My Girlfriend's a Geek
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is a Japanese light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...

 series in two volumes by Pentabu based on a popular blog
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 of the same name with 11 million pageviews. A manga adaptation by Rize Shinba
Rize Shinba
is a Japanese manga author and illustrator.-Works: a yaoi manga. a yaoi manga.* The manga adaption of the novel by Pentabu which was based on a popular blog. The manga is translated in Chinese and recently German where it is published as Akihabara Shojo.- External links :*...

 started serialization in 2007 and was published by Enterbrain
Enterbrain
is a Japanese magazine publisher established on April 1, 2000. Enterbrain magazines are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strategy guides. In addition, the company publishes a small selection of anime artbooks. Enterbrain is based in Tokyo, Japan...

 under their B’s LOG Comics imprint. A movie adaption was 2009 published with My Geeky Girlfriend as the International English title. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed for release by Yen Press
Yen Press
Yen Press is the manga and graphic novel imprint of Hachette Book Group. In addition to their regular book releases, Yen Press produces a monthly anthology called Yen Plus. The company's varied list demonstrates an interest in publishing a wide variety of Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, and other...

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Story synopsis

The story is about the misadventures of a college student, who was falling in love with a pretty girl two years his senior, while in a part-time job, only to find out his girlfriend is a hard-core yaoi fangirl, and so his torment begins.

Manga

In December 2007, Enterbrain published the first volume of the manga adaptation created by Rize Shinba in its B’s LOG Comics imprint. The fourth volume was released in April 2009. The manga has been translated into Chinese, German, English and French; in Germany, it is published as Akihabara Shōjo.

Film

The TV drama was released in May 2009. It was directed by Atsushi Kaneshige and with screenplay written by Ei Katsuragi.

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