is a Japanese

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manga series written and illustrated by Ako Shimaki. It is published by

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in ''

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''. It was adapted into a

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series in 2013.

Characters

* Kyōnosuke Kawamura ( Yūta Tamamori) * Ichiya Sawayama ( Yūma Nakayama) * Ayame Chiba (

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)

Reception

It won the

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for

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in 2011 and it was number eight on the 2012 ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'' Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey. Volume 7 reached the 29th place on the Japanese weekly manga chart and, as of 1 July 2012, has sold 35,767 copies. Volume 9 reached the 50th place and, as of 27 April 2013, has sold 24,319 copies. Volume 10 reached the 21st place and, as of 4 August 2013, has sold 67,825 copies. Volume 11 reached the 18th place and, as of 2 February 2014, has sold 62,372 copies. Volume 12 reached the 24th place, and, as of 6 July 2014, has sold 55,031 copies.

References

External links

''Pin to Kona''
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