Kowloon Generic Romance (Nhật: 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 seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since November 2019, with its chapters collected in 11 tankōbon volumes as of April 2025. The story is set in Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong.
An anime television series adaptation produced by Arvo Animation premiered in April 2025, and a live action film adaptation is set to open in Japanese theaters in August the same year.
== Nội dung ==
Kowloon Walled City, the most densely populated place on Earth, houses over 33,000 residents within a labyrinth of interconnected high-rises spanning just 2,6 hécta (6,4 mẫu Anh). Within this urban enclave lies the Wong Loi Realty Company, where an office romance develops between two coworkers: the easygoing yet brash Hajime Kudou and the reserved Reiko Kujirai. Despite their contentious dynamic, the two share a close rapport, frequently having lunch together. Their mutual affection for Kowloon Walled City gradually deepens their bond—yet an underlying peculiarity lingers between them.
== Nhân vật ==
Reiko Kujirai (鯨井 令子, Kujirai Reiko)
Lồng tiếng bởi: Haruka Shiraishi (tiếng Nhật), Lauren Landa (tiếng Việt)
Thủ vai bởi: Riho Yoshioka
A 32-year-old real estate agent residing alone in Kowloon Walled City. She maintains a professional relationship with Hajime Kudo, unaware they were formerly engaged and that she once mentored him at their workplace. Despite her complete memory loss regarding their past, she is in love with him, though he does not reciprocate. She enjoys Kowloon's urban culture and has a peculiar habit of smoking while eating watermelon.
Hajime Kudou (工藤 発, Kudō Hajime)
Lồng tiếng bởi: Tomokazu Sugita (tiếng Nhật), Ben Balmaceda (tiếng Việt)
Thủ vai bởi: Koshi Mizukami
A 34-year-old real estate agent who transferred from the Japanese branch to work at a small Kowloon office with Reiko. Like Reiko, he deeply appreciates Kowloon's urban culture and cuisine. Though formerly Kujirai's junior colleague and fiancé, he never mentions their past relationship due to her complete memory loss. He is aware of the current Kujirai being in love with him, but does not feel the same way for her at all, and is often seen taunting her for it.
Xiaohei (小黒, Shaohei)
Lồng tiếng bởi: Sayumi Suzushiro (tiếng Nhật), Risa Mei (tiếng Việt)
Thủ vai bởi: Kotone Hanase
A young woman who works part-time at various establishments in Kowloon, including shoe stores and cinemas. Petite in stature, she typically wears her hair in a bun and dresses in charming Chinese-style outfits. She is acquainted with both Reiko and Hajime.
Yaomay (楊明, Yōmei)
Lồng tiếng bởi: Aoi Koga
Thủ vai bởi: Minami Umezawa
A doll-making seamstress residing in Kowloon Walled City, she struggles with excessive unsold inventory until Reiko, Hajime, and Shaohei assist her. Following a chance meeting where she learns of Reiko's amnesia, they form a friendship. She maintains she underwent complete physical reconstruction to abandon her past, though provides no further details about her history.
Miyuki Hebinuma (蛇沼 みゆき, Hebinuma Miyuki)
Lồng tiếng bởi: Ryōtarō Okiayu
Thủ vai bởi: Ryo Ryusei
President of Hebinuma Pharmaceutical, a major conglomerate specializing in beauty and pharmaceutical products. With his slicked-back hair, sharp serpentine eyes, and distinctive forked tongue, he presents a striking appearance. After inheriting his father's pharmaceutical company, he rapidly expanded the business and now personally operates a popular beauty counseling service for women. Miyuki develops an unusual fascination with Reiko when she visits his clinic using a promotional coupon, eventually surprising her with an unsolicited kiss at her workplace.
Tao Gwen (タオ・グエン, Tao Guen)
Lồng tiếng bởi: Taito Ban (tiếng Nhật), Edward Mendoza (tiếng Việt)
Thủ vai bởi: Shuntarō Yanagi
A former waiter at the Goldfish Tea House. He initially informs Reiko about her past engagement to Hajime (as "Kujirai B"). After mysteriously disappearing, he later recognizes that the current Reiko differs from the one he knew. Formerly the partner of Miyuki during their Kowloon investigations, he continues assisting Reiko and Yaomay in uncovering the city's mysteries after their abrupt breakup.
Yūlong (ユウロン, Yūron)
Lồng tiếng bởi: Kengo Kawanishi
Thủ vai bởi: Figaro Tseng
An associate of Miyuki who investigates the mysterious Second Kowloon phenomenon. Initially unable to perceive or enter Kowloon, he discovers that "regret" serves as the key requirement for access.
Kujirai B (鯨井B, Kujirai B)
Lồng tiếng bởi: Yuriko Yamaguchi (tiếng Nhật), Amber Lee Connors (tiếng Việt)
Kujirai B is a deceased woman who bore a striking resemblance to Reiko. The alias was given by Yaomay. Two years older than Hajime, she served as his senior at Wong Loi Realty Company and was formerly engaged to him.
== Sản xuất ==
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.


== Truyền thông ==


=== Manga ===
Written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki, Kowloon Generic Romance started in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump on November 7, 2019. In April 2025, it was announced that the manga had entered its final story arc. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on February 19, 2020. As of April 17, 2025, eleven 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.
=== Anime ===
In October 2024, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation. It is produced by Arvo Animation and directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki, with series composition by Jin Tanaka, character designs by Yuka Shibata, art direction by Yūji Kaneko, and music composed by Ryōhei Sataka. The series premiered on 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), performed by Wednesday Campanella, while the ending theme song is "Koi no Retronym" (恋のレトロニム, Koi no Retoronimu, n.đ. 'A Retronym for Love'), performed by Mekakushe.
Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.


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=== Live-action ===
In October 2024, a live action film adaptation was announced. It will be produced by Robot and directed by Chihiro Ikeda and is set to open in Japanese theaters in August 2025.
== Đón nhận ==
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.


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== Đọc thêm ==
Cormack, Kevin (ngày 19 tháng 3 năm 2024). "Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Volume 1–6 Review". Anime News Network. Lưu trữ bản gốc ngày 19 tháng 3 năm 2024.
Cormack, Kevin (ngày 9 tháng 11 năm 2024). "Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Volume 7–8 Review". Anime News Network. Lưu trữ bản gốc ngày 10 tháng 11 năm 2024.


== Xem thêm ==
Official manga website at Weekly Young Jump (bằng tiếng Nhật)
Official media project website (bằng tiếng Nhật)
Official anime website (bằng tiếng Nhật)
Official live-action film website (bằng tiếng Nhật)
Kūron Jenerikku Romansu (manga) tại từ điển bách khoa của Anime News Network