Paripi Koumei

### Producer

Mainichi Broadcasting System, Kodansha, Avex Pictures, DMM pictures, Bit grooove promotion

## Fandom

***Ya Boy Kongming!*** (Japanese: パリピ孔明, Hepburn: *Paripi Kōmei*, lit. "Kongming of the Party People") is a Japanese manga series written by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa. The series was serialized on Kodansha's *Comic Days* website from December 2019 to November 2021 and later in *Weekly Young Magazine*. It has been collected in 14 *tankōbon* volumes as of July 2023. Set in the Shibuya special ward in Tokyo, the series centers on Zhuge Liang, who is transported from ancient China to modern Japan, and uses military tactics to transform his new friend, Eiko Tsukimi, into a music star.

An anime television series adaptation produced by P.A. Works was streamed from March to June 2022 and aired on television from April to June of the same year. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series outside of Japan and streamed it on its Hidive platform.

A live-action television drama is set to premiere in Q4 2023.

## Synopsis

General of the Three Kingdoms, Kongming had struggled his whole life, facing countless battles that made him into the accomplished strategist he was. So on his deathbed, he wished only to be reborn into a peaceful world...and was sent straight to modern-day party-central, Tokyo! Can even a brilliant strategist like Kongming adapt to the wild beats and even wilder party people?!

(Source: Kodansha USA)

## List of Published Books

### *Manga*

*Ya Boy Kongming!*, written and illustrated by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa, was serialized in Kodansha's *Comic Days* online platform from December 31, 2019, to November 16, 2021. The series was transferred to *Weekly Young Magazine* starting on November 22, 2021. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual *tankōbon* volumes. The first volume was released on April 8, 2020. As of July 6, 2023, fourteen volumes have been released.

The manga has been licensed for English digital release in North America by Kodansha USA, with the first volume released on June 1, 2021.

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## Opening Theme

### OP Composer:

QUEENDOM (hibiki and moka from lol, Akina and Taki from FAKY, and Maria Kaneya from GENIC)

## Ending Theme

### ED Composer:

96Neko, Ryoutarou Okiayu, Shouya Chiba, and Lezel

An anime television series adaptation by P.A. Works was announced in November 2021. The series was directed by Shū Honma, with Yōko Yonaiyama overseeing series' scripts, Kanami Sekiguchi designing the characters, and Genki Hikota composing the music. It was streamed on Abema and other platforms from March 31 to June 16, 2022, and aired on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS NTV from April 5 to June 21 of the same year. The opening theme song is "Chikichiki Banban" (チキチキバンバン, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang") by the music unit QUEENDOM, while the ending theme song is "Kibun Jōjō ↑↑" (気分上々↑↑, "Feeling Good ↑↑") by Eiko Starring 96Neko. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series outside of Asia.

* ***Staff***
	+ Original work - Yuto Yotsuba & Ryo Ogawa
	+ Director - Osamu Honma
	+ Series composition - Yoko Yonaiyama
	+ Character Design - Kanami Sekiguchi
	+ Chief animation director- Kanami Sekiguchi & Yuki Ito
	+ Prop setting - Mayumi Miyaoka & Hiromi Makino
	+ Art Director - Junichi Higashi
	+ Art setting - Yuta Fujii
	+ Color design - Asami Eguchi
	+ 3D Director - Motonari Ichikawa
	+ Cinematographer - Yoshimitsu Tomita
	+ Edit - Ayumu Takahashi
	+ Special effects - Masahiro Murakami
	+ Acoustic Director - Riki Iida
	+ Music -Genki Hikoda
	+ Rap Part Direction - MICRO (HOME MADE Kazoku)
	+ Music Production - Avex Pictures
	+ Music Producer - Yoichi Kurashima
	+ Producers - Maya Fujino, Hiroyuki Aoi, Kazuto Matsumura & Yohei Ito
	+ Animation Producer - Mitsuhito Tsuji & Akira Yamamoto
	+ Animation production - PAWORKS
	+ Production - "*Parapi Koumei*" Production Committee (DMM pictures, MBS, Avex Pictures & Kodansha)

At their Otakon panel in July 2022, Sentai Filmworks announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered on September 23, 2022.

## Anime

### Producer

C&I Entertainment (cooperation) & Fuji TV

### Original Run

Autumn 2023 - (planned)

A live-action television drama produced by Fuji TV was announced on May 1, 2023. The series is directed by Shūhei Shibue, with scripts written by Nonji Nemoto. Osamu Mukai has been cast as Zhuge Kongming, while Moka Kamishiraishi would portray Eiko Tsukimi. It is set to premiere in Q4 2023.

* ***Staff***
	+ Original work - Yutaka Yotsuba (Original Author), Ryo Ogawa (Illustrator) "*Paripi Koume*i" (serialized in Kodansha "Young Magazine")
	+ Planning - Yuka Takagi (Fuji TV)
	+ Screenplay - Nemoto Nonji
	+ Director - Shuhei Shibue
	+ Producer - Kasumi Yao
	+ Production Cooperation - C&I Entertainment
	+ Production work - Fuji TV

## Game

 ***Sangokushi Taisen**** Sega's arcade game is based on the Legend of the Three Kingdoms. Ogawa is the illustrator of the game, and Zhuge Ryo, modeled after the Kongming of this game, will appear in the game from March 9, 2021. He is voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi.

## Reception

The series won the Next Manga Award's U-NEXT award in the web category in 2020. The series ranked 9th on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021" by the Honya Club website. As of October 2022, the manga had over 1.2 million copies in circulation.

**Accolades**

## External Link

* *Ya Boy Kongming! **Comic** Website*
	+ Work information Official Website | COMIC DAYS
	+ Work information Official Website | Yanmaga Web
* ***TV Animation***
	+ TV Anime "Ya Boy Kongming!" Official Website
	+ TV Anime "Ya Boy Kongming!" Official Website | MBS Mainichi Broadcasting System
	+ TV Anime "Ya Boy Kongming! (TV Anime & Manga)" Official (@paripikoumei\_PR) - Twitter
* ***Live Action***
	+ *Live Action "Ya Boy Kongming!" Official Website* | Fuji Television Network, Inc
	+ Web 10 Drama "Ya Boy Kongming!" Official (@paripikoumei\_cx) - Twitter
	+ Web 10 Drama "Ya Boy Kongming!" Official (@paripikoumei\_cx) - Instagram
* *Ya Boy Kongming!* ─ Wikipedia **JP**
* *Ya Boy Kongming!* ─ Wikipedia **EN**