Ima Koi
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love
| ja_kanji = 今、恋をしています。
| ja_romaji = Ima, Koi o Shiteimasu
| image = Ima Koi volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first volume
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Ayuko Hatta
| publisher = Shueisha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Viz Media}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōjo}}
| magazine = Bessatsu Margaret
| imprint = Margaret Comics
| first = December 13, 2019
| last = January 13, 2023
| volumes = 9
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love|今、恋をしています。|Ima, Koi o Shiteimasu|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ayuko Hatta. It began serialization in Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine in December 2019. The series' individual chapters were collected into nine volumes from April 2020 to February 2023.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Ayuko Hatta, the series was serialized in Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine from December 13, 2019{{cite web|title=Wolf Girl & Black Prince's Ayuko Hatta Launches New Manga on December 13|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-12/wolf-girl-and-black-prince-ayuko-hatta-launches-new-manga-on-december-13/.153183|website=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|date=November 12, 2019|access-date=July 15, 2022}} to January 13, 2023.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Ayuko Hatta's Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love Manga Ends in January|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-13/ayuko-hatta-ima-koi-now-im-in-love-manga-ends-in-january/.192869|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 13, 2022|date=December 13, 2022}} The series' individual chapters were collected into nine tankōbon volumes from April 24, 2020 to February 24, 2023.
In July 2021, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.{{cite web|title=Viz to Release Demon Slayer Spinoff Manga, Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Alice in Borderland, More Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-09/viz-to-release-demon-slayer-spinoff-manga-dragon-quest-the-adventure-of-dai-alice-in-borderland-/.174978|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2022}}
=Volumes=
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|Language = Japanese
|Width = 70%
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|OriginalRelDate = April 24, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:今、恋をしています。 1|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-844344-7|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 15, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-844344-7
|LicensedRelDate = March 1, 2022{{cite web|title=Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ima-koi-now-i-m-in-love-volume-1/product/7009|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 15, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-2895-4
}}
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|VolumeNumber = 2
|OriginalRelDate = August 25, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:今、恋をしています。 2|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-844371-3|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 15, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-844371-3
|LicensedRelDate = June 7, 2022{{cite web|title=Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 2|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ima-koi-now-i-m-in-love-volume-2/product/7077|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 15, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-2973-9
}}
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|VolumeNumber = 3
|OriginalRelDate = December 24, 2020{{cite news|script-title=ja:今、恋をしています。 3|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-844420-8|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 15, 2022|language=ja| newspaper=集英社 ― Shueisha Book }}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-844420-8
|LicensedRelDate = September 6, 2022{{cite web|title=Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 3|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ima-koi-now-i-m-in-love-volume-3/product/7170|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 15, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-2974-6
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|OriginalRelDate = May 25, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:今、恋をしています。 4|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-844487-1|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 15, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-844487-1
|LicensedRelDate = December 6, 2022{{cite web|title=Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 4|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ima-koi-now-i-m-in-love-volume-4/product/7274|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=August 23, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-2975-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|OriginalRelDate = September 24, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:今、恋をしています。 5|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-844530-4|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 15, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-844530-4
|LicensedRelDate = March 7, 2023{{cite web|title=Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 5|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ima-koi-now-i-m-in-love-volume-5/product/7364|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=November 23, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-3239-5
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 6
|OriginalRelDate = January 25, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:今、恋をしています。 6|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-844578-6|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 15, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-844578-6
|LicensedRelDate = June 6, 2023{{cite web|title=Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 6|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ima-koi-now-i-m-in-love-volume-6/product/7463|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=February 24, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-3702-4
}}
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|VolumeNumber = 7
|OriginalRelDate = June 23, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:今、恋をしています。 7|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-844611-0|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 15, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-844611-0
|LicensedRelDate = September 5, 2023{{cite web|title=Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 7|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ima-koi-now-i-m-in-love-volume-7/product/7561|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 24, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4041-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 8
|OriginalRelDate = October 25, 2022{{cite news|script-title=ja:今、恋をしています。 8|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-844701-8|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=September 15, 2022|language=ja | newspaper=集英社 ― Shueisha ― }}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-844701-8
|LicensedRelDate = December 5, 2023{{cite web|title=Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 8|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ima-koi-now-i-m-in-love-volume-8/product/7658|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=August 31, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4103-8
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 9
|OriginalRelDate = February 24, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:今、恋をしています。 9|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-844726-1|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=December 18, 2022|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-844726-1
|LicensedRelDate = March 5, 2024{{cite web|title=Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 9|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ima-koi-now-i-m-in-love-volume-9/product/7762|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4320-9
}}
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Reception
Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the main characters and their dynamic, while criticizing the story and artwork as generic.{{cite web|title=Review: Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love GN 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ima-koi/now-im-in-love/gn-1/.181108|website=Anime News Network|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=July 15, 2022}} Sheena McNeil from Sequential Tart praised the story and characters as realistic; she also praised the artwork, believing it to be simple but effective.{{cite web|title=Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love Vol. 1|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=12703&issue=2022-07-11|website=Sequential Tart|last=McNeil|first=Sheena|date=March 28, 2022|access-date=July 15, 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://betsuma.shueisha.co.jp/lineup/imakoi.html|Official website at Bessatsu Margaret}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|25123}}
{{Bessatsu Margaret}}
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