Promise Cinderella
Promise Cinderella is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oreco Tachibana. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday website and MangaONE app from January 2018 to March 2022, with its chapters collected into 16 volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from July to September 2021.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Oreco Tachibana, Promise Cinderella began serialization in Shogakukan's MangaONE app on January 1, 2018. It started in the Ura Sunday website a week later, on January 8. The series ended serialization on March 21, 2022. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into 16 volumes, released from June 2018 to August 2022. In July 2021, Comikey announced that it had licensed the series for an English digital release.A spin-off manga titled Batsu Ichi Arasā Joshi to Danshi Kōkōsei began serialization on the Pixiv Comic service on June 11, 2018. The first volume was released on February 12, 2019.
Drama
In May 2021, a television drama adaptation was announced, starring Fumi Nikaido as Hayame Katsuragi. It was directed Shōsuke Murakami, Junichi Tsuzuki, and Shinichi Kitabō, based on a script written by Kazunao Furuya. Fumi Hashimoto and Daichi Hisamatsu served as producers, while Yutaka Yamada composed the music. The ten-episode series aired on TBS from July 13 to September 14, 2021. LiSA performed the theme song "Hadashi no Step". Viki has licensed the series in North America.Cinderella Complex, a spin-off drama series featuring an original story, was released on the Japanese streaming service Paravi during the airing of the main drama adaptation.