Promise Cinderella

Promise Cinderella (Japanese: プロミス・シンデレラ, Hepburn: Puromisu Shinderera) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oreco Tachibana. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday website and MangaONE app from January 2018 to March 2022, with its chapters collected into 16 tankōbon volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from July to September 2021.

Promise Cinderella
First tankōbon volume cover
プロミス・シンデレラ (Puromisu Shinderera)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Oreco Tachibana
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA: Comikey (digital)
Imprint	Ura Sunday Jyoshibu
Magazine	MangaONE Ura Sunday
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	January 1, 2018 – March 21, 2022
Volumes	16
Manga
Batsu Ichi Arasā Joshi to Danshi Kōkōsei
Written by	Oreco Tachibana
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Ura Sunday Jyoshibu
Magazine	Ura Sunday
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	June 11, 2018 – present
Volumes	1
Television drama
Directed by	Shōsuke Murakami Junichi Tsuzuki Shinichi Kitabō
Produced by	Fumi Hashimoto Daichi Hisamatsu
Written by	Kazunao Furuya
Music by	Yutaka Yamada
Studio	TBS TV Kyodo Television
Licensed by	Viki
Original network	TBS
Original run	July 13, 2021 – September 14, 2021
Episodes	10

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Oreco Tachibana, Promise Cinderella began serialization in Shogakukan's MangaONE app on January 1, 2018.^[2] It started in the Ura Sunday website a week later, on January 8.^[3] The series ended serialization on March 21, 2022.^[4] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into 16 tankōbon volumes, released from June 2018 to August 2022.^[5][6] In July 2021, Comikey announced that it had licensed the series for an English digital release.^[7]

A spin-off manga titled Batsu Ichi Arasā Joshi to Danshi Kōkōsei began serialization on the Pixiv Comic service on June 11, 2018.^[8] The first tankōbon volume was released on February 12, 2019.^[9]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	June 12, 2018[5]	978-4-09-128318-4
2	September 12, 2018[10]	978-4-09-128518-8
3	February 12, 2019[9]	978-4-09-128832-5
4	May 17, 2019[11]	978-4-09-129213-1
5	September 19, 2019[12]	978-4-09-129400-5
6	February 12, 2020[13]	978-4-09-129583-5
7	May 19, 2020[14]	978-4-09-850119-9
8	August 19, 2020[15]	978-4-09-850224-0
9	November 12, 2020[16]	978-4-09-850331-5
10	January 19, 2021[17]	978-4-09-850437-4
11	May 12, 2021[18]	978-4-09-850573-9
12	July 12, 2021[19]	978-4-09-850621-7
13	August 11, 2021[20]	978-4-09-850667-5
14	December 10, 2021[21]	978-4-09-850835-8
15	April 12, 2022[22]	978-4-09-851071-9
16	August 19, 2022[6]	978-4-09-851239-3

Drama

In May 2021, a television drama adaptation was announced, starring Fumi Nikaido as Hayame Katsuragi.^[23] It was directed Shōsuke Murakami, Junichi Tsuzuki, and Shinichi Kitabō, based on a script written by Kazunao Furuya. Fumi Hashimoto and Daichi Hisamatsu served as producers, while Yutaka Yamada composed the music.^[24] The ten-episode series aired on TBS from July 13 to September 14, 2021.^[25][26] LiSA performed the theme song "Hadashi no Step".^[27] Viki has licensed the series in North America.^[28]

Cinderella Complex, a spin-off drama series featuring an original story, was released on the Japanese streaming service Paravi during the airing of the main drama adaptation.^[29]

Reception

In 2018, Promise Cinderella ranked 12th in the fourth Next Manga Awards in the web manga category.^[30] In 2020, the series was nominated in the 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the general category.^[31]