Mr. Bride
Japanese manga series
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Mr. Bride (Japanese: わたしのお嫁くん, Hepburn: Watashi no Oyome-kun) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Shiba. It was serialized in Kiss from February 2019 to August 2023, with its individual chapters collected into ten volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from April to June 2023.
| Mr. Bride | |
Cover of the first volume | |
| わたしのお嫁くん (Watashi no Oyome-kun) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Natsumi Shiba |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Kiss |
| Original run | February 25, 2019 – August 24, 2023 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by | Toshiyuki Nakano |
| Written by | Natsu Hashimoto |
| Music by | Yukari Hashimoto |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | April 12, 2023 – June 21, 2023 |
| Episodes | 11 |
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Natsumi Shiba, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Kiss magazine on February 19, 2019.[1] The series completed its serialization on August 24, 2023. Its individual chapters were collected into ten tankōbon volumes.[2]
In May 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[3]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 13, 2020[4] | 978-4-06-520269-2 | August 31, 2021[5] | 978-1-63-699312-6 |
| 2 | November 13, 2020[6] | 978-4-06-521401-5 | September 28, 2021[7] | 978-1-63-699377-5 |
| 3 | March 12, 2021[8] | 978-4-06-522784-8 | October 26, 2021[9] | 978-1-63-699428-4 |
| 4 | July 13, 2021[10] | 978-4-06-523874-5 | November 16, 2021[11] | 978-1-63-699470-3 |
| 5 | November 12, 2021[12] | 978-4-06-525915-3 | April 19, 2022[13] | 978-1-68-491133-2 |
| 6 | March 11, 2022[14] | 978-4-06-527037-0 | September 20, 2022[15] | 978-1-68-491448-7 |
| 7 | July 13, 2022[16] | 978-4-06-528288-5 | January 17, 2023[17] | 978-1-68-491648-1 |
| 8 | February 13, 2023[18] | 978-4-06-529875-6 | June 20, 2023[19] | 978-1-68-491973-4 |
| 9 | May 12, 2023[20] | 978-4-06-531441-8 | October 17, 2023[21] | 979-8-88-933193-3 |
| 10 | January 12, 2024[22] | 978-4-06-533226-9 | June 18, 2024[23] | 979-8-88-933571-9 |
TV drama
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on February 13, 2023. It was directed by Kaede Kamiya, Hidenori Joho, and Yusuke Mito and produced by Toshiyuki Nakano, with scripts by Natsu Hashimoto and music composed by Yukari Hashimoto. It starred Haru and Mahiro Takasugi; it was aired on Fuji TV from April 12 to June 21, 2023, with eleven episodes being aired.[24][25] Its opening and ending themes, "Butterfly Effect" and "Saraba", were performed by Sekai no Owari.[26]
Reception
A columnist for Comics Worth Reading praised the main characters and their relationship, though they felt it used too many cliches.[27]