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2.5 Dimensional Seduction Manga Enters Final Arc
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Hashimoto launched the ongoing manga on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website in 2019. Shueisha released the 23rd volume on May 2, and will release the 24th volume on October 3. The manga has over 1.7 million copies in circulation.
Seven Seas licensed the manga as part of its Ghost Ship imprint, and it describes the story:
“I have no interest in real girls!” So claims Okumura, the president of the school's manga club. He's your typical otaku, obsessed with a sexy (fictional) 2D manga character known as Lilliel. Then the new school year starts, and a (real!) 3D girl named Lilysa whose passion is cosplay joins the club. Lilysa convinces Okumura to become her photographer--and guess who her favorite manga character is? Not only that, but Lilysa is into modeling the fetishy stuff! The boundaries between 2D and 3D start to blur as this hot-blooded romantic comedy unfolds.
The manga's television anime adaptation premiered in July 2024, and it aired for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year) for a half-year run. HIDIVE is streaming the anime, and is also streaming an English dub.
The anime is getting a second season.
Aiming and Team Caravan developed a smartphone game for the franchise titled 2.5 Jigen no Lilysa: Tenshi-tachi no Stage (2.5 Dimensional Seduction: Angels' Stage). The cosplay battle role-playing game launched for iOS and Android devices in September 2024, and for PC via Steam that October.
Source: Shonen Jump+
