Unsung Cinderella: Byōin Yakuzaishi Aoi Midori (Japanese: アンサングシンデレラ 病院薬剤師 葵みどり, Hepburn: Ansangu Shinderera: Byōin Yakuzaishi Aoi Midori) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mamare Arai. It was serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine from May 2018 to May 2025. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from July to September 2020.
| Unsung Cinderella: Byōin Yakuzaishi Aoi Midori | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| アンサングシンデレラ 病院薬剤師 葵みどり (Ansangu Shinderera: Byōin Yakuzaishi Aoi Midori) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Medical drama[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mamare Arai |
| Published by |
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| Imprint | Zenon Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Zenon |
| Original run | May 25, 2018 – May 26, 2025 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Ryō Tanaka |
| Produced by | Yūsuke Noda |
| Written by | Tsutomu Kuroiwa |
| Studio | Fuji Television |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Original run | July 16, 2020 – September 24, 2020 |
| Episodes | 11 |
Synopsis
editMidori Aoi is a pharmacist who has worked on her strong belief throughout her eight-year career; she believes that in order to prescribe the right medicine, one must know the patient well, because medicine is the link that can connect one patient to another.
Media
editManga
editWritten and illustrated by Mamare Arai, Unsung Cinderella: Byōin Yakuzaishi Aoi Midori was serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine from May 25, 2018, to May 26, 2025.[1][2] Its chapters have been collected into fifteen tankōbon volumes as of July 2025.[3]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 20, 2018[4] | 978-4-19-980532-5 (original) 978-4-86-720016-2 (reprint) |
| 2 | April 20, 2019[5] | 978-4-19-980562-2 (original) 978-4-86-720017-9 (reprint) |
| 3 | September 20, 2019[6] | 978-4-19-980590-5 (original) 978-4-86-720018-6 (reprint) |
| 4 | April 20, 2020[7] | 978-4-86-720019-3 |
| 5 | June 19, 2020[8] | 978-4-86-720153-4 |
| 6 | March 18, 2021[9] | 978-4-86-720192-3 |
| 7 | October 20, 2021[10] | 978-4-86-720271-5 |
| 8 | April 20, 2022[11] | 978-4-86-720359-0 |
| 9 | October 20, 2022[12] | 978-4-86-720429-0 |
| 10 | April 20, 2023[13] | 978-4-86-720494-8 |
| 11 | October 20, 2023[14] | 978-4-86-720573-0 |
| 12 | April 19, 2024[15] | 978-4-86-720635-5 |
| 13 | October 19, 2024[16] | 978-4-86-720696-6 |
| 14 | April 18, 2025[17] | 978-4-86-720720-8 |
| 15 | July 18, 2025[3] | 978-4-86-720784-0 |
Drama
editA live-action television drama adaptation was announced on February 5, 2020. It was originally set to premiere on Fuji TV in April 2020,[18] but was delayed to July 16 that same year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series starred Satomi Ishihara in the lead role, and Nanase Nishino and Kei Tanaka among others in supporting roles.[19]
References
edit- 1 2 薬剤師っていらなくない?荒井ママレの医療作品「アンサングシンデレラ」新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ↑ 「アンサングシンデレラ」完結 連載7年、TVドラマ化もされた薬剤師の医療ドラマ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 26, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- 1 2 【7月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ↑ 【11月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 20, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ↑ 【4月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 20, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【9月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【4月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 20, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【6月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 19, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【3月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 18, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【10月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【4月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 20, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【10月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【4月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 20, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【10月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【4月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ 【10月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ↑ 【4月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ↑ 荒井ママレ「アンサングシンデレラ」TVドラマ化!薬剤師・葵みどり役は石原さとみ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 5, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ↑ ドラマ「アンサング・シンデレラ」7月16日に初回放送、「Dr.コトー診療所」再放送も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 10, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
External links
edit- Official manga website at Comic Zenon (in Japanese)
- Official manga website at MangaHot (in Japanese)
- Official drama website (in Japanese)
- Unsung Cinderella at Anime News Network's encyclopedia