is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It was published by

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's ''josei'' manga magazine ''Feel Young'' from October 8, 2003, to November 7, 2009; a sidestory also ran in the magazine in 2010. It has been collected in seven volumes so far, and was published in English by

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who released five volumes in English. ''Suppli'' was adapted into a

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series which aired in Japan on Fuji TV in summer 2006. It stars Misaki Itō,

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, and Miho Shiraishi. Minami is a 27-year-old female office worker in an advertisement agency. Though she has a boyfriend, she spends the majority of her time working and appears to feel ambivalent about the relationship at best. When the boyfriend finally breaks up with her, it's the push she needs to start a social life with her co-workers. In-office romances soon follow. Much of the story is told through Minami's thoughts, which are full of self-doubt.

Cast

* Minami Fuji – Misaki Itoh * Yuya Ishida –

* Satoshi Ogiwara –

* Yoko Yugi – Miho Shiraishi * Kunio Sakuragi –

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* Yuri Watanabe – Reina Asami * Yoshihide Matsui – * Keisuke Mita – Shigeyuki Sato * Natsuki Konno –

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* Mizuho Tanaka – Ryo * Kyotaro Imaoka – Kōichi Satō

Minor cast

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''in episode 1'' * Nozomi Saito – Naomi Akimoto ''in episode 2'' * Masako Umemiya ''in episode 4'' * Shin Yanase – Mantaro Koichi ''in episode 5'' * Mika Kazuki –

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''in episode 5'' * Yumiko Hirano – Megumi Yokoyama ''in episode 7'' * ''in episode 8'' * Shinshou Nakamaru ''in episode 10'' * ''in episode 10'' *

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''in episode 11''

Reception

''Suppli'' is regarded as being more realistic in its depiction of working life than ''

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'' or ''

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''. Deb Aoki of

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called it "refreshingly real", in contrast to

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stories. Nadia Oxford of Mania Entertainment regarded the first volume as being a "fairly standard

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" in manga format. Margaret O'Connell, writing for Sequential Tart, described Minami as suffering from "

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", noting that she has no female support network.

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References

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