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Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?
Cover of the Japanese version of vol. 1, first released on November 8, 2019
ねぇ先生、知らないの?
(Nē Sensei, Shiranai no?)
GenreRomance
Manga
Written byAya Asano
Published byShogakukan
ImprintFlower Comics Alpha
Magazine
  • Premier Cheese! (2018–2020)
  • Cheese! (2020–2022)
DemographicShōjo
Original runNovember 5, 2018 (2018-11-05) – October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
Volumes10
Television drama
Directed by
  • Smith [ja]
  • Keijirō Tsubakimoto
  • Tatsuya Aoki
Produced byYuichi Sakurai [ja]
Written byYuko Shimoda [ja]
Licensed byViki
Original network
Original run December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) – January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)
Episodes6
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Hey Sensei, Don't You Know? (Japanese: ねぇ先生、知らないの?, Hepburn: Sensei, Shiranai no?) is a Japanese manga series by Aya Asano. Hey Sensei, Don't You Know? is serialized in the digital monthly shōjo manga magazine Premier Cheese! beginning on November 5, 2018. The series was later moved to the print monthly magazine Cheese! beginning on September 24, 2020, where it ran until its conclusion on October 24, 2022. A live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast from December 6, 2019, to January 17, 2020, as the fifth entry to MBS TV's programming block Drama Tokku [ja].

Plot

Hana Aoi lives a busy life as a shōjo manga artist, leaving herself with no time to focus on her personal life and relationships. While visiting an upscale salon, she meets Riichi Kido, a popular beautician, who offers to cut her hair. Riichi falls in love with Hana at first sight and asks her if they could be in a relationship. Having no boyfriend before, Hana accepts, and throughout their relationship, she learns how to face challenges between balancing both work and relationships.

Characters

Hana Aoi (青井 華, Aoi Hana)
Portrayed by: Fumika Baba
Hana is a popular shōjo manga artist. Her job keeps her busy to the point where she is unable to focus on her personal life. Baba described her as "clumsy" with a " to prioritize her work."
Riichi Kido (城戸 理一, Kido Ri'ichi)
Portrayed by: Eiji Akaso
Riichi is a beautician who is popular at the salon he works at, and he falls in love with Hana at first sight. Akaso described him as "loyal, honest, having tolerance, and a very cool guy."
Nanase Hoshino (星野 七瀬, Hoshino Nanase)
Portrayed by: Honoka Yahagi
Nanase is a famous young actress and a big fan of Hana's manga series. She has been in love with Riichi for a long time.
Asahi Kiritani (桐谷 朝陽, Kiritani Asahi)
Portrayed by: Masanari Wada [ja]
Kiritani is Hana's editor.
Jun (潤)
Portrayed by: Tsuyoshi Furukawa [ja]
Jun is Riichi's co-worker who greatly admires him.

Media

Manga

Hey Sensei, Don't You Know? is written and illustrated by Aya Asano. It was first serialized in the digital monthly shōjo manga magazine Premier Cheese! from the December 2018 issue released on November 5, 2018. The series was transferred to Cheese! beginning with the November 2020 issue released on September 4, 2020, and ran until its conclusion in December 2022 issue released on October 24, 2022. The chapters were later released in ten bound volumes by Shogakukan under their Flower Comics Alpha imprint.

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)978-4098706563
2 December 26, 2019 (2019-12-26)978-4098708123
3 May 26, 2020 (2020-05-26)978-4098710034
4 October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)978-4098712007
5 February 25, 2021 (2021-02-25)978-4098712557
6 July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)978-4098714056
7 November 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)978-4098715145
8 April 26, 2022 (2022-04-26)978-4098716371
9 August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26)978-4098717200
10 December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26)978-4098718498

Television drama

Fumika Baba (left, pictured in 2022) and Eiji Akaso (right, pictured in 2018) co-starred in the live-action drama adaptation.

A live-action television series adaptation was announced on November 3, 2019, as the fifth entry to MBS TV's late-night Thursday television block, Drama Tokku [ja]. The series aired on MBS TV from December 6, 2019, to January 17, 2019, for 6 episodes. Other broadcasts include TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, and TV Saitama.

The series stars Fumika Baba as Hana and Eiji Akaso as Riichi. To prepare for the drama adaptation, Baba had to learn how to hold a pen properly to draw, while Akaso took a brief course in hairdressing. Additional cast members include Masanari Wada [ja] as Kiritani, Honoka Yahagi as Nanase, and Super Dragon member Tsuyoshi Furukawa [ja] as Jun. Milk [ja] member Ryubi Miyase and Nankin Pepper [ja] member Hazuki Tanda play two original characters created for the drama, Koinuma and Makoto respectively, who are Hana's manga assistants.

