Kabe Sa Dōjin Sakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shōnin Yokkyū o Kojiraseteiru (壁サー同人作家の猫屋敷くんは承認欲求をこじらせている, transl. ‘Popular Indie Creator Nekoyashiki is Making His Yearning for Approval Worse’), abbreviated as KabeKoji (壁こじ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Minamoto. It has been serialized on Comic Ryū Web since 2020. KabeKoji follows the relationship between a gay creator of doujinshi (self-published manga) and a male idol. A live-action television drama adaptation produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is slated for release in October 2022.

Synopsis

Mamoru Nekoyashiki is doujinshi (self-published manga) creator who authors boys’ love (male-male romance manga) under the pen name “Kōniku-sensei”. Nekoyashiki is a highly popular creator at doujinshi conventions, and uses this popularity to fulfill his desire for external validation. At a convention he has a chance reunion with Kazama Issei, a childhood friend he once had a crush on, and who now performs as an idol under the stage name “Issay”.

Media

Manga

KabeKoji began serialization on Comic Ryū Web in 2020. The series has been released as four collected tankōbon volumes published by Tokuma Shoten:

Television drama

A live-action television drama adaptation of KabeKoji was announced on June 9, 2022, and will premier on October 3, 2022. The series is produced by and will broadcast on ABC-TV, and will stream on Rakuten TV and TVer. The series stars Koudai Matsuoka as Nekoyashiki and Masaki Nakao as Issei, with Tatsunori Satō as director, Shinya Hokimoto as writer, music by Yuta Mori, and Yosuke Inakuma, Kota Yamazaki, and Muneo Miyagawa as producers. Filming wrapped on the series on August 30, 2022.

Kabe Sa Dōjin Sakka no Nekoyashiki-kun wa Shōnin Yokkyū o Kojiraseteiru
First volume cover, featuring Nekoyashiki (upper right) and Issei (upper left)
壁サー同人作家の猫屋敷くんは承認欲求をこじらせている
Genre	Comedy, boys’ love
Manga
Written by	Kazuki Minamoto
Published by	Tokuma Shoten
Imprint	Ryu Comics
Magazine	Comic Ryū Web
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2020 – present
Television drama
Directed by	Tatsunori Satō
Produced by	Yosuke Inakuma, Kota Yamazaki, and Muneo Miyagawa
Written by	Shinya Hokimoto
Music by	Yuta Mori
Original network	ABC-TV
Original run	October 3, 2022 – scheduled