My Wife Has No Emotion
My Wife Has No Emotion | |
僕の妻は感情がない (Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjō ga nai) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Jirō Sugiura |
Published by | Self-published (webcomic) Media Factory (print) |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Flapper |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | August 5, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Fumihiro Yoshimura |
Produced by |
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Written by | Mitsutaka Hirota |
Music by |
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Studio | Tezuka Productions (animation) TMS Entertainment (production)[a] |
Licensed by |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, BS Asahi, CBC, AT-X |
English network | |
Original run | July 2, 2024 – September 17, 2024 |
Episodes | 12 |
My Wife Has No Emotion (僕の妻は感情がない, Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjō ga nai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jirō Sugiura. It was originally published as a webcomic on the author's Pixiv account in March 2019. It later began serialization as a manga published in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine in August 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Tezuka Productions, aired from July to September 2024.
Plot
[edit]Takuma Kosugi is a single worker who lives alone. Due to being too tired to do any cooking and housework, he buys a domestic robot named Mina. One night, Takuma jokingly tells Mina that she should be his wife. Much to his surprise, she takes the joke seriously and they soon start acting like a married couple. As a result, Takuma and Mina must learn how to navigate their relationship.
Characters
[edit]- Takuma Kosugi (小杉 拓馬, Kosugi Takuma) / Takuma (タクマ)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga[2]
- Mina (ミーナ)
- Voiced by: Konomi Inagaki[2]
- Akari Kosugi (小杉 あかり, Kosugi Akari)
- Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama[3]
- Super Mina (スーパーミーナ, Sūpā Mīna)
- Voiced by: Yū Serizawa[3]
- Licht Nishionji (西園寺リヒト, Nishionji Rihito)
- Voiced by: Risae Matsuda[4]
- Mamoru (マモル)
- Voiced by: Yūki Wakai[4]
- Tomiichi Ōtani (大谷富一, Ōtani Tomiichi)
- Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda[5]
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]Written and illustrated by Jirō Sugiura, My Wife Has No Emotion began publication as a webcomic on the authors's Pixiv account on March 19, 2019.[6] It later began serialization as a manga published in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine on August 5, 2019.[7] Its chapters have been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of September 2024.
The manga is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[8]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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01 | February 22, 2020[9] | 978-4-04-064342-7 | September 21, 2021[10] | 978-1-64827-560-9 |
02 | October 23, 2020[11] | 978-4-04-064981-8 | November 16, 2021[12] | 978-1-64827-567-8 |
03 | June 23, 2021[13] | 978-4-04-680484-6 | August 22, 2022[14] | 978-1-63858-200-7 |
04 | December 23, 2021[15] | 978-4-04-681041-0 | February 28, 2023[16] | 978-1-63858-720-0 |
05 | July 23, 2022[17] | 978-4-04-681456-2 | August 15, 2023[18] | 978-1-68579-522-1 |
06 | March 23, 2023[19] | 978-4-04-681992-5 | January 16, 2024[20] | 979-8-88843-110-8 |
07 | October 23, 2023[21] | 978-4-04-682936-8 | September 17, 2024[22] | 979-8-89160-496-4 |
08 | September 21, 2024 | 978-4-04-683766-0 | May 20, 2025[23] | 979-8-89373-300-6 |
Anime
[edit]An anime television series adaptation was announced in March 2024. It is animated by Tezuka Productions and directed by Fumihiro Yoshimura, with Mitsutaka Hirota overseeing the series scripts, Zenjirou Ukulele designing the characters, and Kanade Sakuma, Hanae Nakamura, Natsumi Tabuchi, and Miki Sakurai composing the music.[3] The series aired from July 2 to September 17, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[2][3] The opening theme song is "Okaerinasai" (おかえりなさい, lit. Welcome Back) performed by VTuber Sora Tokino, while the ending theme song is "Wave" performed by Miisha Shimizu.[24] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[25] Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and broadcasts it on Aniplus Asia.[26]
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title [27][28] | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date [c] |
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1 | "An Appliance Became My Wife" Transliteration: "Kaden ga Tsuma ni Narimashita" (Japanese: 家電が妻になりました) | Fumihiro Yoshimura | Mitsutaka Hirota | Fumihiro Yoshimura | July 2, 2024 |
2 | "I Went Outdoors with My Wife" Transliteration: "Tsuma to Gaishutsu Shimashita" (Japanese: 妻と外出しました) | Takuo Suzuki | Mitsutaka Hirota | Fumihiro Yoshimura | July 9, 2024 |
3 | "My Wife Met My Sister" Transliteration: "Tsuma ga Imōto to Deaimashita" (Japanese: 妻が妹と出会いました) | Yuri Ueda | Mayumi Morita | Fumihiro Yoshimura | July 16, 2024 |
4 | "My Wife Changed into a Swimsuit" Transliteration: "Tsuma ga Mizugi ni Kigaetara" (Japanese: 妻が水着に着替えたら) | Takuo Suzuki | Mitsutaka Hirota | Fumihiro Yoshimura | July 23, 2024 |
5 | "A Wife's Kiss Is Powerful" Transliteration: "Tsuma no Kuchizuke ga Pawafuru Desu" (Japanese: 妻の口づけがパワフルです) | Toshiaki Kanbara | Naoto Iyoku | Daisuke Shimamura | July 30, 2024 |
