My Boyfriend in Orange

My Boyfriend in Orange (Japanese: モエカレはオレンジ色, Hepburn: Moekare wa Orenji-iro) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Non Tamashima. It started serialization in Dessert. As of August 2022, 13 tankōbon volumes have been released. A live-action film adaptation has also been released.

My Boyfriend in Orange
English-language cover of volume 1
モエカレはオレンジ色 (Moekare wa Orenji-iro)
Genre	Romance[1]
Manga
Written by	Non Tamashima
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA (digital)
Magazine	Dessert
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	May 24, 2016 – present
Volumes	13
Live-action film
Directed by	Shōsuke Murakami
Written by	Junpei Yamaoka
Released	July 8, 2022 (2022-7-8)

Media

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Non Tamashima. It started serialization in Dessert on May 24, 2016.^[2] In June 2020, it was revealed the series was going on hiatus for "a little while".^[3] As of August 2022, 13 tankōbon volumes have been released.^[4]

In December 2017, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series digitally.^[5]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	October 13, 2016[6]	978-4-06-365883-5	December 26, 2017[7]	978-1-64-212044-8
2	March 13, 2017[8]	978-4-06-365902-3	January 23, 2018[9]	978-1-64-212012-7
3	August 10, 2017[10]	978-4-06-365918-4	February 27, 2018[11]	978-1-64-212121-6
4	December 13, 2017[12]	978-4-06-510589-4	March 27, 2018[13]	978-1-64-212167-4
5	May 11, 2018[14]	978-4-06-511463-6	September 25, 2018[15]	978-1-64-212431-6
6	September 13, 2018[16]	978-4-06-512873-2	February 26, 2019[17]	978-1-64-212648-8
7	February 13, 2019[18]	978-4-06-514573-9	July 23, 2019[19]	978-1-64-212922-9
8	July 12, 2019[20]	978-4-06-516315-3	November 12, 2019[21]	978-1-64-659118-3
9	January 10, 2020[22]	978-4-06-518168-3	April 14, 2020[23]	978-1-64-659290-6
10	August 12, 2020[24]	978-4-06-520469-6	December 29, 2020[25]	978-1-64-659880-9
11	August 12, 2021[26]	978-4-06-524460-9	December 28, 2021[27]	978-1-63-699540-3
12	April 13, 2022[28]	978-4-06-526844-5	October 4, 2022[29]	978-1-68-491474-6
13	July 13, 2022[4]	978-4-06-528524-4	January 10, 2023[30]	978-1-68-491641-2

Film

A live-action film adaptation was announced on February 19, 2022. It was directed by Shōsuke Murakami, scripted by Junpei Yamaoka, and distributed by Shochiku. Snow Man member Hikaru Iwamoto and Meru Nukumi played the lead roles. It premiered on July 8, 2022.^[31] Nukumi won Newcomer of the Year at the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize for her work on the film.^[32]

Reception

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the first volume for its romance and emotional moments, while criticizing it for having "uncomfortable daddy issues". She also criticized the art for its drawings of torsos.^[1] Christel Scheja from Splash Comics also offered praise for the story, while disagreeing with Silverman over the art, stating the artist "[had] a good eye for details".^[33]