| Itoshi no Irene | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover | |
| 愛しのアイリーン | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hideki Arai |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1995 –1996 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Keisuke Yoshida |
| Written by | Keisuke Yoshida |
| Released | September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14) |
| Runtime | 137 minutes |
Itoshi no Irene (愛しのアイリーン, "Beloved Irene") is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byHideki Arai. It was serialized inShogakukan'sseinen manga magazineWeekly Big Comic Spirits from 1995 to 1996, with its chapters collected in sixtankōbon volumes. It was adapted into alive action film, which premiered in Japan in September 2018.
Written and illustrated byHideki Arai,Itoshi no Irene was serialized inShogakukan'sseinen manga magazineWeekly Big Comic Spirits from 1995 to 1996.[1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in sixtankōbon volumes, released from September 30, 1995,[2] to November 30, 1996.[3]Daitosha [ja] republished the series in two volumes on December 5, 2003.[4][5]Ohta Publishing republished the series in a two-volume edition, which included a 16-page epilogue chapter,[1] on December 15, 2010,[6] and January 20, 2011.[7]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30, 1995[2] | 4-09-184001-9 |
| 2 | December 19, 1995[8] | 4-09-184002-7 |
| 3 | March 30, 1996[9] | 4-09-184003-5 |
| 4 | May 30, 1996[10] | 4-09-184004-3 |
| 5 | August 30, 1996[11] | 4-09-184005-1 |
| 6 | November 30, 1996[3] | 4-09-184006-X |
Alive action film adaptation was announced in February 2018.[12] The film, directed byKeisuke Yoshida, starsKen Yasuda as Iwao Shishido and Philippine actress Nats Sitoy as Irene Gonzalez.[13][14] The film premiered in Japan on September 14, 2018.[15]