# Kowloon Generic Romance

Kowloon Generic Romance (Japanese: 九龍ジェネリックロマンス, Hepburn: Kūron Jenerikku Romansu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump since November 2019, with its chapters collected in 10 tankōbon volumes as of October 2024. The story is set in Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong. An anime television series adaptation produced by Arvo Animation is set to premiere in April 2025, and a live action film adaptation is set to open in Japanese theaters in Q3 the same year.

## Characters
### Reiko Kujirai (鯨井 令子, Kujirai Reiko)

    Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi
    Portrayed by: Riho Yoshioka

### Hajime Kudou (工藤 発, Kudō Hajime)

    Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita
    Portrayed by: Koshi Mizukami

### Miyuki Hebinuma (蛇沼 みゆき, Hebinuma Miyuki)

    Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu
    Portrayed by: Ryo Ryusei

### Tao Gwen (タオ・グエン, Tao Guen)

    Voiced by: Taito Ban
    Portrayed by: Shuntarō Yanagi [ja]

### Yaomay (楊明, Yōmei)

    Voiced by: Aoi Koga
    Portrayed by: Minami Umezawa

### Xiaohei (小黒, Shaohei)

    Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro
    Portrayed by: Kotone Hanase [ja]

### Yūlong (ユウロン, Yūron)

    Portrayed by: Figaro Tseng
    Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi

## Production

According to Mayuzuki, she had the idea of launching a series about Kowloon Walled City while her previous work After the Rain was still being serialized. She liked the topic of Kowloon Walled City and first learned about it from Kowloon's Gate when she was young.

## Media
### Manga

Written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki, Kowloon Generic Romance started in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump on November 7, 2019. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on February 19, 2020. As of October 18, 2024, ten volumes have been published.
In January 2022, Yen Press announced that it had licensed the manga for English release in North America. The first volume was released on August 9, 2022.

#### Volumes

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| 1 | February 19, 2020 | 978-4-08-891488-6 | August 9, 2022 | 978-1-97-534578-5 |
| 2 | July 17, 2020 | 978-4-08-891532-6 | December 13, 2022 | 978-1-97-534580-8 |
| 3 | November 19, 2020 | 978-4-08-891728-3 | April 18, 2023 | 978-1-97-534582-2 |
| 4 | February 19, 2021 | 978-4-08-891829-7 | July 18, 2023 | 978-1-97-534584-6 |
| 5 | June 18, 2021 | 978-4-08-892012-2 | October 17, 2023 | 978-1-97-536377-2 |
| 6 | November 19, 2021 | 978-4-08-892131-0 | February 20, 2024 | 978-1-97-537143-2 |
| 7 | May 18, 2022 | 978-4-08-892271-3 | June 18, 2024 | 978-1-97-537145-6 |
| 8 | December 19, 2022 | 978-4-08-892433-5 | September 17, 2024 | 978-1-97-537147-0 |
| 9 | October 19, 2023 | 978-4-08-892863-0 | January 21, 2025 | 979-8-85-540367-1 |
| 10 | October 18, 2024 | 978-4-08-893267-5 | — | — |
| 11 | April 17, 2025 | 978-4-08-893715-1 | — | — |

### Anime

In October 2024, it was announced that the series will receive an anime television series adaptation. It will be produced by Arvo Animation and directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki [ja], with series composition by Jin Tanaka, character designs by Yuka Shibata [ja], art direction by Yūji Kaneko, and music composed by Ryōhei Sataka [ja]. It is set to premiere in April 5, 2025, on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. The opening theme song is "Summertime Ghost" (サマータイムゴースト, Samātaimu Gōsuto) by Wednesday Campanella, while the ending theme song is "Koi no Retronym" (恋のレトロニム, Koi no Retoronimu, lit. "A Retronym for Love") by Mekakushe [ja].

### Live-action film

In October 2024, it was announced that the series will receive a live action film adaptation. It will be produced by Robot and directed by Chihiro Ikeda [ja] and is set to open in Japanese theaters in Q3 2025.

## Reception

The manga had over 1.2 million copies in circulation by December 2024. In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards. It ranked third on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers. It was nominated for the 14th Manga Taishō in 2021 and placed ninth with 46 points.