Koi ni Mudaguchi

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| name =

| ja_kanji = 恋に無駄口

| ja_romaji =

| image = Koi ni Mudaguchi vol. 1 cover.jpg

| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover

| genre = Romantic comedy

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{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = {{ill|Ryoko Fukuyama|ja|福山リョウコ}}

| publisher = Hakusensha

| publisher_en =

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōjo}}

| magazine = Hana to Yume

| imprint = Hana to Yume Comics

| first = September 5, 2019

| last = July 5, 2023

| volumes = 12

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = drama

| director = {{ubl|Junta Yamaguchi|Ayuta Yoshikawa|Miyako Yasojima}}

| producer = {{ubl|Yūdai Minami|Junpei Sakurada}}

| writer = {{ubl|Natsu Hashimoto|Tomohiro Ōtoshi|Ruri Hyōdō}}

| music =

| studio =

| licensee =

| network = ABC, TV Asahi

| first = April 17, 2022

| last = June 19, 2022

| episodes = 10

| episode_list =

}}

{{nihongo|Koi ni Mudaguchi|恋に無駄口||{{lit|Chatter About Love}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by {{ill|Ryoko Fukuyama|ja|福山リョウコ}}. It was serialized in Hakusensha's Shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from September 2019 to July 2023, with its chapters collected into 12 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from April to June 2022.

Characters

;{{nihongo|Yūri Nishina|仁科悠里|Nishina Yūri}}

:{{portrayed by|So Okuno}}

;{{nihongo|Ema Kanō|叶依麻|Kanō Ema}}

:{{portrayed by|{{ill|Yui Oguri|ja|小栗有以}}}}{{cite web |script-title=ja:ドラマ「恋に無駄口」ヒロイン役はAKB48の小栗有以「THE青春！という作品」 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/470998 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=March 25, 2022 |access-date=July 11, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613233255/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/470998 |url-status=live }}

;{{nihongo|Shin Mayama|真山深|Mayama Shin}}

:{{portrayed by|{{ill|Rintarō Mizusawa|ja|水沢林太郎}}}}

;{{nihongo|Mashiro Kagami|各務ましろ|Kagami Mashiro}}

:{{portrayed by|{{ill|Eito Konishi|ja|小西詠斗}}}}

;{{nihongo|Aoi Shida|志田葵|Shida Aoi}}

:{{portrayed by|{{ill|Maito Fujioka|ja|藤岡真威人}}}}

Media

=Manga=

Written and illustrated by {{ill|Ryoko Fukuyama|ja|福山リョウコ}}, Koi ni Mudaguchi was serialized in Hakusensha's Shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from September 5, 2019,{{cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |title=Anonymous Noise's Ryoko Fukuyama Launches 2 New Manga in September |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-05/anonymous-noise-ryoko-fukuyama-launches-2-new-manga-in-september/.149669 |website=Anime News Network |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408073207/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-05/anonymous-noise-ryoko-fukuyama-launches-2-new-manga-in-september/.149669 |url-status=live }} to July 5, 2023.{{cite web |script-title=ja:福山リョウコ「恋に無駄口」完結！男子高校生たちの“青春無駄遣いラブコメ” |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/531637 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=July 5, 2023 |access-date=July 6, 2023 |language=ja |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705200350/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/531637 |url-status=live }} The series was collected into 12 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes published from February 2020 to September 2023.

==Volumes==

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|VolumeNumber = 1

|OriginalRelDate = February 20, 2020{{cite web |script-title=ja:【2月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/367782 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=February 20, 2020 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309070240/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/367782 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222321-4

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|VolumeNumber = 2

|OriginalRelDate = June 19, 2020{{cite web |script-title=ja:【6月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/383746 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=June 19, 2020 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019153700/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/383746 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222322-1

}}

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|VolumeNumber = 3

|OriginalRelDate = October 20, 2020{{cite web |script-title=ja:【10月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/401194 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518163730/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/401194 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222323-8

}}

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|VolumeNumber = 4

|OriginalRelDate = March 19, 2021{{cite web |script-title=ja:【3月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/420589 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=March 19, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406212427/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/420589 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222324-5

}}

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|VolumeNumber = 5

|OriginalRelDate = July 20, 2021{{cite web |script-title=ja:【7月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/437451 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=July 20, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122132627/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/437451 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222325-2

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|VolumeNumber = 6

|OriginalRelDate = November 19, 2021{{cite web |script-title=ja:【11月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/453967 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=November 19, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119001741/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/453967 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222326-9

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|VolumeNumber = 7

|OriginalRelDate = March 18, 2022{{cite web |script-title=ja:【3月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/469894 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=March 18, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903181408/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/469894 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222327-6

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|VolumeNumber = 8

|OriginalRelDate = June 20, 2022{{cite web |script-title=ja:【6月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/481799 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=June 20, 2022 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620002235/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/481799 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222328-3

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|VolumeNumber = 9

|OriginalRelDate = October 20, 2022{{cite web |script-title=ja:【10月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/497778 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=October 20, 2022 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106102341/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/497778 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222329-0

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|VolumeNumber = 10

|OriginalRelDate = February 20, 2023{{cite web |script-title=ja:【2月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/512652 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=February 20, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2023 |language=ja |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220001531/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/512652 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222330-6

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|VolumeNumber = 11

|OriginalRelDate = May 19, 2023{{cite web |script-title=ja:【5月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/523889 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2023 |language=ja |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719203224/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/523889 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222446-4

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|VolumeNumber = 12

|OriginalRelDate = September 20, 2023{{cite web |script-title=ja:【9月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/540143 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=September 20, 2023 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |language=ja |archive-date=September 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920000608/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/540143 |url-status=live }}

|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-222447-1

}}

=Drama=

In March 2022, a television drama adaptation was announced, starring So Okuno, Rintarō Mizusawa, Eito Konishi, and Maito Fujioka. The series is directed by Junta Yamaguchi, Ayuta Yoshikawa, and Miyako Yasojima. The screenplay is written by Natsu Hashimoto, Tomohiro Ōtoshi, and Ruri Hyōdō. Yūdai Minami and Junpei Sakurada serve as the series' producers. It aired on ABC and TV Asahi from April 17 to June 19, 2022.{{cite web |script-title=ja:福山リョウコ「恋に無駄口」ドラマ化！奥野壮が仁科役に、無駄部のキャスト一挙解禁 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/469284 |website=Comic Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |date=March 13, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |language=ja |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514220700/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/469284 |url-status=live }} Kana-Boon performed the theme song "Merry-Go-Round".{{cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |title=Live-Action Koi ni Mudaguchi Show Announces Main Female Cast, Theme Song Artist |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-30/live-action-koi-ni-mudaguchi-show-announces-main-female-cast-theme-song-artist/.184193 |website=Anime News Network |date=March 30, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518163732/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-30/live-action-koi-ni-mudaguchi-show-announces-main-female-cast-theme-song-artist/.184193 |url-status=live }}

Reception

In 2021, Koi ni Mudaguchi was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Awards in the Best Printed Manga category.{{cite web |last=Loveridge |first=Lynzee |title=Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2021 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-06-21/voting-opens-for-next-manga-awards-2021/.174159 |website=Anime News Network |date=June 21, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622202043/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-06-21/voting-opens-for-next-manga-awards-2021/.174159 |url-status=live }}