Jōō (manga)

Jōō (嬢王, lit. "Queen") is a Japanese manga series written by Ryō Kurashina and illustrated by Nao Kurebayashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Business Jump from 2004 to 2008, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes. A sequel, Jōō Virgin, was serialized in the same magazine from 2009 to 2010. It tells the story of a young girl's challenge at the "Jōō Grand Prix" contest, in which the best kyabakura hostess is promised to win JP¥100,000,000. A television drama adaptation of the same name was broadcast for three seasons on TV Tokyo from 2005 to 2010.

Jōō
First tankōbon volume cover
嬢王
Manga
Written by	Ryō Kurashina
Illustrated by	Nao Kurebayashi
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Business Jump
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 12, 2004 – February 1, 2008
Volumes	12
Manga
Jōō Virgin
Written by	Ryō Kurashina
Illustrated by	Nao Kurebayashi
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Business Jump
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 30, 2009 – September 1, 2010
Volumes	5
Live-action series
Jōō (2005–2010)

Media

Manga

Written by Ryō Kurashina and illustrated by Nao Kurebayashi, Jōō was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Business Jump from August 12, 2004,^[1] to February 1, 2008.^[2] Its chapters were collected in twelve tankōbon volumes, released from March 18, 2005,^[3] to March 19, 2008.^[4]

A sequel, Jōō Virgin (嬢王 Virgin, Jōō Vuājin), was serialized in the same magazine from April 30, 2009,^[5] to September 1, 2010.^[6] Its chapters were collected in five volumes, released from October 2, 2009,^[7] to September 17, 2010.^[8]

References

1. ビジネスジャンプ 2004年18号 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
2. 2008年02月01日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). February 1, 2008. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2021. 〔大人気連載　感動の最終回〕作・倉科遼／画・紅林直 『嬢王－じょうおう－』
3. 嬢王 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
4. 2008年03月19日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). March 19, 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
5. 【ビジネスジャンプ】ビジネスジャンプ№11特大号は、4月30日発売!!. manganohi.com (in Japanese). April 30, 2009. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
6. ビジネスジャンプ 2010年9月15日号. Neowing (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
7. 【10月2日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
8. 【9月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 17, 2010. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

External links

• Jōō (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia