Itsuka Shinu nara E o Utte kara (いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから; "If I'll Die Someday, It'll Be After I Sell My Art") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Parari. It began serialization in Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine in September 2022.

Premise

Kazuki is a cleaner who lives in an internet café, whose hobby is drawing. One day, he is encountered by an eccentric man named Tohru, who catches a glimpse at one of Kazuki's illustrations and inquires him to purchase it.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Parari, Itsuka Shinu nara E o Utte kara began serialization in Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine on September 6, 2022.[1] Its chapters have been compiled into eight tankōbon volumes as of March 2026.[2]

No. Release date ISBN
1June 15, 2023[3]978-4-253-26394-8
2December 14, 2023[4]978-4-253-26395-5
3May 16, 2024[5]978-4-253-26396-2
4July 16, 2024[6]978-4-253-26397-9
5November 15, 2024[7]978-4-253-26398-6
6April 16, 2025[8]978-4-253-26399-3
7October 16, 2025[9]978-4-253-00462-6
8March 16, 2026[2]978-4-253-01231-7
9August 17, 2026[10]978-4-253-01894-4

Reception

The first volume featured a recommendation from Fujihiko Hosono.[11]

The series, alongside Fall in Love, You False Angels and Ohitori-sama Hotel, was ranked eighteenth in the 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for the best manga for female readers.[12] The series, alongside Roaming and Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me, was ranked fourteenth in the 2025 edition.[13] The series won the Next Impact Comic Award at the 2nd Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards in 2024.[14] The series, alongside How I Met My Soulmate, won the Women's Comic Prize at the 2025 Digital Comic Awards.[15]

References

  1. ↑ 絵を描く青年と絵を売る青年の物語がボニータで、「吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ」セリフシールも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 6, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  2. 1 2 いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから 第8巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから 第1巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  4. ↑ いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから 第2巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  5. ↑ いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから 第3巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  6. ↑ いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから 第4巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  7. ↑ いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから 第5巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから 第6巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから 第7巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから 第9巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  11. ↑ 細野不二彦も推薦、青年2人が価値ある絵を作り出す「いつか死ぬなら絵を売ってから」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 15, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  12. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna; Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 11, 2023). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2024 Rankings". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  13. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (December 12, 2024). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil Full List of Top 2025 Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  14. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 3, 2024). "Berserk of Gluttony, Dungeon People, Oblivion Battery Manga Win 2nd Rakuten Kobo e-Book Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  15. ↑ 「電子コミック大賞2025」大賞は「拝啓見知らぬ旦那様、離婚していただきます」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsuka_Shinu_nara_E_o_Utte_kara