」にて (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. February 25, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via PR Times.
- ^ a b 【11月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 4, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ a b 【10月3日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ^ 異郷の爪塗り見習い 2 (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 15 March 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ 【12月1日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ 【6月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 7, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ 【1月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 10, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 1, 2025). "Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
Further reading
- Chanmei (November 30, 2022). 『異郷の爪塗り見習い』『クジャクのダンス、誰が見た？』『カオスゲーム』……漫画ライター・ちゃんめい厳選！ 11月のおすすめ新刊漫画. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd.
External links
- Official manga website at Pash Up! (in Japanese)
- Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia