Cheerful Amnesia
{{short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Cheerful Amnesia
| image = Cheerful Amnesia Volume 1 Japanese Cover.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first Japanese volume
| ja_kanji = 明るい記憶喪失
| ja_romaji = Akarui Kioku Soushitsu
| genre = {{ubl|Romantic comedy{{cite web|script-title=ja:記憶を失い、むしろ新鮮な気持ちで恋する百合カップル「明るい記憶喪失」1巻|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/222471|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=February 4, 2024|date=February 27, 2017|language=ja}}|Yuri}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Tamamushi Oku
| publisher = Media Factory
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}
| demographic = Seinen
| magazine = Comic Cune
| first = June 27, 2016
| last = December 26, 2020
| volumes = 6
| volume_list =
}}
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{{nihongo|Cheerful Amnesia |明るい記憶喪失|Akarui Kioku Soushitsu|lead=yes}} is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Tamamushi Oku. It was serialized in Media Factory's Comic Cune from June 2016, to December 2020, and is licensed in English by Yen Press.
The series follows Arisa, an amnesiac who is excited to experience dating her girlfriend after having forgotten all their time together.
Synopsis
After Arisa loses her memory of the past few years due to amnesia, her girlfriend Mari worries what that will for mean for their relationship. However Arisa is not bothered by her amnesia, instead she is excited to once again experience all the first times that happen between girlfriends.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Tamamushi Oku, Cheerful Amnesia was serialized in Media Factory's Comic Cune magazine from June 27, 2016, to December 26, 2020.{{cite web|script-title=ja:実家がエロ本屋の女子描く新連載などキューンで4本開始、1周年フェアも|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/199705|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=February 4, 2024|date=August 27, 2016|language=ja}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:奥たまむし「明るい記憶喪失」完結、記憶喪失をポジティブに楽しむ百合ラブコメ|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/410508|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=February 4, 2024|date=December 26, 2020|language=ja}} The series was collected in six tankōbon volumes from February 27, 2017, to January 27, 2021.
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Yen Press.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-07/yen-press-reveals-28-new-licenses-including-bocchi-the-rock-tokyo-babylon-manga-the-deer-king-novels/.196859|title=Yen Press Reveals 28 New Licenses Including Bocchi the Rock!, Tokyo Babylon Manga; The Deer King Novels |publisher=Anime News Network|date=April 7, 2023|access-date=February 4, 2024}}
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| Language = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = English
| Width = 72%
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|OriginalRelDate = February 27, 2017{{cite web|script-title=ja:明るい記憶喪失 １|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321610000382/|publisher=Kadokawa|access-date=February 4, 2024|language=ja |title=KADOKAWA Corporation }}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-069026-1
|LicensedRelDate = October 24, 2023{{cite web |title=Cheerful Amnesia, Vol. 1|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975369873-cheerful-amnesia-vol-1|website=Yen Press|publisher=Yen Press |access-date=February 4, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-6987-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|OriginalRelDate = September 27, 2017{{cite web|script-title=ja:明るい記憶喪失 ２|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321705000422/|publisher=Kadokawa|access-date=February 4, 2024|language=ja |title=KADOKAWA Corporation }}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-069429-0
|LicensedRelDate = February 20, 2024{{cite web |title=Cheerful Amnesia, Vol. 2|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975369897-cheerful-amnesia-vol-2|website=Yen Press|publisher=Yen Press |access-date=February 4, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-6989-7
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|OriginalRelDate = March 26, 2018{{cite web|script-title=ja:明るい記憶喪失 ３|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321711000627/|publisher=Kadokawa|access-date=February 4, 2024|language=ja |title=KADOKAWA Corporation }}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-069782-6
|LicensedRelDate = June 18, 2024{{cite web |title=Cheerful Amnesia, Vol. 3|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975369910-cheerful-amnesia-vol-3|website=Yen Press|publisher=Yen Press |access-date=February 4, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-6991-0
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|OriginalRelDate = February 27, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:明るい記憶喪失 4|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321810000314/|publisher=Kadokawa|access-date=February 4, 2024|language=ja |title=KADOKAWA Corporation }}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-065480-5
|LicensedRelDate = September 17, 2024{{cite web |title=Cheerful Amnesia, Vol. 4|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975369934-cheerful-amnesia-vol-4|website=Yen Press|publisher=Yen Press |access-date=April 7, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-6993-4
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|OriginalRelDate = February 28, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:明るい記憶喪失 5|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321910000244/|publisher=Kadokawa|access-date=February 4, 2024|language=ja |title=KADOKAWA Corporation }}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-064360-1
|LicensedRelDate = January 21, 2025{{cite web |title=Cheerful Amnesia, Vol. 5|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975369958-cheerful-amnesia-vol-5|website=Yen Press|publisher=Yen Press |access-date=August 14, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-6995-8
}}
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|VolumeNumber = 6
|OriginalRelDate = January 27, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:明るい記憶喪失 6|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322009000140/|publisher=Kadokawa|access-date=February 4, 2024|language=ja |title=KADOKAWA Corporation }}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-680100-5
|LicensedRelDate = May 27, 2025{{cite web |title=Cheerful Amnesia, Vol. 6|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975369972-cheerful-amnesia-vol-6|website=Yen Press|publisher=Yen Press |access-date=November 22, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-6997-2
}}
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Reception
For Anime News Network's Fall 2023 Manga Guide, Rebecca Silverman gave the first volume a 3 out of 5, noting that "the four-panel format works well here, although the humor does rely on a lot of repetition that can get a little old.", while Christopher Farris gave it a 3.5 out of 5, summarizing "there should be a place for lesbian love stories to have their own shamelessly stupid, kinda-horny comedies, and Cheerful Amnesia fills that role enjoyably enough."{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2023-09-26/the-fall-2023-manga-guide/cheerful-amnesia/.201900|title=The Fall 2023 Manga Guide - Cheerful Amnesia |publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 26, 2023|access-date=February 4, 2024}} Erica Friedman, the founder of Yuricon, was less favourable towards the premise of the series, noting that "this series could read like a very fun, goofy 4-koma, if one read a page or two at a time. As a volume, I felt so desperately sad for Mari who has the body of her lover back, with the soul of a gaping child inhabiting it."
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://comiccune.jp/series/akaruikiokusoshitsu/|Official manga website at Comic Cune}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{anime News Network|manga|27846|}}
{{Comic Cune}}
Category:Fiction about amnesia
Category:Romantic comedy anime and manga