Nōnai Poison Berry
Nōnai Poison Berry is a Japanese slice of life romance josei manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It started serialization in 2009 in Chorus manga magazine and was serialized until 2015. It was later compiled into 5 tankoubon volumes. It was adapted into a live action film that premiered in Japan on May 9, 2015.Characters
- Ichiko Sakurai, the series' main character, is a shy 30-something whose inner thoughts appear to readers as a board of five very different individuals. When she falls for a younger man at a drinking party, the board members fall into a panic.
- Saotome, Ichiko's love interest.
- Ochi, a publishing company editor who shows interest in Ichiko.
- Chairman Yoshida, the leader of Ichiko's board members. He is generally the member who initiates group votes on Ichiko's next actions.
- Ishibashi, an optimistic board member with a hopeful outlook for Ichiko's future.
- Ikeda, a negative board member who believes that most of Ichiko's actions will end badly.
- Hatoko, a Gothic Lolita board member who thinks and votes on impulse, rather than weighing the pros and cons.
- Secretary Kishi, an elderly board member caught up in the past.
Volumes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5 the final volume
Reception
It was number twenty on the 2013 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey. It was also a Jury Selection in the Manga Division at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.
