A Couple of Cuckoos

A Couple of Cuckoos (Japanese: カッコウの許嫁, Hepburn: Kakkō no Iinazuke, "Cuckoo's Fiancee") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Miki Yoshikawa. It was originally published as a one-shot in September 2019, before beginning serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in January 2020. The series has been compiled into four tankōbon volumes as of November 2020.

A Couple of Cuckoos
Cover of the first manga volume
カッコウの許嫁
(Kakkō no Iinazuke)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byMiki Yoshikawa
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 29, 2020 – present
Volumes4

Plot

Nagi Umino is a 17-year old second-year high school student who learns that he is not the biological child of the family that raised him. On the way to his first meeting with his biological family he meets Erika Amano, a popular internet celebrity who is trying to escape from an arranged marriage. Later, Nagi and Erika discover that their parents had accidentally switched the two after their births and were now aiming to put them in an arranged marriage. To facilitate this, they are made to live in a house owned by Erika's family.

Characters
Nagi Umino (海野 凪, Umino Nagi)
Voiced by: Yūma Uchida (PV)[1]
A second-year student at Megurogawa Academy, who is ranked second in his grade. He is the biological son of a hotel tycoon, but due to a mix-up after his birth is raised by a different family. He has a crush on his classmate Hiro Segawa and aims to confess to her once he beats her in the school rankings.
Erika Amano (天野 エリカ, Amano Erika)
Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (PV)[1]
A popular Instagram celebrity who is the biological daughter of the family that raised Nagi. She first meets him while taking videos at a park, and makes him pretend to be her boyfriend to escape from an arranged marriage. Her parents arrange her to be engaged to Nagi and for them to live together in a single house. After her school discovers the pictures she took with him, she is forced to transfer to Nagi's school.
Sachi Umino (海野 幸, Umino Sachi)
Nagi's sister and Erika's biological sister. She is scared that Nagi will leave her, and later she runs away from home and moves to the house where Nagi and Erika are staying. Later on in the series, she decides to aim for enrolling in Nagi and Erika's school after graduating from junior high school.
Hiro Segawa (瀬川 ひろ, Segawa Hiro)
Nagi's classmate who is ranked first in her grade. She lives in a temple and also works as a miko. She later becomes friends with Erika. It is later revealed that she is also engaged to someone else.

Publication

Miki Yoshikawa first published the series as a one-shot in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in September 2019, as part of a promotion where she would publish three one-shots and readers could vote on which would receive a serialization.[2][3] The series began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on January 29, 2020.[3] The first tankōbon volume was released on May 15, 2020;[4] A promotional video for the series was released on June 11, 2020. The video was voiced by Yūma Uchida and Maaya Uchida, who are siblings.[1] As of November 17, 2020, four volumes have been released.[5]

The manga series has been licensed in digital in North America by Kodansha USA.[6]

Volume list
No. Release date ISBN
1 May 15, 2020[4]978-4-0651-9380-8
2 July 17, 2020[7]978-4-0651-9380-8
3 September 17, 2020[8]978-4-0652-0597-6
4 November 17, 2020[5]978-4-0652-1254-7

Reception

It was reported that the first volume of the manga sold out in stores due to high demand, and that sales exceeded the publisher and author's expectations.[9] A Couple of Cuckoos ranked #12 on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers.[10]

References
  1. "マガジン漫画、異例の3週連続重版 『カッコウの許嫁』PV制作で出演は内田真礼&内田雄馬" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. "Weekly Shōnen Magazine Readers Vote to Decide Yamada-kun & the Seven Witches Creator Miki Yoshikawa's Next Series". Anime News Network. August 21, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  3. "Miki Yoshikawa Launches New Manga Series Kakkō no Iinazuke on January 29". Anime News Network. December 31, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. "『カッコウの許嫁（１）』 (吉河 美希）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  5. "カッコウの許嫁（4）(吉河 美希）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  6. Hazra, Adriana (November 27, 2020). "Kodansha Comics Licenses 8 New Manga by Miki Yoshikawa, Kanae Hazuki, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  7. "カッコウの許嫁（２）(吉河 美希）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  8. "カッコウの許嫁（3）(吉河 美希）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  9. "マガジンのラブコメ漫画『カッコウの許嫁』1巻が発売即重版、連載3ヶ月で表紙…異例続出" (in Japanese). Oricon. May 21, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  10. Mateo, Alex (December 17, 2020). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2021 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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