Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms

Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms (Japanese: 黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない, Hepburn: Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ran Kuze. The series began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in May 2021, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes as of January 2022. The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA.

Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms
First tankōbon volume cover
黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない
(Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byRan Kuze
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 26, 2021 – present
Volumes3

Plot

The series follows Medaka Kuroiwa, a monk-in-training who is forbidden from interacting with girls. This prohibition is challenged when Mona Kawai, a popular girl in his school, tries to make him fall in love with her. Medaka is determined not to fall in love with her in order to follow his temple's rules.

Characters
Medaka Kuroiwa (黒岩 メダカ, Kuroiwa Medaka)
The titular protagonist of the series, he is a high school boy who is a monk-in-training at his family's temple.
Mona Kawai (川井 モナ, Kawai Mona)
The main heroine of the series, she is a high school girl who is originally from Osaka Prefecture. She is a very beautiful girl who tries to maintain an urban appearance, although occasionally she speaks in the Kansai dialect.
Tsubomi Haruno (春野 つぼみ, Haruno Tsubomi)
Medaka and Mona's classmate, who greatly admires Mona.

Manga

Written and illustrated by Ran Kuze, Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms was originally published as a one-shot in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on December 23, 2020,[2][3] before beginning serialization in the same magazine on May 26, 2021.[4][5] The series has been compiled into three tankōbon volumes as of January 17, 2022.[6] The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA; the first English volume will be released on March 8, 2022.[7]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 17, 2021[8]978-4-06-524490-6March 8, 2022[9]978-1-63-699643-1
2 November 17, 2021[10]978-4-06-525932-0April 12, 2022[11]978-1-68-491123-3
3 January 17, 2022[6]978-4-06-526591-8——
4 April 15, 2022[12]978-4-06-527540-5——

Reception

In January 2022, Kodansha reported that the series had over 150,000 copies in circulation.[13]

References
  1. 「カッコウの許嫁」などマガジンラブコメ作品とえなこのコラボグラビア. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 16, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  2. 黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない：「トーキョーバベル」久世蘭がラブコメ初挑戦　モテ女子、禁欲男子の“恋戦争”. Mantan Web (in Japanese). Mantan, Inc. December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  3. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 26, 2020). "Tokyo Ravens: Sword of Song's Ran Kuze Draws 1-Shot Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  4. 黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない：「マガジン」話題のラブコメが連載へ　ボイスコミックも. Mantan Web (in Japanese). Mantan, Inc. May 24, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  5. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 18, 2021). "Tokyo Ravens: Sword of Song's Ran Kuze Launches New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. 黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  7. Hazra, Adriana (March 1, 2022). "Kodansha Comics Publishes 'Having an Idol-Loving Boyfriend is the Best!,' 9 More New Manga in March". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  8. 黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  9. "Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  10. 黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない（2） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  11. "Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  12. 黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない（4） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  13. 【衝撃インタビュー!!】『黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない』のまさかの大ファン出現!! レジェンドラッパー 般若が魅力を語り尽くす!! (in Japanese). Kodansha. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
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