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. Jōō' 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 100,000,000 yen (roughly 1 million US dollars). 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 byRyō Kurashina
Illustrated byNao Kurebayashi
Published byShueisha
MagazineBusiness Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 18, 2004 – February 1, 2008
Volumes12
Manga
Jōō Virgin
Written byRyō Kurashina
Illustrated byNao Kurebayashi
Published byShueisha
MagazineBusiness Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original run2009 – 2010
Volumes5
Live-action series

Media

Manga

Written by Ryō Kurashina and illustrated by Nao Kurebayashi, Jōō was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Business Jump from August 18, 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 2009 to 2010. Its chapters were collected in five volumes, released from October 2, 2009,[5] to September 17, 2010.[6]

References
  1. ＢＪ１８号８月１２日（木）発売. Business Jump (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved December 4, 2021. 表紙＆巻頭カラー！！●ネオンに輝く六本木が舞台のサクセス・ストーリー！！嬢王-じょうおう-作・倉科遼 画・紅林直 ネオンに六本木のキャバクラで一人の女性が「嬢王」を目指す…！
  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. 【10月2日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 2, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  6. 【9月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 17, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
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