Girl Crush (manga)

Girl Crush
Cover of the first volume, featuring Tenka Momose
ガールクラッシュ
(Gāru Kurasshu)
GenreComing-of-age[1]
Manga
Written byMidori Tayama
Published byShinchosha
English publisher
ImprintBunch Comics
MagazineComic Nicola
Original runNovember 20, 2020 – present
Volumes
  • 8 (ebook)
  • 3 (print)
Anime television series
StudioEnishiya
Original networkTBS

Girl Crush (Japanese: ガールクラッシュ, Hepburn: Gāru Kurasshu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Midori Tayama. It began serialization on the Line Manga website under Shinchosha's Comic Nicola brand in November 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Enishiya has been announced.

Synopsis

The manga centers around a popular girl named Tenka Momose, a high school student who is successful at everything aside from finding love. One day, she befriends Erian Satou, a dorky girl. Both end up going to South Korea and enter the K-pop industry.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Midori Tayama, Girl Crush began serialization on the Line Manga website under Shinchosha's Comic Nicola brand on November 20, 2020.[2] The series' chapters have been collected into eight ebook volumes as of July 2024.[3] Shinchosha began releasing print copies with the first two volumes in April 2025, and the third volume in June 2025.[4] The series is licensed in English by Comikey.[5]

In October 2024, Viz Media announced that they would begin releasing volumes of the series in Q3 2025.[6]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 21, 2021 (ebook)[7]
April 9, 2025 (print)[8]		978-4-10-772768-8June 10, 2025[9]978-1-9747-5585-1
2 September 21, 2021 (ebook)[10]
April 9, 2025 (print)[11]		978-4-10-772769-5August 12, 2025[12]978-1-9747-5610-0
3 February 9, 2022 (ebook)[13]
June 9, 2025 (print)[14]		978-4-10-772841-8October 21, 2025[15]978-1-9747-5799-2
4 June 9, 2022 (ebook)[16]
September 9, 2025 (print)[17]		978-4-10-772865-4December 9, 2025[18]978-1-9747-5858-6
5 November 9, 2022 (ebook)[19]
December 9, 2025 (print)[20]		978-4-10-772892-0February 10, 2026[21]978-1-9747-6207-1
6 May 9, 2023 (ebook)[22]———
7 October 6, 2023 (ebook)[23]———
8 July 9, 2024 (ebook)[3]———

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 27, 2025. It will be produced by Enishiya and is set to air on TBS and other networks.[24]

Reception

The series was a prize winner in the "I Want to Deliver It to the World!" category at the 2nd Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards.[25]

By April 2025, the series had over 500,000 copies in circulation.[4] By November 2025, it had over 900,000 copies in circulation. [26]

See also

References

  1. ^ 【漫画】クラスの隠キャがK-POPアイドルに！？　話題作『ガールクラッシュ』“女の子たちのぶつかり合い”が熱い. Real Sound (in Japanese). June 27, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  2. ^ 少女マンガ家×ヤクザの息子、K-POPに魅了されたJK描く新連載2本がコミックニコラで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 20, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b ガールクラッシュ　8巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B0D66N8Y8C.
  4. ^ a b 「ガールクラッシュ」50万部突破、8カ国語翻訳など電子人気で紙版発売　LINEスタンプも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 17, 2021). "Comikey Releases Promise Cinderella, Cursed Sword, Record of Ragnarok, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 4, 2024). "Viz Media Licenses Steel Ball Run, Astro Royale, Tenmaku Cinema, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  7. ^ ガールクラッシュ　1巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B093725Y75.
  8. ^ ガールクラッシュ　1巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  9. ^ "Girl Crush, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  10. ^ ガールクラッシュ　2巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B09CPV4N5V.
  11. ^ ガールクラッシュ　2巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  12. ^ "Girl Crush, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  13. ^ ガールクラッシュ　3巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B09QG5WPF9.
  14. ^ ガールクラッシュ　3巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  15. ^ "Girl Crush, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  16. ^ ガールクラッシュ　4巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B0B1H5C4G4.
  17. ^ ガールクラッシュ　4巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  18. ^ "Girl Crush, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  19. ^ ガールクラッシュ　5巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B0BJKDYHHV.
  20. ^ ガールクラッシュ　5巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  21. ^ "Girl Crush, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  22. ^ ガールクラッシュ　6巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B0C2P4584J.
  23. ^ ガールクラッシュ　7巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B0CJF9H3B1.
  24. ^ Loo, Egan (November 26, 2025). "Midori Tayama's K-Pop-Themed Manga Girl Crush Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  25. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 3, 2024). "Berserk of Gluttony, Dungeon People, Oblivion Battery Manga Win 2nd Rakuten Kobo e-Book Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  26. ^ "【K-POPアイドル】漫画『ガールクラッシュ』がアニメ化。アイドルを目指す少女たちの青春群像劇". 電撃オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2025.
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