Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Vol. 10. It’s complicated: A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he’s the object of his male coworker’s affections!
Happily engaged, cohabiting, and planning their future, Adachi and Kurosawa are ready to tie the knot! However, the lead-up to their big day is full of anxiety and unknowns. Doors close on them one after another, whether it’s wedding venues turning them down or apartments that don’t accept gay couples. And then there’s the daunting task of coming out to their coworkers…
But Adachi and Kurosawa have come this far, and their love is unstoppable. A little help from their friends will be all they need to make it down the aisle and set the wedding bells ringing!
Series Overview: Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin, has developed the power to read people’s minds by touching them. After a brush with his very handsome colleague, Adachi realizes the guy has a raging crush on none other than Adachi himself!
Biographical Notes:
Yuu Toyota is a manga creator with numerous series spanning many different genres, from shojo to slice of life. Cherry Magic! is their first series in the yaoi genre.
Title Notes:
J-DRAMA SEQUEL FILM OUT IN JAPAN NOW; AUTHOR DONATES PROCEEDS TO MARRIAGE EQUALITY: Thanks to the popularity of both the Cherry Magic! manga and drama series, a sequel film was released in Japan in April 2022! Author Yuu Toyota also revealed that a portion of her film proceeds will go toward furthering marriage equality in Japan!
JAPANESE LIVE-ACTION DRAMA ADAPTATION NOW STREAMING: The Japanese live-action drama adaptation of Cherry Magic! began airing in Japan in October 2020.
HUGE HIT ON THE PIXIV WEB COMICS PLATFORM: Whenever new chapters of Cherry Magic! update on Pixiv, the series rushes right up the popularity charts to claim the top spot in the rankings!
SQUARE ENIX’S FIRST YAOI SERIES: Square Enix is dedicated to bringing a wide variety of manga to the North American market, and Cherry Magic! is a great example of that, as the company’s first foray into yaoi.
#1 YAOI MANGA OF 2019 RECOMMENDED BY JAPANESE BOOKSTORE EMPLOYEES: Cherry Magic! comes highly touted by the bookstore employees of Japan, where the romantic comedy has found a hungry audience.
PERFECT GATEWAY TITLE TO THE GENRE: Cherry Magic!, while being a story about adults, manages to keep its mature side relatively mild, so it’s a very palatable read for people who are new to yaoi.
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