Ya Boy Kongming!'s Yuto Yotsuba & Assassins Pride's Yoshie Katō Launch Exciting New Manga
Discover a shy girl’s journey in modern Tokyo as fantasy world elements subtly blend into her everyday life. Dive into this captivating manga adventure!
New Manga Launches in Tokyo: A Blend of Modern Life and Fantasy
Yuto Yotsuba and Yoshie Katō have introduced a captivating new manga titled Tōkyō Kinoko Sekai Ranking 1-i no Komyuryoku Saijaku JK (Tokyo Kinoko The High School Girl Ranked #1 in Weakest Social Skills World Leaderboard). The series debuted last Friday on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website.
A Unique Setting: Fantasy Meets Modern Tokyo
Set 25 years into the future, the story explores a world where elements of a fantasy realm have begun to seep into everyday life. As this encroachment unfolds, people worldwide have started measuring their strengths and social rankings, creating a new social hierarchy.
Meet Kinoko Kino
The protagonist, Kinoko Kino, is a girl from Gunma who recently moved to Tokyo to attend high school. Her goal is simple yet challenging: overcome her social awkwardness and make friends. Little does she know, she is ranked #1 in the world in an as-yet-unknown category, adding an intriguing twist to her journey.
About the Creators and Their Works
Yotsuba and Ryō Ogawa previously collaborated on the manga Ya Boy Kongming! (Paripi Kōmei), which started in December 2019 on Kodansha's Comic Days website and later in Weekly Young Magazine in November 2021. Yotsuba writes the story, while Ogawa handles the art.
Ya Boy Kongming! Adaptations and Success
- Inspired a TV anime in April 2022, streamed exclusively on HIDIVE with an English dub.
- Licensed by Sentai Filmworks, released on home video in April 2023.
- A compilation film, Paripi Kōmei Road to Summer Sonia, screened in Japanese theaters in March 2024.
- A live-action series aired from September to November 2023 on Fuji TV.
- The live-action film, Ya Boy Kongming!, opened in Japan on April 25.
Other Notable Works
- Katō also adapted Kei Amagi's Assassins Pride light novel series into a manga, which ran from May 2017 until August 2022 in Ultra Jump.
Summary
This new manga offers a fresh take on the intersection of fantasy and modern life, with compelling characters and a world that blurs the lines between reality and imagination. Fans of innovative storytelling and manga enthusiasts alike will find this series worth following.
Source: Tonari no Young Jump