Happy Mania
Happy Mania is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Moyoco Anno. It was serialized in Shodensha's [Josei manga|] manga magazine Feel Young from 1995 to 2001, with its chapters collected in eleven volumes. It was licensed in North America by Tokyopop, with the volumes published from 2003 to 2004.
A 12-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast in 1998. A second manga series, titled Go Happy Mania, was serialized in Feel Young from 2019 to 2025.
Plot
Shigeta, a young woman of 24, spends her days working at Tanaka Books and fretting over her love-life; or, more accurately, the lack thereof. The thing is, though, the biggest obstacle between Shigeta and a satisfying relationship seems to be Shigeta herself. When it comes to men, the poor girl has exceedingly poor judgement, exacerbated by her even poorer self-esteem.Characters
;Kayoko Shigeta;Shuichi Takahashi
;Hiromi Fukunaga / Fuku
;Yuko Tanabe
;Tokieda
;Kunihiko Sakai
;Violet
;Goro Kishiwada
;Miss Midori
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Moyoco Anno, Happy Mania was serialized in Shodensha's manga magazine Feel Young from the August 1995 to the August 2001 issues. Shodensha collected its chapters in eleven volumes, released from April 8, 1996, to October 20, 2001.In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Tokyopop. The eleven volumes were released from April 15, 2003, to December 7, 2004.
A one-shot chapter sequel was published in Feel Young on July 7, 2017. A second series, titled Go Happy Mania, was serialized in the same magazine from September 6, 2019, to October 8, 2025. Shodensha released the first collected volume on August 6, 2020. As of August 8, 2024, five volumes have been released.