When Marriages Fracture
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
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| name = When Marriages Fracture
| image = When Marriages Fracture volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = First tankōbon volume cover
| ja_kanji = 極限夫婦
| ja_romaji = Kyokugen Fūfu
| genre = {{ubl|Romantic drama|Suspense{{cite web|script-title=ja:極限夫婦|url=https://gaugau.futabanet.jp/list/work/iz73SqvDiVaqviKX6EX2XVrIy|website=Gaugau Monster|publisher=Futabasha|access-date=June 5, 2024|lang=ja}}}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Akira Kiduki
| illustrator = Nanki Satō
| publisher = Futabasha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=MangaPlaza}}
| demographic = Seinen
| imprint = Action Comics
| magazine = {{ubl|Monthly Action|{{noitalic|(December 25, 2021 – February 24, 2024)}}|Manga Action|{{noitalic|(April 2, 2024 – present)}}}}
| first = December 25, 2021
| last =
| volumes = 6 (print)
8 (digital)
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}}
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| type = drama
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| first = January 18, 2024
| last = March 21, 2024
| episodes = 10
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{{Nihongo|When Marriages Fracture|極限夫婦|Kyokugen Fūfu|{{lit|Extreme Married Couple}}}} is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Kiduki and illustrated by Nanki Satō. It began serialization in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Action in December 2021. After the disbandment of the magazine in February 2024, it was later transferred to the Manga Action magazine in April that same year. A television drama adaptation aired from January to March 2024.
Media
=Manga=
Written by Akira Kiduki and illustrated by Nanki Satō, When Marriages Fracture began serialization in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Action on December 25, 2021.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Akira Kiduki, Nanki Satо̄ Launch Kyokugen Fūfu Manga in December|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-26/akira-kiduki-nanki-sat-launch-kyokugen-fufu-manga-in-december/.179953|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 4, 2024|date=November 26, 2021}} After the final issue of Monthly Action was published on February 24, 2024, the series was transferred to the Manga Action magazine on April 2, 2024.{{cite web|script-title=ja:月刊アクションが休刊、「メイドラゴン」「つぐもも」など各作品の移籍先が明らかに|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/562386|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|date=February 24, 2024|access-date=June 4, 2024|lang=ja}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:【更新曜日の追加と作品移籍のおしらせ】|url=https://comic-action.com/article/entry/2024/02/24/000000|website=Web Comic Action|publisher=Futabasha|date=February 24, 2024|access-date=June 4, 2024|lang=ja}} The series' chapters have been compiled into twelve digital volumes as of February 2025,{{cite web|script-title=ja:極限夫婦 ： 12|url=https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97800000169880000000?type=2|publisher=Futabasha|access-date=April 23, 2025|lang=ja}} and seven tankōbon volumes as of April 2025.
The manga is licensed digitally in English by NTT Solmare via their MangaPlaza website and app.{{cite web|title=When Marriages Fracture|url=https://mangaplaza.com/title/0303007279/|website=MangaPlaza|publisher=NTT Solmare|access-date=June 4, 2024}}
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| Width = 72%
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = April 12, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:極限夫婦 1|url=https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845758583100000000?type=1|publisher=Futabasha|access-date=June 4, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-575-85831-0
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = April 27, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:極限夫婦 2|url=https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845758583410000000?type=1|publisher=Futabasha|access-date=June 4, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-575-85834-1
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| VolumeNumber = 3
| RelDate = June 12, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:極限夫婦 3|url=https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845758586000000000?type=1|publisher=Futabasha|access-date=June 4, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-575-85860-0
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| VolumeNumber = 4
| RelDate = November 9, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:極限夫婦 4|url=https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845758590720000000?type=1|publisher=Futabasha|access-date=June 4, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-575-85907-2
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| VolumeNumber = 5
| RelDate = May 10, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:極限夫婦 5|url=https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845758596450000000?type=1|publisher=Futabasha|access-date=June 4, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-575-85964-5
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| VolumeNumber = 6
| RelDate = November 28, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:極限夫婦 6|url=https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845758602830000000?type=1|publisher=Futabasha|access-date=October 23, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-575-86028-3
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| VolumeNumber = 7
| RelDate = April 24, 2025{{cite web|script-title=ja:極限夫婦 7|url=https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845758608320000000?type=1|publisher=Futabasha|access-date=April 23, 2025|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-575-86083-2
}}
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=Drama=
In December 2023, a television drama adaptation was announced. The drama consisted of 10 episodes with three different narratives were featured. It starred Sayuri Matsumura, Terunosuke Takezai, Rei Okamoto, Renn Kiriyama, Kie Kitano, and Yūta Hiraoka as the lead couples. It aired on Kansai TV and DMM TV from January 18, to March 21, 2024.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Akira Kiduki, Nanki Satō's Kyokugen Fūfu Manga Gets Live-Action Series Adaptation on January 18|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-14/akira-kiduki-nanki-sato-kyokugen-fufu-manga-gets-live-action-series-adaptation-on-january-18/.205482|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 4, 2024|date=December 14, 2023}}
Reception
By April 2025, the series had over 2.85 million copies in circulation.
The series, alongside From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman and The Great Snake's Bride won the 2023 Piccoma Award in the manga category.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ピッコマAWARD 2023」今年の受賞作は？「片田舎のおっさん、剣聖になる」など9作品|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/526010|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=August 1, 2024|date=May 26, 2023|lang=ja}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://comic-action.com/episode/11341664176554994167|Official manga website at Web Comic Action}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://www.ktv.jp/kyokugen/|Official drama website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://mangaplaza.com/title/0303007279/|Official website at MangaPlaza}}
- {{ANN|manga|33671}}
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