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series written and illustrated by Maki Usami. It was serialized in

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of Japanese dictionaries, dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are to ...

's ''

Betsucomi , known as before 2000, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It was conceived as a or "special issue" of its sister magazine ''Shōjo Comic''. It is released on the 13th of each month. Serializations Current * '' ...

'' magazine from the June 2009 issue (released on May 13) to the December 2013 issue (released on November 13). Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into 12 bound volumes under the Flower Comics imprint; the first volume was released on October 26, 2009, and the last volume was released on April 25, 2014. The series is licensed in France by Soleil Manga and in Germany by

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. In 2016, the Japanese video distribution service dTV adapted ''Kokoro Button'' into a " movie comic", a series of videos containing animated panels from the manga with music and voice acting. The roles of Niina Kasuga and Eito Koga were played by

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and Shunichi Toki, respectively.

Reception

Volume 5 has sold 52,749 copies (as of May 1, 2011), volume 6 has sold 62,365 copies (as of October 2, 2011), volume 7 has sold 80,140 copies (as of March 4, 2012), volume 8 has sold 106,014 copies (as of September 9, 2012), and volume 9 has sold 92,277 copies (as of March 9, 2013).

References

External links

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Official movie comic website
2009 manga Romance anime and manga Anime and manga set in schools Shogakukan manga Shōjo manga Slice of life anime and manga {{manga-stub