The Dangers in My Heart
The Dangers in My Heart (Japanese: 僕の心のヤバイやつ, Hepburn: Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Norio Sakurai. It started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion in March 2018 and was moved to Champion Cross, before being moved again to Manga Cross. It has been published in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shin-Ei Animation premiered in April 2023.
| The Dangers in My Heart | |
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| 僕の心のヤバイやつ (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Norio Sakurai |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 8, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroaki Akagi |
| Written by | Jukki Hanada |
| Music by | Kensuke Ushio |
| Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Licensed by | Sentai Filmworks |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | April 2, 2023 – present |
| Episodes | 7 |
Premise
Kyotaro Ichikawa is a disgruntled loner student who fantasizes about murdering his popular classmates, often reading a murder encyclopedia and learning about human anatomy, with the beautiful class idol, Anna Yamada, being his prime target. However, when he observes that Anna is rather quirky in her own way, and when she becomes increasingly friendly towards Kyotaro, he gradually warms up to her and they start to become closer.
Characters
- Kyotaro Ichikawa (市川 京太郎, Ichikawa Kyōtarō)
- Voiced by: Shun Horie[2]
- Anna Yamada (山田 杏奈, Yamada Anna)
- Voiced by: Hina Yōmiya[2]
- Chihiro Kobayashi (小林 ちひろ, Kobayashi Chihiro)
- Voiced by: Ayaka Asai[3]
- Moeko Sekine (関根 萌子, Sekine Moeko)
- Voiced by: Megumi Han[3]
- Serina Yoshida (吉田 芹那, Yoshida Serina)
- Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[3]
- Shō Adachi (足立 翔, Adachi Shō)
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[4]
- Kenta Kanzaki (神崎 健太, Kanzaki Kenta)
- Voiced by: Gen Satō[4]
- Chikara Ōta (太田 力, Ōta Chikara)
- Voiced by: Jun Fukushima[4]
- Honoka Hara (原 穂乃香, Hara Honoka)
- Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki[4]
- Kana Ichikawa (市川 香菜, Ichikawa Kana)
- Voiced by: Yukari Tamura[5]
- Haruya Nanjō (南条 ハルヤ, Nanjō Haruya)
- Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki[5]
- Yamada's mother (山田母, Yamada Haha)
- Voiced by: Yūko Minaguchi[6]
- Ichikawa's mother (市川母, Ichikawa Haha)
- Voiced by: Chinami Nishimura[6]
Media
Manga
The series is written and illustrated by Norio Sakurai. It started serialization in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine on March 8, 2018.[7] On April 10, 2018, the series was transferred to the Champion Cross manga website.[8] On July 10, 2018, Akita Shoten merged Champion Cross with their newly created manga website, Manga Cross. When the websites merged, it was transferred to Manga Cross.[9] As of March 2023, eight volumes have been released.[10]
In December 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced they licensed the series for English publication.[11] The series is also licensed by Tong Li Publishing in Taiwan.[12] Individual chapters of the series are called kartes.
Volume list
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | December 7, 2018[13] | 978-4-25-322615-8 | July 20, 2021[14] | 978-1-64-827425-1 | ||
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| 2 | September 6, 2019[15] | 978-4-25-322616-5 | September 21, 2021[16] | 978-1-64-827443-5 | ||
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| 3 | June 8, 2020[17][18] | 978-4-25-322617-2 978-4-25-322618-9 (SE) | November 16, 2021[19] | 978-1-64-827462-6 | ||
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| 4 | February 8, 2021[20][21] | 978-4-25-322619-6 978-4-25-322620-2 (SE) | April 26, 2022[22] | 978-1-63-858171-0 | ||
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| 5 | July 8, 2021[23][24] | 978-4-25-322667-7 978-4-25-322666-0 (SE) | December 6, 2022[25] | 978-1-63858-723-1 | ||
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| 6 | January 7, 2022[26][27] | 978-4-25-322669-1 978-4-25-322668-4 (SE) | July 18, 2023[28] | 978-1-68579-618-1 | ||
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| 7 | August 8, 2022[29][30] | 978-4-253-22684-4 978-4-253-22670-7 (SE) | October 3, 2023[31] | 978-1-68579-619-8 | ||
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| 8 | March 8, 2023[10][32] | 978-4-253-22685-1 978-4-253-22967-8 (SE) | — | — | ||
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Anime
In August 2022, it was announced that the series is receiving an anime television series adaptation.[33] The series is produced by Shin-Ei Animation and directed by Hiroaki Akagi, with scripts written by Jukki Hanada, character designs handled by Masato Katsumata, and music composed by Kensuke Ushio.[2] It premiered on April 2, 2023, on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation block.[34] The opening theme song is "Shayō" (斜陽, "Setting Sun") by Yorushika, while the ending theme song is "Sū Sentimental" (数センチメンタル, "Some Sentimental") by Kohana Lam.[35] At Anime NYC 2022, Sentai Filmworks announced that they licensed the series, and will be streaming it on Hidive.[36]
Episode list
| No. | Title [37][38] | Directed by [lower-alpha 1] | Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 1] | Original air date [39] | |
