Happy Mania | |
![]() Eleventh tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kayoko Shigeta | |
ハッピー・マニア (Happī Mania) | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Moyoko Anno |
Published by | Shodensha |
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Magazine | Feel Young |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | August 1995 – August 2001 |
Volumes | 11 |
Television drama | |
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Music by | Akira Mitake |
Original network | Fuji TV |
Original run | July 8, 1998 – September 23, 1998 |
Episodes | 12 |
Manga | |
Go Happy Mania | |
Written by | Moyoko Anno |
Published by | Shodensha |
Magazine | Feel Young |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | September 6, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 4 |
Happy Mania (Japanese: ハッピー・マニア, Hepburn: Happī Mania) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Moyoko Anno. It was serialized in Shodensha's josei manga magazine Feel Young from 1995 to 2001, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. It was licensed in North America by Tokyopop, with the volumes published from 2003 to 2004.
A 12-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast in 1998. A second manga series, titled Go Happy Mania, started in 2019.
Shigeta, a young woman of 24, spends her days working at Tanaka Books and fretting over her love-life; or, more accurately, the lack thereof. The thing is, though, the biggest obstacle between Shigeta and a satisfying relationship seems to be Shigeta herself. When it comes to men, the poor girl has exceedingly poor judgement, exacerbated by her even poorer self-esteem.
Written and illustrated by Moyoco Anno, Happy Mania was serialized in Shodensha's josei manga magazine Feel Young from the August 1995 to the August 2001 issues.[2][3] Shodensha collected its chapters in eleven tankōbon volumes, released from April 8, 1996,[4] to October 20, 2001.[5]
In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Tokyopop.[6] The eleven volumes were released from April 15, 2003,[7] to December 7, 2004.[8]
A one-shot chapter sequel was published in Feel Young on July 7, 2017.[9][10] A second series, titled Go Happy Mania (後ハッピーマニア), started in the same magazine on September 6, 2019.[11][12] Shodensha released the first collected volume on August 6, 2020.[13] As of June 23, 2023, four volumes have been released.[14]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | April 8, 1996[4] | 4-396-76148-1 | April 15, 2003[7] | 1-59182-169-X |
2 | August 8, 1996[15] | 4-396-76153-8 | June 10, 2003[16] | 1-59182-170-3 |
3 | December 13, 1996[17] | 4-396-76158-9 | August 12, 2003[18] | 1-59182-171-1 |
4 | July 8, 1997[19] | 4-396-76166-X | October 14, 2003[20] | 1-59182-172-X |
5 | February 12, 1998[21] | 4-396-76175-9 | December 9, 2003[22] | 1-59182-173-8 |
6 | August 7, 1998[23] | 4-396-76187-2 | February 10, 2004[24] | 1-59182-456-7 |
7 | March 27, 1999[25] | 4-396-76195-3 | April 13, 2004[26] | 1-59182-457-5 |
8 | September 24, 1999[27] | 4-396-76209-7 | June 8, 2004[28] | 1-59182-458-3 |
9 | April 20, 2000[29] | 4-396-76220-8 | August 10, 2004[30] | 1-59182-459-1 |
10 | November 13, 2000[31] | 4-396-76237-2 | October 5, 2004[32] | 1-59182-460-5 |
11 | October 20, 2001[5] | 4-396-76257-7 | December 7, 2004[8] | 1-59182-461-3 |
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | August 6, 2020[33] | 978-4-396-76795-2 |
2 | April 24, 2021[34] | 978-4-396-76823-2 |
3 | May 7, 2022[35] | 978-4-396-76854-6 |
4 | June 23, 2023[14] | 978-4-396-76887-4 |
A 12-episode television drama adaptation, directed by Takao Kinoshita and Makoto Hirano , was broadcast on Fuji TV from July 8 to September 23, 1998. The series' theme song is "Paradise " by Southern All Stars.[36]
The manga has sold 3 million copies.[37] Go Happy Mania ranked second on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for female readers.[38]