6 | "My Wife Left Me (For Two Weeks)" Transliteration: "Tsuma ga Deteitteshima Imashita (Ni Shūkan)" (Japanese: 妻が出て行ってしまいました(2週間)) | Takuo Suzuki | Mitsutaka Hirota | Fumihiro Yoshimura | August 6, 2024 |
7 | "An Appliance Became My Child" Transliteration: "Kaden ga Kodomo ni Narimashita" (Japanese: 家電が子供になりました) | Shotaro Kamiyama | Mayumi Morita | Takeshi Mori | August 13, 2024 |
8 | "Looks Like My Wife Has a Will of Her Own" Transliteration: "Tsuma ni Moiji ga aru Mitaidesu" (Japanese: 妻にも意地があるみたいです) | Yuri Ueda | Naoto Iyoku | Daisuke Shimamura | August 20, 2024 |
9 | "It Seems My Wife Has a Past" Transliteration: "Tsuma ni Kako ga aru Yōdesu" (Japanese: 妻に過去があるようです) | Shotaro Kamiyama | Mitsutaka Hirota | Fumihiro Yoshimura | August 27, 2024 |
10 | "My Wife and Child Got Lost" Transliteration: "Tsuma to Kodomo ga Maigo ni Narimashita" (Japanese: 妻と子供が迷子になりました) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | September 3, 2024 |
11 | "This Is My Wife" Transliteration: "Boku no Tsuma desu" (Japanese: 僕の妻です) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | September 10, 2024 |
12 | "My Wife Is The Best" Transliteration: "Boku no Tsuma wa Saikōdesu" (Japanese: 僕の妻は最高です) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | September 17, 2024 |
Reception
[edit]The series was nominated for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the print category and was ranked 15th out of 50 nominees.[30] It was also nominated for the same award two years later and was ranked 6th out of 50 nominees.[31]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Series: My Wife Has No Emotion". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 1, 2024). "Jirō Sugiura's My Wife Has No Emotion Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Cayanan, Joanna (June 10, 2024). "My Wife Has No Emotion Anime's Main Promo Video Unveils Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (June 4, 2024). "My Wife Has No Emotion Anime Casts Risae Matsuda, Yūki Wakai". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 22, 2024). "My Wife Has No Emotion Anime Casts Shūichirō Umeda". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ 僕の妻は感情がない. Pixiv (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ フラッパーでカクヨムWeb小説短編賞のコミカライズ企画始動、杉浦次郎の新連載も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 5, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (December 5, 2020). "Seven Seas Licenses 12 Manga Including Lupin III Compilation, Seaside Stranger, Pompo: The Cinéphile". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 僕の妻は感情がない 01 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "My Wife Has No Emotion Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 僕の妻は感情がない 02 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "My Wife Has No Emotion Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 僕の妻は感情がない 03 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "My Wife Has No Emotion Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 僕の妻は感情がない 04 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "My Wife Has No Emotion Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 僕の妻は感情がない 05 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "My Wife Has No Emotion Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 僕の妻は感情がない 06 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "My Wife Has No Emotion Vol. 6". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 僕の妻は感情がない 07 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "My Wife Has No Emotion Vol. 7". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "My Wife Has No Emotion Vol. 8". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (June 10, 2024). "My Wife Has No Emotion Anime's Main Promo Video Unveils Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (June 26, 2024). "Crunchyroll to Stream My Wife Has No Emotion Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Aniplus Asia [@ANIPLUSAsia] (June 21, 2024). "[SIMULCAST ANNOUNCEMENT] "My Wife Has No Emotion" premieres on ANIPLUS in June 2024! Stay tuned for more details✨" (Tweet). Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Terebi Anime "Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjō ga Nai" Koshiki Saito" TVアニメ『僕の妻は感情がない』公式サイト [TV Anime "My Wife Has No Emotion" Official Site]. bokutsuma-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Watch My Wife Has No Emotion - Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Terebi Anime "Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjō ga Nai" Koshiki Saito" TVアニメ『僕の妻は感情がない』公式サイト [TV Anime "My Wife Has No Emotion" Official Site]. bokutsuma-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee. "Shonen Jump's Undead Unluck Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2022). "Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Official manga website at Pixiv (in Japanese)
- Official manga website at ComicWalker (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- My Wife Has No Emotion (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2019 manga
- 2024 anime television series debuts
- Android (robot) comics
- Androids in television
- Anime series based on manga
- Aniplus
- Crunchyroll anime
- Fictional gynoids
- Media Factory manga
- Romance anime and manga
- Science fiction anime and manga
- Seinen manga
- Seven Seas Entertainment titles
- Slice of life anime and manga
- Tezuka Productions
- TMS Entertainment
- Tokyo MX original programming