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| 1 | "I Was Stolen Away" Transcription: "Boku wa Ubawareta" (Japanese: 僕は奪われた) | Hiroki Imamura | Hiroki Imamura | April 2, 2023 | |
| Kyotaro is a troubled student who fantasizes about murdering his classmates, in particular magazine model and classmate Anna, even carrying a box-cutter for that purpose. By chance he and Anna are alone in the library where he notices the odd behavior she exhibits, including humming like a monkey. Seeing she needs scissors for her schoolwork he impulsively lends her his box-cutter, leaving him without his weapon. He finds the box-cutter in his desk later, surprising him she knew which desk was his. He begins to notice more odd behaviors, which somehow tempts him to secretly offer help. They accidentally interrupt a classmates love confession and Kyotaro is forced by Anna to make cat noises to conceal their eavesdropping. Kyotaro is baffled by his continuing to help her. Later he spots Anna in a shop blatantly trying to get noticed as the model on the magazines, which makes him embarrassed on her behalf. On impulse he buys the magazine and it is implied he uses it to masturbate. The next day he spots a classmate harassing Anna and impulsively speeds his bike into the river as a distraction. Anna correctly deduces he did it to help, which makes her happy. | |||||
| 2 | "I Died" Transcription: "Boku wa Shinda" (Japanese: 僕は死んだ) | Dali Chen | Yoshiyuki Shirahata | April 9, 2023 | |
| Anna brings a snack to school that must be mixed with water, which she spills repeatedly. Kyotaro is compelled to fetch a glass but finds her using a bowl, increasing his urge to kill her. On a hot day Anna sweats so several boys try to peek at her bra but Kyotaro sabotages them. In the library Kyotaro sees she is wearing a swimsuit instead of a bra. Chihiro appears so Anna hides under the desk, giving him an erection. Chihiro ends up revealing she is allergic to snack food so Anna always snacks alone. Kyotaro is forced to visit the bathroom with his erection. The class does a haunted house for Culture Festival and Anna notices her name on a tombstone. Kyotaro takes the blame to spare the real culprit, Honoko, but Honoko reveals she had innocently used everyone’s names, not just Anna. Anna realizes Kyotaro took the blame trying to spare Honoko. Kyotaro notices the same hassling student approach Anna again but is relieved when other girls protect Anna this time. He and Anna end up alone by a display of town maps, revealing their homes are only one mile apart. Anna takes a selfie on Kyotaro’s phone, which he decides to keep. | |||||
| 3 | "I Want to Hug You" Transcription: "Boku wa Dakishimetai" (Japanese: 僕は抱きしめたい) | Yoshiyuki Shirahata | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | April 16, 2023 | |
| Kyotaro begins writing a dark fantasy manga. Kyotaro goes to the infirmary with headache and finds Anna there with stomach-ache. He wonders if he should kill her but she shares her own medicine with him, then leaves. The nurse asks him to return the shirt Anna left behind, the smell of which arouses him. Boys in class ask Kyotaro to pass Anna a lewd note. Kyotaro instead passes the drawing of his manga heroine, which resembles her. The same boys attempt a trick that supposedly reveals the girls favorite sex position, but the girls expose them before Anna falls for it. Anna unwittingly performs the trick on Kyotaro that suggests girl-on-top position, giving him another erection. Kyotaro cannot reconcile his hatred with his sexual attraction so when Anna injures her nose in basketball he follows her to the infirmary determined to kill her. When he hears Anna crying over her nose ruining an important photoshoot, and sees she has kept his drawing, he realizes he loves her. As her nose hurts continuously Kyotaro leaves tissues as an anonymous gift. He is rather disappointed she uses them to clean snack crumbs and yet happy to see her smile again. | |||||
| 4 | "I Have a Problem" Transcription: "Boku wa Kokoro no Yamai" (Japanese: 僕は心の病) | Bak Gyeong-sun | Bak Gyeong-sun | April 23, 2023 | |
| Kyotaro decides love is a mental illness. When Anna brings a milk based snack to the library he insists she use a bowl, but they are caught by a teacher, causing the snack to spill all over Anna. Kyotaro notices the spilled snack looks lewd. Kyotaro notices Kanaoya staring at Anna and deduces she wants to talk to her so he leaves them alone in the library. Kanaoya apologizes for hurting Anna’s nose. Serina noticed what Kyotaro did and thanks him. Somehow, Kyotaro ends up taking Anna home on his bike. While drinking Anna gives Kyotaro the bottle lid, then after getting home she gives him his own bottle as a thank you for the ride, so Kyotaro embarrassingly gives her the lid from his bottle, making her laugh. Anna spots Kyotaro with his doting older sister and is cheerfully envious since she is an only child. Kyotaro realizes Anna came to talk to him on purpose, despite her claim otherwise. Anna gets in trouble for snacking in the library until Kyotaro points out the lack of evidence. The teacher is so happy to see Kyotaro interacting with people he forgets to scold Anna. Grateful, Anna announces they are friends now. | |||||
