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{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{About|the manga|the Italian dish|supplì}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}}
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| ja_romaji = サプリ
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Mari Okazaki]]
| publisher       = [[Shodensha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher|NA= [[Tokyopop]]}}
| demographic     = ''[[Josei manga|Josei]]''
| magazine        = [[Feel Young]]
| first           = October 8, 2003
| last            = November 7, 2009
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{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = drama
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| director        =
| producer        = Masayuki Sekiya
| writer          =
| music           = [[Yugo Kanno]]
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| network         = [[Fuji TV]]
| first           = July 10, 2006
| last            = September 18, 2006
| episodes        = 11
| episode_list    =
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{{nihongo|'''''Suppli'''''|サプリ|Sapuri|{{lit.}} "Supplement"}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Mari Okazaki]]. It was published by [[Shodensha]]'s [[Josei manga|''josei'' manga]] magazine ''Feel Young'' from October 8, 2003,{{efn|It was serialized from the November 2003 issue,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:サプリ|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/サプリ-511818|website=[[Kotobank]]|publisher=Digitalio, Inc.|access-date=December 8, 2022|language=ja}}</ref> released on October 8.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:今月のフィールヤング|url=http://www.shodensha.co.jp/fc/fy.htm|publisher=[[Shodensha]]|access-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031002172839/http://www.shodensha.co.jp/fc/fy.htm|archive-date=October 2, 2003|quote={{lang|ja|2003年11月号は10月8日発売予定}}}}</ref>}} to November 7, 2009;<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:フィーヤン12月号、おかざき真里「サプリ」が堂々の最終回|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/23474|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 8, 2022|language=ja|date=November 7, 2009}}</ref> a sidestory also ran in the magazine in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-07/mari-okazaki-ends-suppli-romance-manga-in-japan|title=Mari Okazaki Ends Suppli Romance Manga in Japan – News|publisher=Anime News Network|date=|accessdate=2015-02-26}}</ref> It has been collected in seven volumes so far, and was published in English by [[Tokyopop]] who released five volumes in English. ''Suppli'' was adapted into a [[Japanese television drama|Japanese drama]] series which aired in Japan on Fuji TV in summer 2006.  It stars [[Misaki Itō]], [[Kazuya Kamenashi]], [[Eita Nagayama|Eita]], and [[Miho Shiraishi]].
Minami is a 27-year-old female office worker in an advertisement agency. Though she has a boyfriend, she spends the majority of her time working and appears to feel ambivalent about the relationship at best. When the boyfriend finally breaks up with her, it's the push she needs to start a social life with her co-workers. In-office romances soon follow. Much of the story is told through Minami's thoughts, which are full of self-doubt.
==Cast==
* Minami Fuji – [[Misaki Itoh]]
* Yuya Ishida – [[Kazuya Kamenashi]]
* Satoshi Ogiwara – [[Eita Nagayama|Eita]]
* Yoko Yugi – [[Miho Shiraishi]]
* Kunio Sakuragi – [[Kazuyuki Aijima]]
* Yuri Watanabe – Reina Asami
* Yoshihide Matsui – {{nihongo|Akimasa Haraguchi|原口あきまさ}}
* Keisuke Mita – [[Shigeyuki Totsugi|Shigeyuki Sato]]
* Natsuki Konno – [[Mirai Shida]]
* Mizuho Tanaka – [[Ryo (actress)|Ryo]]
* Kyotaro Imaoka – [[Kōichi Satō (actor)|Kōichi Satō]]
===Minor cast===
* [[Konishiki]] ''in episode 1''
* Nozomi Saito – Naomi Akimoto ''in episode 2''
* Masako Umemiya ''in episode 4''
* Shin Yanase – Mantaro Koichi ''in episode 5''
* Mika Kazuki – [[Sayo Aizawa]] ''in episode 5''
* Yumiko Hirano – [[Megumi Yokoyama (actress)|Megumi Yokoyama]] ''in episode 7''
* {{nihongo|Isao Yatsu|谷津勲}} ''in episode 8''
* Shinshou Nakamaru ''in episode 10''
* {{nihongo|Kei Sunaga|須永慶}} ''in episode 10''
* [[Seiji Rokkaku]] ''in episode 11''
==Reception==
''Suppli'' is regarded as being more realistic in its depiction of working life than ''[[Tramps Like Us]]'' or ''[[Happy Mania]]''.<ref name=suvudu>{{cite web|url=http://www.suvudu.com/2009/11/365-days-of-manga-day-58-suppli.html|title=365 Days of Manga, Day 58: Suppli|publisher=Suvudu|date=November 12, 2009|accessdate=2015-02-26}}</ref> Deb Aoki of [[About.com]] called it "refreshingly real", in contrast to [[shōjo manga]] stories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/2007BestNewManga.htm|title=2007 Best New Manga List – About Manga|publisher=Manga.about.com|date=September 8, 2013|access-date=2015-02-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126042039/http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/2007BestNewManga.htm|archive-date=January 26, 2014|df=mdy-all }}</ref> Nadia Oxford of Mania Entertainment regarded the first volume as being a "fairly standard [[romance novel]]" in manga format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/suppli-volume-one_article_57001.html|title=SUPPLI, Volume One|publisher=Mania.com|date=|accessdate=2021-06-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227022015/http://www.mania.com/suppli-volume-one_article_57001.html|archive-date=February 27, 2015}}</ref> Margaret O'Connell, writing for Sequential Tart, described Minami as suffering from "[[internalized misogyny]]", noting that she has no female support network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1101|title=Comics for Grown-Up Women, Part 1 (vol XI/iss 9/September 2008)|publisher=Sequential Tart|date=September 8, 2008|accessdate=2015-02-26}}</ref>
==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Feel Young}}
[[Category:2006 Japanese television series debuts]]
[[Category:2006 Japanese television series endings]]
[[Category:Fuji Television dramas]]
[[Category:Japanese drama television series]]
[[Category:Josei manga]]
[[Category:Shodensha franchises]]
[[Category:Shodensha manga]]
[[Category:Tokyopop titles]]