Sexy Tanaka-san

Sexy Tanaka-san (セクシー田中さん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Anekei Petit Comic digital manga magazine in August 2017. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2023 on Nippon TV. The series was left unfinished due to Ashihara’s death; the last chapter was published in December 2023.

Manga
Written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara, Sexy Tanaka-san began serialization in Shogakukan's Anekei Petit Comic digital manga magazine on August 5, 2017. Its chapters have been compiled into seven tankōbon volumes as of October 2023.

Television drama
A live-action television series was announced on August 1, 2023. The series starred Haruka Kinami as Kyōko Tanaka and Meru Nukumi as Akari, and was directed by Ryūichi Inomata and Akinori Itō, with scripts by Tomoko Aizawa. It aired on NTV from October 22 to December 24, 2023. The theme song "Dress Code" is produced by Imase and performed by Le Sserafim.

Controversies
On January 26, 2024, Ashihara, the creator of the original manga, wrote on her blog stating that NTV did not uphold their condition of keeping the television drama adaptation faithful to the manga, citing several scenes that were cut and changes in characterization. While Ashihara was unable to speak with Aizawa and the directors personally, the first seven episodes followed the manga's plot while she wrote the scripts for the final two episodes after the proposed ending for the drama was changed. Ashihara later deleted the blog post. Following her death on January 29, NTV released a statement the same day saying that they followed protocol by consulting with her and that she approved the script.

Reception
The series won the grand prize at the 9th An An Manga Award in 2018. The series was ranked sixteenth in Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 list of best manga for female readers. The series was ranked ninth at the 1st "Late Night Manga Award" hosted by Bungeishunjū's Crea magazine.

The series has over 1 million copies in circulation as of August 2023.