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No Longer Heroine (Japanese: ヒロイン失格, Hepburn: Hiroin Shikkaku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Kōda. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret from March 2010 to March 2013, with its chapters compiled into ten tankōbon volumes. A live action film adaptation was released on September 19, 2015 with Mirei Kiritani and Kento Yamazaki starring as Hatori Matsuzaki and Rita Terasaka, respectively.
| No Longer Heroine | |
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Hatori Matsuzaki | |
| ヒロイン失格 (Hiroin Shikkaku) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, Slice of life |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Momoko Kōda |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Margaret |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | March 13, 2010 – March 13, 2013 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Tsutomu Hanabusa |
| Written by | Erika Yoshida |
| Music by | Masaru Yokoyama |
| Released | September 19, 2015 |
| Runtime | 112 minutes |
Hatori Matsuzaki is a colourful freshman high school student who has harboured a deep crush on her childhood friend, the aloof Rita Terasaka, for several years. She is initially content with just being Rita's friend, as she believes no one else is more suited to the role of being Rita's 'heroine' than her –, however, her beliefs are shattered when Rita begins to pursue a serious relationship with the bespectacled, awkward Miho Adachi. Hatori attempts several times to thwart the budding relationship between the two and eventually confesses her love to Rita, but is rejected. She also meets Kosuke Hiromitsu, a playful womaniser who notices that Rita cares for Hatori and begins an off-hand relationship with her to irritate him, but eventually develops serious feelings for her. Later on, Adachi decides to travel abroad for 3 months for journalism work. Hatori and Rita go to a festival together at the end of summer, where Rita notices his growing feelings for Hatori and kisses her. The two become romantically involved, until Adachi returns earlier than expected. Upon finding out that Rita kissed Hatori, she becomes heartbroken and collapses from anemia a few days later. Rita, out of guilt, breaks off his romance with Hatori and decides to stay with Adachi. A distressed Hatori decides to forget about Rita and pursue a much more serious relationship with Hiromitsu.
Although initially resolving to stay with Adachi, Rita finds it increasingly difficult to forget Hatori, and eventually breaks up with Adachi, who stops coming to school as a result. Hatori finds that she genuinely has feelings for Hiromitsu and enjoys being with him, but she cannot stop thinking about Rita and is jealous when her best friend, Kyoko Nakajima, becomes close with him, which strains her relationship with Hiromitsu. Rita resolves to no longer be half-hearted with his feelings and begins to seriously chase Hatori, confusing the latter. Things become even more complicated when Hiromitsu starts working part-time with an upperclassman who develops feelings for him, causing Hatori to become bitter and jealous. Hiromitsu grows increasingly exasperated with Hatori, and, unable to deal with her insecurity and involvement with Rita, breaks up with her.
At the same time, Adachi returns, now a carefree flirt in a string of sexual and abusive relationships. Rita decides once again to stay by Adachi's side out of guilt. Hatori, disappointed by Rita's sudden disinterest in her, resolves to stay single and forget about her previous relationships. However, after talking to her mother, she realises that she still loves Rita. Hiromitsu, after a pep talk with his cousin, decides to try and rekindle his relationship with Hatori, but she carefully rejects him. Hatori pursues Rita and publicly confesses to him once more. Rita is initially hesitant to leave Adachi, but the latter assures him that she will be fine on her own. Rita and Hatori then reunite, finally becoming a couple.
Written and illustrated by Momoko Kōda, No Longer Heroine was serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret from March 13, 2010,[3] to March 13, 2013.[4] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. Ten volumes were published from August 2010 to May 2013.[5][6]
It is published in French by Delcourt[7][8] and in English by Yen Press.[9]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 25, 2010[5] | 978-4-08-846560-9 | August 23, 2022[10] | 978-1-975-34648-5 |
| 2 | December 24, 2010[11] | 978-4-08-846606-4 | January 17, 2023[12] | 978-1-975-34650-8 |
| 3 | April 25, 2011[13] | 978-4-08-846646-0 | June 20, 2023[14] | 978-1-975-34652-2 |
| 4 | August 25, 2011[15] | 978-4-08-846689-7 | September 19, 2023[16] | 978-1-975-34654-6 |
| 5 | December 22, 2011[17] | 978-4-08-846730-6 | January 23, 2024[18] | 978-1-975-34657-7 |
| 6 | March 23, 2012[19] | 978-4-08-846757-3 | April 16, 2024[20] | 978-1-975-34658-4 |
| 7 | June 25, 2012[21] | 978-4-08-846788-7 | July 23, 2024[22] | 978-1-975-34660-7 |
| 8 | October 25, 2012[23] | 978-4-08-846846-4 | December 10, 2024[24] | 978-1-975-34662-1 |
| 9 | February 25, 2013[25] | 978-4-08-846895-2 | April 22, 2025[26] | 978-1-975-34664-5 |
| 10 | May 24, 2013[6] | 978-4-08-845045-2 | — | — |
A live-action film adaptation (titled Heroine Disqualified outside Japan) was released in theaters nationwide in Japan on September 19, 2015, starring Mirei Kiritani, Kento Yamazaki, and Kentaro Sakaguchi.[27] The film features "Torisetsu" by Kana Nishino as the theme song.[28]
The film was a box office success, premiering #1 at the Japanese box office, overtaking the 2015 film Attack on Titan.[29] The film earned US$20.5 million.[30]
Volume 7 has sold 40,276 copies (as of July 1, 2012),[31] volume 8 has sold 35,408 copies (as of October 28, 2012),[32] volume 9 has sold 45,803 copies (as of March 2, 2013),[33] and volume 10 has sold 61,346 copies (as of June 2, 2013).[34]
The live-action film premiered #1 at the Japanese box office, overtaking the 2015 film Attack on Titan.[35] the film earned US$20.5 million.[36]
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