Private Teacher!

Private Teacher! (Japanese: カテキョ!, Hepburn: Katekyo!) is a Japanese yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Moegi. Private Teacher! was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Drap from 2009 to 2012. The book was followed up with a one-volume sequel spin-off titled Koitomo!? (コイトモ! ?, "Romantic Partner!?").

Private Teacher!
Cover of the Japanese version of vol. 1, first released on January 1, 2009 (2009-01-01)
カテキョ!
(Katekyo!)
GenreYaoi[1]
Manga
Written byYuu Moegi
Published byCore Magazine
English publisher
ImprintDrap Comics
MagazineDrap
DemographicJosei
Original runMay 31, 2008 (2008-05-31) – February 29, 2012 (2012-02-29)
Volumes4
Manga
Koitomo!?
Written byYuu Moegi
Published byCore Magazine
ImprintDrap Comics
MagazineDrap
DemographicJosei
Original runAugust 31, 2012 (2012-08-31) – June 29, 2013 (2013-06-29)
Volumes1

Plot

Rintaro Noe, a clumsy high school student, dreads being around his tutor, Kaede Sumizome, who teases him incessantly. However, he doesn't realize that he's attracted to Kaede and that the reason for Kaede's playfulness around him may be because he returns those feelings.

Characters
Rintaro Noe (野江 倫太郎, Noe Rintarō)
Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[2]
Rintaro is a clumsy and airheaded third year high school student who falls in love with Kaede. Halfway into the series, he begins attending college and living with Kaede.
Kaede Sumizome (墨染 楓, Sumizome Kaede)
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa[3]
Kaede is a chemistry major at a prestigious university and becomes Rintaro's tutor. He enjoys teasing Rintaro to see his reactions and is deeply fond of him.
Haruka Kawauchi (河内遥, Kawauchi Haruka)
Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga[3]
Haruka is Kaede's cousin who is the same age as Rintaro. His friendly and cutesy behavior is an act that hides his aggressive and sadistic personality. Later, he enrolls in Kaede's college as a law student and pursues Tokiwa, who had helped him find his contact lenses when he was in high school.
Ninose (二ノ瀬)
Voiced by: Hirofumi Nojima[2]
Ninose is Rintaro's high school classmate.
Tokiwa (常磐)
Voiced by: Takuya Satō[3]
Tokiwa is Kaede's colleague who researches at the same laboratory. He has difficulty expressing his emotions.

Media

Manga

Private Teacher! is written and illustrated by Yuu Moegi. It was serialized in the monthly magazine Drap from the July 2008 issue released on May 31, 2008 to the April 2012 issue released on February 29, 2012. The chapters were later released in 4 bound volumes by Core Magazine under the Drap Comics imprint. In January 2011, Digital Manga Publishing announced that they were distributing the book in English under the Juné imprint.[4][5]

The series was originally published as a trilogy of short stories from the July 2008 issue to the September 2008 issue. Beginning with the July 2009 issue, Moegi decided to continue the series full-time. During the series' run, Fifth Avenue released a series of audio drama adaptations on CD, with each adapting a volume. The first drama CD, adapting volumes 1 and 2, was released on August 26, 2009.[2] The second drama CD, adapting volume 3, was released on August 24, 2011.[6] The third drama CD, adapting volume 4, was released on August 24, 2012.[7] A special drama CD titled Sweet Horror Night, featuring chapter 8 of volume 3, was released on September 26, 2014.[8]

On December 23, 2015, Moegi released her first artbook, Wedding Night, with artwork from the series and her other works. The artbook also included a bonus comic featuring Kaede and Rintaro.[9]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 1, 2009 (2009-01-01)[10]978-4862524669August 24, 2011 (2011-08-24)978-1569702338
2 March 3, 2010 (2010-03-03)[11]978-4862527721December 19, 2011 (2011-12-19)[12]978-1569702345
3 August 25, 2011 (2011-08-25)[13]978-4864361125April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25)[14]978-1569702727
4 July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03)[15]978-4864363396May 28, 2014 (2014-05-28)[16]978-1569703212

Sequel

The series was followed up with a one-volume spin-off titled Koitomo!? (コイトモ! ?), which was a continuation of Haruka and Tokiwa's story from 2010. It was serialized in Drap from the October 2012 issue released on August 31, 2012 to the August 2013 issue released on June 29, 2013. A drama CD adaptation was released on November 13, 2015.[17][3]

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1Koitomo!? (コイトモ! ?)August 24, 2013 (2013-08-24)[18]978-4864365116

Dōjinshi

Under the pseudonym "Jari-kengai", Moegi has also self-published unofficial dōjinshi of the series and sold limited copies exclusively at Comiket.

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1Chocolate FondueDecember 30, 2011 (2011-12-30)[19]—
2LemonadeAugust 12, 2012 (2012-08-12)[20]—
3Milk SodaAugust 11, 2013 (2013-08-11)[21]—

Reception

Volume 3 peaked at #46 on Oricon and sold 18,327 physical copies on its first week of sales.[22]

References
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  2. "萌木ゆう原作『カテキョ！』". Drap (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. "萌木ゆうの年下攻めBL「コイトモ!?」代永翼×佐藤拓也でドラマCD化". Natalie (in Japanese). September 23, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. Manry, Gia (January 29, 2011). "DMI Adds Yuu Moegi's Katekyo! Boys-Love Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 21, 2011). "Digital Manga Adds Miki Araya's Secretary's Job Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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  7. "カテキョ!3". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  8. "萌木ゆう原作　カテキョ！番外編「Sweet Horror Night」". Drap (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  9. "Wedding Night". Drap (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  10. "カテキョ！". Drap (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  11. "カテキョ！２". Drap (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  12. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 20, 2011). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 18–24". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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  14. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 24, 2012). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 22–28". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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  16. Ressler, Karen (May 27, 2014). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 25–31". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  17. "萌木ゆう原作「コイトモ!?」". Drap (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  18. "コイトモ!?". Drap (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  19. Moegi, Yuu (December 28, 2011). "冬コミの販売物のご案内" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  20. Moegi, Yuu (September 1, 2011). "夏コミ新刊　通販のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  21. Moegi, Yuu (September 28, 2013). "2013夏コミ新刊通販のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  22. Loo, Egan (August 31, 2011). "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 22–28". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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