Our Fake Marriage Explained

Our Fake Marriage
Ja Kanji:ウソ婚
Ja Romaji:Usokon
Genre:Romance[1]
Type:manga
Author:Kiwi Tokina
Publisher:Kodansha
Demographic:Shōjo
Imprint:Kodansha Comics Betsufure
Magazine:Ane Friend
First:September 1, 2017
Volumes:15
Type:manga
Our Fake Marriage: Rosé
Author:Kiwi Tokina
Publisher:Kodansha
Demographic:Shōjo
Imprint:Kodansha Comics Betsufure
Magazine:Ane Friend
First:January 1, 2021
Volumes:3
Type:drama
Music:Yuji Iwamoto
Studio:Kansai Television
Network:Kansai TV, Fuji TV
First:July 11, 2023
Last:September 26, 2023
Episodes:12

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiwi Tokina. It began serialization in Kodansha's Ane Friend web magazine in September 2017. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from July to September 2023.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kiwi Tokina, Our Fake Marriage began serialization in Kodansha's Ane Friend web magazine on September 1, 2017.[2] Its chapters have been compiled into fifteen tankōbon volumes as of November 2024.

During their panel at New York Comic-Con 2019, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for a digital-only English publication.[3]

A spin-off manga, titled Our Fake Marriage: Rosé, began serialization in the same magazine on January 1, 2021.[4] The spin-off's chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes as of August 2023. In April 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the spin-off for digital-only English publication.[5]

Our Fake Marriage: Rosé

Drama

In June 2023, a live-action television drama adaptation was announced. The drama was directed by Kento Yamaguchi and Mahito Kimura, with scripts written by Naomi Hiruta, music composed by Yuji Iwamoto, and starred Fuma Kikuchi and Neru Nagahama in lead roles. Twelve episodes were aired on Kansai TV and Fuji TV from July 11 to September 26, 2023.[6] [7]

Reception

By April 2024, the series had over 5 million copies in circulation.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:平凡なアラサー女子と俺様イケメン建築士、嘘から始まる恋物語「ウソ婚」1巻. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/327747. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. April 12, 2019. August 11, 2024. ja.
  2. Web site: ja:姉フレンド 10号. https://anefure.com/backnumber/no10. Ane Friend. Kodansha. August 11, 2024. ja.
  3. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Kodansha Comics Licenses Kōsuke Satake's The Witch and the Beast Manga. Anime News Network. October 4, 2019. August 12, 2024.
  4. Web site: ja:姉フレンド 51号. https://anefure.com/backnumber/no51. Ane Friend. Kodansha. August 12, 2024. ja.
  5. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Kodansha Comics Licenses Changes of Heart, This Vampire Won't Give Up!, When a Cat Faces West, 5 More Manga. Anime News Network. August 12, 2024. April 27, 2022.
  6. Web site: Loo. Egan. Our Fake Marriage Manga Gets Live-Action Series in July . Anime News Network. August 12, 2024. June 3, 2023.
  7. Web site: ja:ドラマ「ウソ婚」は7月11日から、雨の中再会する匠と八重のメインビジュアル. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/530089. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. June 23, 2023. August 12, 2024. ja.
  8. Web site: ja:姉フレンド 90号. https://anefure.com/backnumber/no90. Ane Friend. Kodansha. August 12, 2024. ja.