Life

is a shōjo manga series created by Keiko Suenobu. Life was serialized in Bessatsu Friend, a publication of Kodansha. In 2006, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. Suenobu created a sequel to the manga, titled Life 2: Giver Taker, which began serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on June 25, 2016. The live-action drama of the same name is produced by Fuji TV. A single-volume drama novelization was also created.