Nōnai Poison Berry

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Nōnai Poison Berry (Japanese: 脳内ポイズンベリー, Hepburn: Nōnai Poizun Berii; transl.Poison Berry in My Brain) is a Japanese slice-of-liferomancemanga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized in Chorus magazine, later relaunched as Cocohana magazine,[3] from December 2009[4] to March 2015[5] and collected as five tankōbon volumes by publisher Shueisha.[6] The series was adapted into a live-action film that premiered in Japan in May 2015,[7] as well as a stage play that ran at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, in March 2020, both directed by Yūichi Satō[8][9] and officially titled Poison Berry in My Brain in English.[10][11] The Stage play was rerun in 2022 with a different cast.[12]

Plot

Ichiko Sakurai is a 30-year-old woman whose thoughts appear as a council of five individuals: Ishibashi, representing her positive emotions; Ikeda, representing her negative emotions; Hatoko, representing her impulses; Kishi, representing her memories; and Yoshida, representing her reasoning. When Ichiko falls in love with 20-year-old Ryōichi Saotome at a drinking party and sleeps with him, her inner thoughts become chaotic as she navigates through her first love and misunderstandings with Saotome.

Characters

Ichiko Sakurai (櫻井 いちこ, Sakurai Ichiko)
Portrayed by: Yōko Maki (film),[7]Misako Renbutsu (1st stage play),[8]Yuika Motokariya (2nd stage play)[12]
The series' main character, a shy 30-year-old woman 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.
Ryōichi Saotome (早乙女 亮一, Saotome Ryōichi)
Portrayed by: Yuki Furukawa (film),[7] Aoto Watanabe (1st stage play),[9]Shunya Shiraishi (2nd stage play)[12]
Ichiko's love interest.
Ochi (越智)
Portrayed by: Sonha (film),[7]Shunya Shiraishi (1st stage play),[9]Ryo Hirano (2nd stage play)[12]
A publishing company editor who shows interest in Ichiko.
Yoshida (吉田)
Portrayed by: Hidetoshi Nishijima (film),[7]Hayato Ichihara (1st stage play),[8]Yusei Yagi (2nd stage play)[12]
The leader of Ichiko's board members. He is generally the member who initiates group votes on Ichiko's next actions.
Ishibashi (石橋)
Portrayed by: Ryunosuke Kamiki (film),[7]Katsuki Motodaka (1st stage play),[8]Hiroki Ino (2nd stage play)[12]
An optimistic board member with a hopeful outlook for Ichiko's future.
Ikeda (池田)
Portrayed by: Yō Yoshida (film),[7]Seina Sagiri (1st stage play),[8]Hanayo Kimura (2nd stage play)[12]
A negative board member who believes that most of Ichiko's actions will end badly.
Hatoko (ハトコ)
Portrayed by: Hiyori Sakurada (film),[7]Yūri Saitō (1st stage play),[8]Yuna Hayakawa (2nd stage play)[12]
A Gothic Lolita board member who thinks and votes on impulse, rather than weighing the pros and cons.
Kishi (岸)
Portrayed by: Kazuyuki Asano (film),[7]Kim Kwangsu (1st stage play),[8]Ken Ishiguro (2nd stage play)[12]
An elderly board member caught up in the past.

Volumes

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1May 19, 2011[13]978-4-08-865626-7
2July 25, 2012[14]978-4-08-865658-8
3August 23, 2013[15]978-4-08-865666-3
4September 25, 2014[16]978-4-08-865670-0
5April 24, 2015[17]978-4-08-865672-4

Reception

Nōnai Poison Berry ranked 20th in the 2013 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey.[18] It was also a Jury Selection in the Manga Division at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[19]

References

  1. ↑"Nônai Poison Berry vo". Manga News (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. ↑Some schedules have been canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
  3. ↑Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 28, 2011). "Shueisha's Cocohana Magazine Manga Lineup Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  4. ↑Loo, Egan (November 29, 2009). "After School Nightmare's Mizushiro to Start New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  5. ↑Valdez, Kiara (February 28, 2015). "Nōnai Poison Berry Manga Ends in March". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  6. ↑Hamilton, Tiara (October 2, 2014). "Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry Manga to End With 5th Volume". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  7. 123456789Ressler, Karen (September 28, 2014). "Setona Mizushiro's Nōnai Poison Berry Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  8. 1234567「脳内ポイズンベリー」舞台化！市原隼人が主演、演出は映画版監督の佐藤祐市. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). November 29, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  9. 123舞台「脳内ポイズンベリー」越智役は白石隼也、早乙女役に渡辺碧斗！河西智美も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). January 5, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  10. ↑"Poison Berry in My Brain". Fuji Television Network. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. ↑"Poison Berry in My Brain". Fuji Television Network. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. 123456789舞台「脳内ポイズンベリー」メインビジュ＆全キャスト発表、いちこ役は本仮屋ユイカ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  13. ↑脳内ポイズンベリー 1. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  14. ↑脳内ポイズンベリー 2. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  15. ↑脳内ポイズンベリー 3. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  16. ↑脳内ポイズンベリー 4. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  17. ↑脳内ポイズンベリー 5. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  18. ↑Loveridge, Lynzee (December 10, 2012). "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2013 Voters". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  19. ↑Loo, Egan (December 5, 2013). "Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2014.