Kabe Sa Dōjin Sakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shōnin Yokkyū o Kojiraseteiru (壁サー同人作家の猫屋敷くんは承認欲求をこじらせている, transl. 'Popular Indie Creator Nekoyashiki is Making His Yearning for Approval Worse'), abbreviated as KabeKoji (壁こじ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Minamoto [ja]. It has been serialized on Comic Ryū Web since 2020. KabeKoji follows the relationship between a gay creator of doujinshi (self-published manga) and a male idol. A live-action television drama adaptation produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) was released in October 2022.
Synopsis
Mamoru Nekoyashiki is doujinshi (self-published manga) creator who authors boys' love (male-male romance manga) under the pen name "Kōniku-sensei". Nekoyashiki is a highly popular creator at doujinshi conventions,[a] and uses this popularity to fulfill his desire for external validation. At a convention he has a chance reunion with Kazama Issei, a childhood friend he once had a crush on, and who now performs as an idol under the stage name "Issay".
Media
Manga
KabeKoji began serialization on Comic Ryū Web in 2020.[1] The series has been released as four collected tankōbon volumes published by Tokuma Shoten:
A live-action television drama adaptation of KabeKoji was announced on June 9, 2022,[1] and will premier on October 3, 2022.[6] The series is produced by and will broadcast on ABC-TV, and will stream on Rakuten TV and TVer [ja].[7] The series stars Koudai Matsuoka [ja] as Nekoyashiki and Masaki Nakao as Issei,[8] with Tatsunori Satō as director, Shinya Hokimoto [ja] as writer, music by Yuta Mori, and Yosuke Inakuma, Kota Yamazaki, and Muneo Miyagawa as producers.[7] Filming wrapped on the series on August 30, 2022.[6]
Notes
^"Kabe sa" in the series' title refers to "kabe circle" (壁サークル, kabe sākuru, "wall circle"), a slang term for doujinshi groups or "circles" that are popular enough to be placed along the wall of the convention venue for purposes of crowd management.[1]
