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Girl Crush
Cover of the first volume, featuring Tenka Momose
ガールクラッシュ
(Gāru Kurasshu)
GenreComing-of-age[1]
Manga
Written byMidori Tayama
Published byShinchosha
English publisher
ImprintBunch Comics
MagazineComic Nicola
DemographicShōjo
Original runNovember 20, 2020 – present
Volumes
  • 8 (ebook)
  • 2 (print)

Girl Crush (Japanese: ガールクラッシュ, Hepburn: Gāru Kurasshu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Midori Tayama. It began serialization on the Line Manga website under Shinchosha's Comic Nicola brand in November 2020.

Synopsis

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The manga centers around a popular girl named Tenka Momose, a high school student who is successful at everything aside from finding love. One day, she befriends Erian Satou, a dorky girl. Both end up going to South Korea and enter the K-pop industry.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Midori Tayama, Girl Crush began serialization on the Line Manga website under Shinchosha's Comic Nicola brand on November 20, 2020.[2] The series' chapters have been collected into eight ebook volumes as of July 2024.[3] Shinchosha began releasing print copies with the first two volumes in April 2025, and the third volume in June 2025.[4] The series is licensed in English by Comikey.[5]

In October 2024, Viz Media announced that they would begin releasing volumes of the series in Q3 2025.[6]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 21, 2021 (ebook)[7]
April 9, 2025 (print)[8]		978-4-10-772768-8June 10, 2025[9]978-1-9747-5585-1
2 September 21, 2021 (ebook)[10]
April 9, 2025 (print)[11]		978-4-10-772769-5August 12, 2025[12]978-1-9747-5610-0
3 February 9, 2022 (ebook)[13]
June 9, 2025 (print)[14]		978-4-10-772841-8——
4 June 9, 2022[15]———
5 November 9, 2022[16]———
6 May 9, 2023[17]———
7 October 6, 2023[18]———
8 July 9, 2024[3]———

Reception

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The series was a prize winner in the "I Want to Deliver It to the World!" category at the 2nd Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards.[19]

By April 2025, the series had over 500,000 copies in circulation.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 【漫画】クラスの隠キャがK-POPアイドルに！？　話題作『ガールクラッシュ』“女の子たちのぶつかり合い”が熱い. Real Sound (in Japanese). June 27, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  2. ^ 少女マンガ家×ヤクザの息子、K-POPに魅了されたJK描く新連載2本がコミックニコラで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 20, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b ガールクラッシュ　8巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B0D66N8Y8C.
  4. ^ a b 「ガールクラッシュ」50万部突破、8カ国語翻訳など電子人気で紙版発売　LINEスタンプも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 17, 2021). "Comikey Releases Promise Cinderella, Cursed Sword, Record of Ragnarok, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 4, 2024). "Viz Media Licenses Steel Ball Run, Astro Royale, Tenmaku Cinema, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  7. ^ ガールクラッシュ　1巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B093725Y75.
  8. ^ ガールクラッシュ　1巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  9. ^ "Girl Crush, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  10. ^ ガールクラッシュ　2巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B09CPV4N5V.
  11. ^ ガールクラッシュ　2巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  12. ^ "Girl Crush, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  13. ^ ガールクラッシュ　3巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B09QG5WPF9.
  14. ^ ガールクラッシュ　3巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  15. ^ ガールクラッシュ　4巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B0B1H5C4G4.
  16. ^ ガールクラッシュ　5巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B0BJKDYHHV.
  17. ^ ガールクラッシュ　6巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B0C2P4584J.
  18. ^ ガールクラッシュ　7巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ASIN B0CJF9H3B1.
  19. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 3, 2024). "Berserk of Gluttony, Dungeon People, Oblivion Battery Manga Win 2nd Rakuten Kobo e-Book Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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