is a manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series by Mari Okazaki. It is published by Shodensha

Shodensha

is a Japanese publisher of mostly non-fiction magazines and books, though it has recently begun publishing light novels and manga, including magazines which contain both...

, and has been running in the magazine Feel Young

Feel Young

Feel Young is a monthly josei manga magazine published by Shōdensha in Japan. Manga artist whose stories have run in this magazine include Moyoco Anno, Mitsue Aoki, Mitsukazu Mihara, Kiriko Nananan, Mari Okazaki, Erica Sakurazawa, Ebine Yamaji, and others....

since 2004. It ended its serialisation in the December 2009 issue, and a sidestory to Suppli also ran in the magazine. It has been collected in seven volumes so far, and is published in English by Tokyopop

Tokyopop

Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...

. Tokyopop had put the release of Suppli on hold for some time, but the fourth volume will be released in English in 2010. Suppli was adapted into a Japanese drama

Japanese television drama

, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...

 series which aired in Japan on Fuji TV in summer 2006. It stars Misaki Itō

Misaki Ito

is a Japanese actress and model. Her real name is .-Career:In 1999, Ito became the Asahi Beer "image girl" and a model under an exclusive contract to CanCam magazine...

, Kazuya Kamenashi

Kazuya Kamenashi

, often called Kame, is a Japanese idol, singer–songwriter, actor, television personality, producer, radio host and occasional model. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, he joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates, at the age of 12 and was drafted as a member and co-lead vocalist of...

, Eita

Eita

is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. His birth name is . He has appeared in many Japanese television dramas and movies; most notable is the TV series Water Boys...

, and Miho Shiraishi

Miho Shiraishi

is a Japanese actress from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.-Filmography:* Shiroi Fune * Swing Girls as Yayoi Itami* Densha Otoko cameo* The Harimaya Bridge as Kayo Takeuchi-TV dramas:...

.

Minami is a 27-year-old female office worker in an advertisement agency. Though she has a boyfriend, she spends the majority of her time working and appears to feel ambivalent about the relationship at best. When the boyfriend finally breaks up with her, it's the push she needs to start a social life with her co-workers. In-office romances soon follow. Much of the story is told through Minami's thoughts, which are full of self-doubt.

Cast

• Minami Fuji - Misaki Itoh
• Yuya Ishida - Kazuya Kamenashi
  Kazuya Kamenashi
  , often called Kame, is a Japanese idol, singer–songwriter, actor, television personality, producer, radio host and occasional model. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, he joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates, at the age of 12 and was drafted as a member and co-lead vocalist of...
  
  
• Satoshi Ogiwara - Eita
  Eita
  is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. His birth name is . He has appeared in many Japanese television dramas and movies; most notable is the TV series Water Boys...
  
  
• Yoko Yugi - Miho Shiraishi
  Miho Shiraishi
  is a Japanese actress from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.-Filmography:* Shiroi Fune * Swing Girls as Yayoi Itami* Densha Otoko cameo* The Harimaya Bridge as Kayo Takeuchi-TV dramas:...
  
  
• Kunio Sakuragi - Kazuyuki Aijima
• Yuri Watanabe - Reina Asami
• Yoshihide Matsui -
• Keisuke Mita - Shigeyuki Sato
• Natsuki Konno - Mirai Shida
  Mirai Shida
  is a Japanese actress. She became recognized after her breakthrough role as Kazumi Kanda in Joō no Kyōshitsu, leading her to more prominent roles, such as Miki Ichinose in 14-year-old Mother...
  
  
• Mizuho Tanaka - Ryo
  Ryo (actress)
  is a Japanese model, actress and former singer whose birth name is .-Movies:* Goemon *The Witch of the West is Dead * Welcome to the Quiet Room * Canary * CASSHERN...
  
  
• Kyotaro Imaoka - Koichi Sato
  Koichi Sato
  is a Japanese actor.He is the son of veteran Japanese actor Rentarō Mikuni.-Films:*The Last Chushingura *Nobody to watch over me * Shonen Merikensack * The Magic Hour * Smile Seiya no Kiseki...
  
  

Minor Cast

• Konishiki in episode 1
• Nozomi Saito - Naomi Akimoto in episode 2
• Masako Umemiya in episode 4
• Shin Yanase - Mantaro Koichi in episode 5
• Mika Kazuki - Sayo Aizawa
  Sayo Aizawa
  is a Japanese model and a TV personality.-Biography:She was born in Hiroshima, Japan and started her modeling career after her high school graduation. She is presently working exclusively for the fashion magazine Classy. She has also appeared in several dramas and TV commercials. She is fluent in 5...
  
   in episode 5
• Yumiko Hirano - Megumi Yokoyama in episode 7 in episode 8
• Shinshou Nakamaru in episode 10 in episode 10
• Seiji Rokkaku in episode 11

Reception

Suppli is regarded as being more realistic in its depiction of working life than Tramps Like Us

Tramps Like Us

is a Japanese josei manga series by Yayoi Ogawa. It is about Sumire, a young professional woman who takes in a younger man as a pet, and her attempts to keep her coworkers and conventionally-perfect boyfriend from finding out about her pet...

or Happy Mania

Happy Mania

is an 11-volume manga series created by Moyoco Anno, who also happens to be the spouse of the famous Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno. Translated by Shirley Kubo and Leah Ginsberg, the English version was published in paperback by TokyoPop in 2003 and 2004. It was one of Tokyopop's...

. Deb Aoki of About.com

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 called it "refreshingly real", in contrast to shōjo manga stories. Nadia Oxford of Mania Entertainment regarded the first volume as being a "fairly standard romance novel

Romance novel

The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...

" in manga format. Margaret O'Connell, writing for Sequential Tart, described Minami as suffering from "internalized misogyny", noting that she has no female support network.