October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) – December 29, 2012 (2012-12-29)
Episodes
13
Piece, originally serialized as Piece: Kanojo no Kioku (
Japanese: Piece~彼女の記憶~,
lit. "Piece: Her Memory"), is a Japanese
manga series written and illustrated by
Hinako Ashihara. It was serialized in
Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine, premiering in the May 2008 issue and concluding in the May 2013 issue (each one released on April 13 in their respective years.) Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into 10
bound volumes from December 2008, to June 2013.
After learning that her former high school classmate, Haruka Origuchi, has died from an illness, Mizuho Suga meets her other classmate, Hikaru Narumi, at the funeral. Back in their high school days, Hikaru was famous for being a playboy, and they both had to keep their relationship a secret.
Characters
Mizuho Suga (須賀 水帆, Suga Mizuho), portrayed by
Tsubasa Honda
Hikaru Narumi (成海 皓, Narumi Hikaru), portrayed by
Yuma Nakayama
Madoka Setouchi (瀬戸内 円, Setouchi Madoka), portrayed by
Airi Suzuki
Kimiko Nanao (七尾 君子, Nanao Kimiko), portrayed by
Hana Kino [
ja]
Risako Narumi (成海 理沙子, Narumi Risako), portrayed by
Naho Toda
Hiro Narumi (成海 比呂, Narumi Hiro), portrayed by
Yuma Nakayama
Matsuura (松浦)
Media
Manga
Piece written and illustrated by
Hinako Ashihara. It was serialized in
Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine, premiering in the May 2008 issue and concluding in the May 2013 issue (each released on April 13 in their respective years).[2][3] Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into 10
bound volumes from December 24, 2008, to June 26, 2013.[4][5] It is licensed in France by
Kana, in Germany by
Tokyopop Germany, and in Italy by
Panini Comics.[1][6][7]
Volume 6 of the manga sold 41,935 copies as of July 31, 2011;[11] volume 7 sold 43,668 copies as of January 1, 2012;[12] volume 8 sold 45,292 copies as of July 1, 2012;[13] and volume 9 sold 68,456 copies as of January 6, 2013.[14]
References
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abc"Piece". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved September 10, 2012.
^Piece – 日本テレビ. Nippon TV (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2019. (Text: 「小学館 月刊『ベツコミ』にて2008年5月号より2カ月おきに連載中。」 Translation: "Serialized every two months since the May 2008 issue of Shogakukan's monthly Betsucomi.")