| 5 | "We Got Split Up" Transcription: "Bokura wa Hagureta" (Japanese: 僕らははぐれた) | Takuma Suzuki | Hitoyuki Matsui | April 30, 2023 | |
| The class gets to go on job experience. Kyotaro and the pervert-boys all want to be in Anna’s group. Kyotaro gets onto Anna’s group by manipulating Kanzaki into Hara’s group, whom Kanzaki is dating. Anna notices and praises Kyotaro’s good deed. Anna and Hara discuss dating, revealing Anna has never dated. Hara is amused Anna spends so much time with Kyotaro. During the rain Anna has no umbrella so she borrows Kyotaro’s raincoat to go buy one. Kyotaro notices she forgot her purse and rushes it to her, becoming soaked, only to find she had an umbrella all along. Anna covers her mistake by claiming it is broken. Kyotaro realizes he is not mentally ill, he loves her. Anna, her friends, Kyotaro and pervert Adachi visit a manga publisher. Kyotaro tries not to show Anna his otaku side but she notices anyway and convinces him to enjoy himself. While in a cramped elevator Anna and Kyotaro are pressed together. He struggles not to become aroused, then surprisingly notices Anna is as flustered as he is. Anna later tries to talk about manga but Kyotaro angrily convinces himself she is mocking him. They suddenly realize everyone else is already on the train, leaving Anna and Kyotaro at the station. | |||||
| 6 | "I Melted It" Transcription: "Boku wa Tokashita" (Japanese: 僕は溶かした) | Akihito Sudō | Akihito Sudō | May 7, 2023 | |
| Anna blames herself for missing the train. Feeling guilty, Kyotaro buys her a drink then takes the blame himself, making her smile. On the next train Anna cryptically asks Kyotaro if two classmates dating would be better to announce it or keep it secret. Kana notices Kyotaro is actually enjoying school. Kyotaro is surprised when Anna waits outside school specifically to give him the manga series she had promised to lend him, though she seems flustered over it. Later, Anna insists he read the manga in the library but stumbles with her breasts in his face. Adachi notices Kyotaro talking with Anna and interrogates him on Anna’s love life, revealing he thinks he loves her because of how sexy she is. Kyotaro is more disgusted by Adachi than usual because there is more to like Anna for than her looks. Realising this he once again wonders if he loves her himself. The no eating rule is finally signposted in the library so Kyotaro worries Anna will stop visiting. Anna keeps snacking anyway but when a teacher almost catches her Kyotaro grabs her hand to hide the evidence. Anna tells him to go away and he wonders if he has ruined everything by grabbing her, yet she still returns to the library the next day. | |||||
| 7 | "We Swapped Places" Transcription: "Bokura wa Irekawatteru" (Japanese: 僕らは入れ替わってる) | Tarō Kubo | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | May 14, 2023 | |
| Kyotaro learns Anna is on a weekly TV programme. During running class Anna matches speeds with him to talk. She even asks for his help standing up, touching hands on purpose. Kyotaro and Anna accidentally switch jackets so they secretly trade back in the infirmary. Anna secretly smells his jacket before returning it. She abruptly suggests measuring their heights for fun, putting her breasts in Kyotaro’s face. Kyotaro simply cannot understand her behaviour. News spreads Anna will be in a movie. Class seating is rearranged and Anna is sat ahead of Kyotaro. Anna is jealous Haru is sat next to Kyotaro. Kyotaro assures her she is the only one he sees, which Anna seriously misinterprets. Haru arranges to switch seats, putting Anna behind Kyotaro. In the library he asks about the movie and learns it is a smaller role than their classmates assumed. She asks to practice her one line with him, though as it involves calling him a creep she drags him into a cramped cupboard. Feeling awkward he promises to watch the movie, so she leaves, unable to call him a creep anymore. Kyotaro watches her TV programme and again finds it is a much smaller role than he assumed. For some reason he is relieved she still has a long way to go before becoming a celebrity. | |||||
| 8 | Transcription: "Boku wa Yume o Mita" (Japanese: 僕は夢を見た) | TBA | TBA | May 21, 2023 | |
Reception
In 2019, the series ranked fourth in the Next Manga Awards in the web manga category.[40] In 2020, the series ranked first in the same category.[41] The series ranked third in the 2020 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook.[42] It also ranked fourth in the fourth Tsutaya Comic Awards.[43] It ranked thirteenth in Japanese bookstore Honya Club's employee recommendations.[44] It was also nominated for the Manga Taishō in 2020.[45] It ranked fourth in a 2020 poll asking people what manga they most wanted to see adapted into an anime.[46] It ranked first in the same poll in 2021.[47] Plus Media Networks Asia to carried the anime in Southeast Asia, to be premiered on Aniplus Asia.[48]
See also
- Mitsudomoe, another manga series by the same author
Notes
- Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
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External links
- The Dangers in My Heart official manga website at Manga Cross (in Japanese)
- The Dangers in My Heart official anime website (in Japanese)
- The Dangers in My Heart (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
