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Nisekoi (ニセコイ, lit. "Fake Love"), released in English as
Nisekoi: False Love, is a Japanese
romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by
Naoshi Komi.
Nisekoi was first published as a
one-shot manga in
Shueisha's seasonal
Jump NEXT! magazine before being
serialized in
Weekly Shōnen Jump. Since November 26, 2012,
Nisekoi has been published in English in
Viz Media's digital magazine,
Weekly Shonen Jump. As of August 2014 the series has been compiled in 13
tankōbon
volumes in Japan, and is also being released in English in digital and
print volumes by Viz Media. The manga has inspired a novel series,
titled
Nisekoi: Urabana, written by Hajime Tanaka and published by Shueisha. There have been two volumes published, on June 4 and December 28, 2013.
In May 2013, it was announced that an anime adaptation of
Nisekoi had been greenlit.The anime is directed by
Akiyuki Shinbo at
Shaft,and began airing from January 11, 2014.Aniplex USA has licensed the series for streaming in North America.
Daisuki, Crunchyroll, and Hulu
have provided simulcast streams with English subtitles for audiences in
the United States, Canada, South America and South Africa. A second
season has been announced.
