Piece of Cake (Japanese: ピース オブ ケイク, Hepburn: Pīsu obu Keiku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura. It was serialized in Shodensha's josei manga magazine Feel Young from July 2003 to December 2008, with its chapters collected in five wideban volumes. A spin-off manga, titled Piece of Cake: Bangai-hen, was serialized in the same magazine from March to June 2015. A live action film adaptation directed by Tomorowo Taguchi premiered in September 2015.
Contents
Characters
Shino Umemiya (梅宮 志乃, Unemiya Shino)
Portrayed by: Mikako Tabe
Kyōshirō Sugahara (菅原 京志郎, Sugahara Kyōshirō)
Portrayed by: Go Ayano
Akari Narita (成田 あかり, Narita Akari)
Portrayed by: Kaoru Mitsumune
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by George Asakura, Piece of Cake was serialized in Shodensha's josei manga magazine Feel Young from July 8, 2003, to December 8, 2008. Shodensha collected its chapters in five wideban volumes, released from May 8, 2004, to February 7, 2009.
A spin-off, titled Piece of Cake: Bangai-hen (ピース オブ ケイク 番外編), was serialized in Feel Young from March 7 to June 8, 2015. A single volume was released on July 8, 2015.
Live-action film
A live action film adaptation directed by Tomorowo Taguchi premiered on September 5, 2015.
Reception
The film grossed ¥52.8 million on its opening weekend and was number 10 at the box office.