Mii-chan and Yamada-san
Japanese manga series
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Mii-chan and Yamada-san (Japanese: みいちゃんと山田さん, Hepburn: Mii-chan to Yamada-san) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nene Azuki. It began serialization on Kodansha's shōnen manga website Magazine Pocket in September 2024. As of April 2026, the series' individual chapters have been collected into six volumes. An anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in 2027.
| Mii-chan and Yamada-san | |
Cover of the first volume | |
| みいちゃんと山田さん (Mii-chan to Yamada-san) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Nene Azuki |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Sirius KC DX |
| Magazine | Magazine Pocket |
| Original run | September 8, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Original run | 2027 – scheduled |
Plot
Set in Kabukicho in 2012, the story follows on Mii-chan, a new hostess at a cabaret club, and her colleague Yamada-san. It depicts the 12 months leading up to Mii-chan's murder.
Production
In writing the manga, Azuki desired to write a drama about "people with problems"; Azuki felt that nightlife is a setting that would go along with that theme well.[2] The setting of 2012 was decided because Azuki felt nightlife in the 2010s was more closed-off than it is now due to the increased use of social media. A lack of public awareness of mental health disorders was also a reason Azuki chose the 2010s as the setting.[2][3]
When writing the story, Azuki researched the topic by reading books on juvenile delinquency and psychology. Azuki also interviewed staff of organizations that provide life and legal advice for women in the sex industry.[3] For characters, Azuki wants each to have a unique but also realistic personality. Azuki stated that the main character, Mii-chan, is based on a real person, but the story is entirely fictional.[2][3] Azuki tries not to make sexual depictions too graphic, believing that is not the selling point of the manga and that making them too graphic would alienate female readers.[3]
Azuki began publishing the manga as illustrations on their Twitter account, which they posted occasionally as a hobby. After it generated a significant amount of attention, an editor at Kodansha contacted Azuki, asking them to draw a full-length serialization on Magazine Pocket, which Azuki accepted.[2][3] Due to this, Azuki had already decided the entire story up to the ending, so when serializing the manga, they added more details about the characters.[3]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Nene Azuki, the series began serialization on Kodansha's shōnen manga website Magazine Pocket on September 8, 2024.[4] As of April 2026, the series' individual chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes.[5] The series is set to end with the release of its seventh volume in Q3 2026.[6]
In January 2026, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in December.[7]
A voice comic starring Megumi Han as both Mii-chan and Yamada-san was released in December 24, 2025.[8]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 23, 2024[9] | 978-4-06-537943-1 | December 8, 2026[10] | 979-8-89863-531-2 |
| 2 | March 21, 2025[11] | 978-4-06-538749-8 | — | — |
| 3 | June 23, 2025[12] | 978-4-06-539730-5 | — | — |
| 4 | September 22, 2025[13] | 978-4-06-540642-7 | — | — |
| 5 | December 23, 2025[14] | 978-4-06-541792-8 | — | — |
| 6 | April 23, 2026[5] | 978-4-06-543133-7 | — | — |
| 7 | September 9, 2026[15] | 978-4-06-544764-2 | — | — |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on July 26, 2026. It is set to premiere in 2027.[16][17]
Reception
The series was nominated for the Next Manga Award in the web manga category in 2025.[18] It, alongside Ichi the Witch, was ranked fourth in the 2026 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of the best manga for male readers.[19] The series was nominated for the 50th Kodansha Manga Award in 2026 in the general category.[20]
The cute illustrations, contrasted with themes including incest, domestic violence, and mental illness, helped the manga become popular on social media.[3] Tomoe Ikeda of the Saga Shimbun liked the story, which they felt was emotional. They also felt the characters were portrayed realistically.[21] By July 2026, the manga had sold more than 2.8 million copies.[22]