How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer

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How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer
First tankōbon volume cover
合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話
(Gōkon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byNana Aokawa
Published bySquare Enix
Magazine
  • Gangan Online
  • (February 12, 2021 – present)
DemographicShōjo
Original runMarch 21, 2020 – present
Volumes7 (List of volumes)
Television drama
Directed by
  • Satoshi Takemoto
  • Akimori Sakami
  • Masaki Ogata
Written by
Music byTakatsugu Wakabayashi
Original networkKansai TV, Tokyo MX
Original run October 21, 2022 December 23, 2022
Episodes10
Anime television series
Directed byKazuomi Koga
Written byDeko Akao
Music byTechnoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund
StudioAshi Productions
Original run October 2024 scheduled

How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer (合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話, Gōkon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nana Aokawa. It began serialization on the author's Pixiv account in March 2020. It was later acquired by Square Enix who began publishing it on their Gangan Online manga website in February 2021. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Ashi Productions is set to premiere in October 2024.

Characters[edit]

Suo (蘇芳, Suō)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (PV, anime)[2][3]
Portrayed by: Hiroki Nanami[4]
Tokiwa (常盤)
Voiced by: Yoshiki Nakajima (PV),[2] Shunsuke Takeuchi (anime)[3]
Portrayed by: Sora Inoue[4]
Fuji ()
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki[3]
Portrayed by: Kazuya Seto[4]
Asagi (浅葱)
Voiced by: Shun Horie[3]
Portrayed by: Eito Konishi[4]
Kohaku (琥珀)
Voiced by: Nao Tōyama[3]
Portrayed by: Ren Kisaragi[4]
Hagi ()
Voiced by: Gakuto Kajiwara[3]
Portrayed by: Atsuki Mashiko[4]

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

Written and illustrated by Nana Aokawa, How I Attended an All-Guys Mixer began serialization on the author's Pixiv account on March 21, 2020.[5] It was later acquired by Square Enix who began to publish it on their Gangan Online manga website on February 12, 2021.[6] Its chapters have been compiled into seven tankōbon volumes as of April 2024.[7]

The manga is published in English on Square Enix's Manga UP! app.[1]

No. Release date ISBN
1 February 12, 2021[8]978-4-7575-7096-2
2 September 10, 2021[9]978-4-7575-7476-2
3 April 12, 2022[10]978-4-7575-7770-1
4 October 12, 2022[11]978-4-7575-8203-3
5 April 12, 2023[12]978-4-7575-8523-2
6 October 12, 2023[13]978-4-7575-8852-3
7 April 12, 2024[7]978-4-7575-9151-6

Drama[edit]

A live-action television drama was announced on September 2, 2022. It aired from October 21, 2022 to December 23, 2022 on Kansai TV's EDGE programming block.[4][14]

Anime[edit]

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 5, 2023.[15] The series is produced by Ashi Productions and directed by Kazuomi Koga, with Deko Akao handling series scripts, Yōko Tanabe designing the characters, and Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund composing the music.[3] The series is set to premiere in October 2024. The opening theme song, "Merry Go Round Time", is performed by Nasuo, while the ending theme song, "Osama Da-Reda", is performed by Asobi Doumei.[16]

Reception[edit]

The series was nominated for the eighth Next Manga Awards in the web category in 2022, and was ranked 7th out of 50 nominees.[17] The series, alongside Mimasaka's Heika, Kokoro no Koe ga Dadamore Desu!, won the Women's Comic Prize at NTT Solmare's "Minna ga Erabu!! Denshi Comic Taishō 2023" competition in 2023.[18]

The series has 1.1 million copies in circulation as of October 2023.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer". Manga UP!. Square Enix. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b 小松未可子&中島ヨシキ参加の「合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話」PVが公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 10, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Tai, Anita (February 25, 2024). "How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g 「合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話」ドラマ化、七海ひろきら男装イケメン女子に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Nana Aokawa [@aokawa_7] (March 21, 2020). 【創作】合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話 (Tweet). Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ 女子と合コンのはずが待っていたのはキラキライケメン?単行本1巻発売、特典も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 12, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  7. ^ a b 合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話 7 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  8. ^ 合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  9. ^ 合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  10. ^ 合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話 3 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  11. ^ 合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話 4 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  12. ^ 合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話 5 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  13. ^ 合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話 6 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  14. ^ 合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話. Kansai TV (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  15. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 4, 2023). "How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  16. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 22, 2024). "How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals October Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  17. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2022). "Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  18. ^ Morrissy, Kim (January 26, 2023). "Comic Solmare's Grand Prize 2023 Announces Winners". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  19. ^ TVアニメ「合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話」公式 [@goukon_anime] (October 4, 2023). 累計部数110万部、数々の漫画賞を受賞した「合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話」のTVアニメ化が決定! 公式Xも本日(5日)より始動です! 今後様々な情報をお届けしますので、お楽しみに♪ #合コンアニメ #goukon (Tweet). Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Twitter.

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