Piece of Cake (manga)

Piece of Cake (ピース オブ ケイク) is a Japanese romance josei manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura. It was published by Shodensha from 2003 to 2008 on Feel Young magazine. The first two volumes were published in French by Asuka.[1] A spin-off manga began in March 2015.[2] A live action film adaptation directed by Tomorowo Taguchi was released on September 5, 2015 in Japan.[3]

Piece of Cake
ピース オブ ケイク
GenreRomance
Manga
Written byGeorge Asakura
Published byShodensha
MagazineFeel Young
DemographicJosei
Original run2003 – 2008
Volumes5
Manga
Piece of Cake: Bangai-hen Piece 1
Written byGeorge Asakura
Published byShodensha
MagazineFeel Young
Original runMarch 7, 2015 – present
Live-action film
Directed byTomorowo Taguchi
Written byKōsuke Mukai
Music byOtomo Yoshihide
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2015 (2015-09-05)

Characters
  • Shino Umemiya[3]
  • Kyōshirō Sugahara[3]
  • Akari Narita[3]

Cast

Volumes
  • 1 (May 8, 2004)[4]
  • 2 (May 20, 2005)[5]
  • 3 (July 7, 2006)[6]
  • 4 (March 8, 2007)[7]
  • 5 (February 7, 2009)[8]

Reception

The film grossed ¥52.8 million on its opening weekend and was number 10 at the box office.[9]

References
  1. "Piece of Cake". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  2. "George Asakura's Piece of Cake Manga Gets Spinoff". Anime News Network. February 8, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  3. "Miliyah Kato, Kazunobu Mineta Perform Live-Action Piece of Cake Film's Theme". Anime News Network. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. "Piece of Cake jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  5. "Piece of Cake jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  6. "Piece of Cake jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  7. "Piece of Cake jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  8. "Piece of Cake jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  9. Kevin Ma (September 9, 2015). "Unfair finale and Ted 2 top Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 2, 2015.


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