Nozo × Kimi (ノゾ×キミ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wakō Honna. It is a spin-off to Honna's other manga series Nozoki Ana. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S from March 2012 to February 2014, followed by a second part, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May 2014 to April 2015. Its chapters were collected in eight volumes. A three-episode original video animation produced by Zexcs was launched from August 2014 to February 2015.
Plot
Kimio Suga accidentally becomes trapped in the girl's locker room. Nozomi Komine catches him, but keeps quiet and helps hide him until he can go home. Later, Nozomi, who happens to be his neighbor, blackmails him. In exchange for her silence, he must indulge in her secret hobby of nudity. She constantly flashes him from her window, sends him texts of herself undressed, etc. and expects him to do the same. Kimio puts up with this, but they slowly fall in love. Kimio later gets several girls to fall in love with him due to his kindness or misunderstandings, to his exasperation. Several boys and girls fall in love with Nozomi as well
Characters
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Wakō Honna, Nozo × Kimi is a spin-off to Honna's other manga Nozoki Ana. A three-chapter series, titled Nozomi and Kimio (ノゾミとキミオ), was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from February 16 to March 2, 2011.[4][5] Nozo × Kimi was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S from March 25, 2012, to February 25, 2014.[6][7] It was followed by a second part, Nozo × Kimi: 2-nensei-hen (ノゾ×キミ 2年生編), which was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May 28, 2014, to April 15, 2015.[8][9] Shogakukan collected the chapters in eight volumes, released from September 28, 2012, to June 18, 2015.
Volumes
Volumes
Original video animation
A three–episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation was produced by Zexcs and directed by Masato Jinbo. The first episode was bundled with the special edition of manga's fourth volume, released on August 18, 2014.[21][22] The second episode was bundled with the special edition of manga's fifth volume, released on November 18, 2014.[23] The third and final episode was bundled with the special edition of manga's sixth volume, released on February 18, 2015.[24]
In May 2021, Sentai Filmworks announced that it had licensed the OVA;[25] it was released on home video on October 19 of that same year.[26]
See also
- Hada Camera, another manga series by the same author
External links
References
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