The drama adaptation is directed by Keijirō Tsubakimoto and Tatsuya Aoki, with Smith [ja] as the supervising director and Yuko Shimoda [ja] in charge of the script. The opening theme song is "Sunny" by MaRuRi and Ryuga [ja], and the ending theme is "Love" by Bolbbalgan4.

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"
Transliteration: "Dai-ichi-wa" (Japanese: 第1話)
December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)
2"Episode 2"
Transliteration: "Dai-ni-wa" (Japanese: 第2話)
December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)
3"Episode 3"
Transliteration: "Dai-san-wa" (Japanese: 第3話)
December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
4"Episode 4"
Transliteration: "Dai-yon-wa" (Japanese: 第4話)
December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)
5"Episode 5"
Transliteration: "Dai-go-wa" (Japanese: 第5話)
January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
6"Episode 6"
Transliteration: "Dai-roku-wa" (Japanese: 第6話)
January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)

Reception

The Television [ja] reported that the manga was downloaded 250,000 times within five months from Premier Cheese!.

Notes

  1. ^ MBS lists the broadcast date as December 5, 2019, at 00:59, which is December 6, 2019, at 12:59 a.m.

References

  1. ^ "冴えないマンガ家とイケメン美容師のラブストーリー、プレミアCheese!で" [A love story between a medicore manga artist and a handsome beautician, in Premier Cheese!]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 5, 2018. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  2. "早くもドラマ化決定「ねぇ先生、知らないの?」1巻、マンガ家と美容師のラブ" [Hey Sensei, Don't You Know? volume 1, soon to become a drama, features love between a manga artist and a beautician]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 8, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "馬場ふみか&赤楚衛二"仮面ライダーコンビ"で『ねぇ先生、知らないの?』W主演" ['Kamen Rider duo' Fumika Baba and Eiji Akaso co-star in Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?]. Oricon (in Japanese). November 5, 2019. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "馬場ふみか×赤楚衛二がドラマW主演、人気マンガ家とカリスマ美容師のカップルに" [Fumika Baba and Eiji Akaso co-star in drama as a couple involving a popular manga artist and a charismatic beautician]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 3, 2019. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  5. "「宵の嫁入り」七尾美緒×「王の獣」藤間麗コラボによる転生読み切りがCheese!に" [A collaboration one-shot about reincarnation by Yoi no Yomeiri (Mio Nanao) and The King's Beast (Rei Toma) now available in Cheese!]. Natalie (in Japanese). September 24, 2020. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  6. "藤原えみの新連載やドラマ「恋と弾丸」対談、青木琴美新作などがCheese!に" [Dialogue about Emi Fujiwara's new serialization and the Yakuza Lover drama, new work by Kotomi Aoki and others in Cheese!]. Natalie (in Japanese). October 24, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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  17. ^ "馬場ふみか&赤楚衛二、W主演で恋人役!「ねぇ先生、知らないの?」実写ドラマ化決定" [Fumika Baba and Eiji Akaso co-star as lovers! Hey Sensei, Don't You Know? live-action drama green-lit]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). November 3, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "馬場ふみか×赤楚衛二「『一目ぼれしました』って言われてみたい人生です」<インタビュー>" [Fumika Baba and Eiji Akaso, 'I want to live a life where I can say, 'I've fallen in love at first sight"' (Interview)]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). December 4, 2019. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "ドラマ「ねぇ先生、知らないの?」矢作穂香、和田雅成らキャスト5名解禁" [Hey Sensei, Don't You Know? drama adds five more cast members, including Masanari Wada, Honoka Yahagi, and others]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  20. "スパドラ古川毅、M!LK宮世琉弥らがドラマ「ねぇ先生、知らないの?」に出演" [Tsuyoshi Furukawa from Super Dragon, Ryūbi Miyase from Milk appear in Hey Sensei, Don't You Know? drama]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 11, 2019. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  21. "矢作穂香や和田雅成らが、馬場ふみか&赤楚衛二のW主演ドラマに出演決定" [Honoka Yahagi, Masanari Wada, and others, scheduled to appear in drama co-starring Fumika Baba and Eiji Akaso]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). November 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  22. "ドラマ「ねぇ先生、知らないの?」まるりとりゅうが、赤頬思春期が主題歌担当" [MaRuRi and Ryuga, Bolbbalgan4 in charge of theme songs for Hey Sensei, Don't You Know? drama]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 22, 2019. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  23. "まるりとりゅうが、馬場ふみか&赤楚衛二W主演ドラマのオープニング主題歌に" [MaRuRi and Ryuga in charge of opening theme for drama co-starring Fumika Baba and Eiji Akaso]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). November 24, 2019. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

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