A Perfect Day for Love Letters

A Perfect Day for Love Letters
	Cover of the first volume of A Perfect Day for Love Letters as published by Kodansha
恋文日和; (Koibumi Biyori)
Genre	Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by	George Asakura
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Del Rey Manga;
Magazine	Bessatsu Friend
Demographic	Shōjo
Published	2001
Volumes	2
Live-action film
Released	December 4, 2004;
Runtime	111 minutes
Television drama
Studio	Koibumi Biyori Production Committee; NTV; AX-ON [ja]; Studio Blue; LDH Japan
Original network	NTV
Original run	January 7, 2014 – March 11, 2014
Episodes	10

A Perfect Day for Love Letters (

Risa Itou in 2005.^[1] A live action film adaptation premiered in Japan on December 4, 2004.^[2] It was also adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2014.^[3]

Manga

In Japan,

ISBN 978-0-345-48267-9).^[7]

Reception

Anime News Network's Carlo Santos criticizes the manga for its characters quirks for being annoying and "occasional clutter layout". However, he complimented the manga for "true-to-life characters".^[8] Mania.com's Mike Dungan criticises George Asakura's artwork as "coarse". However he commends the manga for "building the tension just right" in each of the individual stories.^[9]

References

^ "Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. 2005-05-12. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
^ 恋文日和. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-12-15.
^ "A Perfect Day for Love Letters Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
^ 恋文日和 (1) (講談社コミックスフレンドB) (in Japanese). ‹See Tfd›ASIN 4063412296.
^ 恋文日和―ラブレターをめぐるオムニバス集 (2) (講談社コミックスフレンドB (1230)) (in Japanese). ‹See Tfd›ASIN 406341230X.
^ "New Del Rey Manga". Anime News Network. 2004-12-07. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
^ "Catalog: A Perfect Day for Love Letters 1 - A Perfect Day for Love Letters 2". Del Rey Manga. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
^ Santos, Carlo (April 26, 2006). "A Perfect Day for Love Letters G.novel 2". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
^ Dungan, Mike (June 12, 2006). "A Perfect Day for Love Letters (aka: Koifumi-biyori) Vol. #01". Mania.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20.

External links

Official Del Rey website
Official NTV website
A Perfect Day for Love Letters (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
A Perfect Day for Love Letters at
IMDb

[1] "Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. 2005-05-12. Retrieved 2009-02-05.

[2] 恋文日和. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-12-15.

[3] "A Perfect Day for Love Letters Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-12-15.

[4] 恋文日和 (1) (講談社コミックスフレンドB) (in Japanese). ‹See Tfd›ASIN 4063412296.

[5] 恋文日和―ラブレターをめぐるオムニバス集 (2) (講談社コミックスフレンドB (1230)) (in Japanese). ‹See Tfd›ASIN 406341230X.

[6] "New Del Rey Manga". Anime News Network. 2004-12-07. Retrieved 2009-02-05.

[7] "Catalog: A Perfect Day for Love Letters 1 - A Perfect Day for Love Letters 2". Del Rey Manga. Retrieved 2009-02-05.

[8] Santos, Carlo (April 26, 2006). "A Perfect Day for Love Letters G.novel 2". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.

[9] Dungan, Mike (June 12, 2006). "A Perfect Day for Love Letters (aka: Koifumi-biyori) Vol. #01". Mania.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20.

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