Lovely Muco
Lovely Muco (Japanese: いとしのムーコ, Hepburn: Itoshi no Mūko) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Mizushina. It was serialized in Kodansha's Evening from April 2011 to September 2020, with its chapters collected in seventeen tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Muco, the Shiba Inu of glassblower Komatsu-san.[3]
Lovely Muco | |
Cover of the first manga volume | |
いとしのムーコ (Itoshi no Mūko) | |
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Genre | Slice of life |
Manga | |
Written by | Takayuki Mizushina |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Evening |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 12 April 2011 – 23 September 2020 |
Volumes | 17 |
Anime television series | |
Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! | |
Directed by | Takenori Mihara |
Studio | Doga Kobo |
Original network | Fuji TV |
Original run | 29 July 2013 – 23 December 2013 |
Episodes | 21 |
Anime television series | |
Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! Season 2 | |
Directed by | Takenori Mihara |
Studio | Doga Kobo |
Original network | BS Fuji[1] |
Original run | 27 April 2014 – 5 October 2014 |
Episodes | 22 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Romanov Higa |
Studio | DLE |
Original network | TV Tokyo[2] |
Original run | 3 October 2015 – 26 March 2016 |
Episodes | 25 |
Characters
- Muco (ムーコ, Mūko)
- Voiced by: Hitomi Yoshida
- The shiba-inu pet of Komatsu.
- Komatsu-san (こまつさん, Komatsu-san)
- Voiced by: Shinichi Tanioka (Lovely Movie) / Satoshi Hino (TV Anime)
- A glassblower.
- Ushikou-san (うしこうさん, Ushikou-san)
- Voiced by: Mizuki Sano (Lovely Movie) / Junji Majima (TV Anime)
- A bar patron and friend of Komatsu.
- Bouda-san (棒田さん, Bouda-san)
- Voiced by: Taisei Kurata (Lovely Movie) / Keiji Fujiwara (TV Anime)
- A local barkeep.
- Rena-chan (玲奈ちゃん, Rena-chan)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka
- Bouda's daughter.
- Shinohara-san (篠原さん, Shinohara-san)
- Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka
- Love interest.
- Dr.Mutou (Veterinary) (むとう先生(獣医さん), Mutou-sensei (Jūui-san))
- Voiced by: Kazuhiro Watanabe (Lovely Movie) / Hiroki Takahashi (TV Anime)
- Tamaki-kun (タマキくん, Tamaki-kun)
- Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi (TV Anime)
Media
Manga
Lovely Muco is written and illustrated by Takayuki Mizushina. The manga began in Kodansha's Evening on 12 April 2011.[4] In June 2020, it was announced that the series would be finished in 6 chapters.[5] The manga finished on 23 September 2020.[6] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on 23 April 2012[7] As of 23 June 2020, sixteen volumes have been released.[8]
Volume list
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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01 | 23 April 2012[7] | 978-4-06-352415-4 |
02 | 21 September 2012[9] | 978-4-06-352431-4 |
03 | 22 March 2013[10] | 978-4-06-352455-0 |
04 | 20 September 2013[11] | 978-4-06-352483-3 |
05 | 20 March 2014[12][13] | 978-4-06-354506-7 978-4-06-358702-9 (SE) |
06 | 21 November 2014[14][15] | 978-4-06-354538-8 978-4-06-358749-4 (SE) |
07 | 23 April 2015[16] | 978-4-06-354569-2 |
08 | 20 November 2015[17] | 978-4-06-354601-9 |
09 | 22 April 2016[18][19] | 978-4-06-354618-7 978-4-06-358805-7 (SE) |
10 | 22 November 2016[20][21] | 978-4-06-354642-2 978-4-06-362345-1 (SE) |
11 | 23 June 2017[22][23] | 978-4-06-354673-6 978-4-06-358851-4 (SE) |
12 | 22 December 2017[24][25] | 978-4-06-510577-1 978-4-06-511017-1 (SE) |
13 | 23 July 2018[26][27] | 978-4-06-512076-7 978-4-06-512951-7 (SE) |
14 | 23 April 2019[28][29] | 978-4-06-515222-5 978-4-06-516235-4 (SE) |
15 | 22 November 2019[30][31] | 978-4-06-517658-0 978-4-06-518140-9 (SE) |
16 | 23 June 2020[8][32] | 978-4-06-520005-6 978-4-06-520004-9 (SE) |
17 | 20 November 2020[33][34] | 978-4-06-521582-1 978-4-06-521646-0 (SE) |
Reception
Lovely Muco ranked #6 on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2013" poll by Honya Club online bookstore.[37]
References
- "ラブリームービー いとしのムーコ シーズン2" (in Japanese). Fuji Television On Demand. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- "テレビ東京・あにてれ いとしのムーコ" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- 秋田・ガラス作家の愛犬モデルの漫画「いとしのムーコ」、コミック誌に連載へ [Dog model of Akita-glass artist cartoon "beloved of Muko", to serialized in comic magazine] (in Japanese). Akita Keizai Shimbun. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- みずしな孝之が愛らしい犬描く「いとしのムーコ」連載開始. Natalie (in Japanese). 12 April 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- Mateo, Alex (24 June 2020). "Lovely Muco! Manga Ends in 6 Chapters". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- 謎のスーパー野球女子描く新連載がイブニングで、「いとしのムーコ」10年の連載に幕. Natalie (in Japanese). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(16) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- DVDと缶バッジ付きですよ!! いとしのムーコ(5)限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(6)限定版 もっちりストラップ&ぷっくりシール&缶バッジのムーコBOX (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(8) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(9) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- DVD付き いとしのムーコ(9)限定版 おはなつやつやステッカー入り! (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(10) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- 卓上カレンダー付き いとしのムーコ(10)限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(11) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ハンドタオル付き いとしのムーコ(11)限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(12) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ムーコかたぬきカレンダー付き いとしのムーコ(12)限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(13) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ムーコのでっかいメモホルダー付き いとしのムーコ(13)限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(14) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ムーコのおくすり手帳&カバー付き いとしのムーコ(14)限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(15) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ワイドなムーコカレンダー付き いとしのムーコ(15)限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ふせんブック付き いとしのムーコ(16)限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- いとしのムーコ(17) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- 毎日いっしょなムーコ日めくりカレンダー付き いとしのムーコ(17)限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Lovely Muco! Manga by Kemono to Chat's Mizushina Gets New TV Anime". Anime News Network. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- Komatsu, Mikikazu (23 April 2015). ""Lovely Muco!" Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation This Fall". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- Loveridge, Lynzee (4 February 2013). "Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga of 2013". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
External links
- Manga official website at Evening (in Japanese)
- TAKAYUKI MIZUSHINA Web・SINAMISM・(in Japanese) - (Official website)
- MUCO on Twitter (in Japanese)
- Lovely Muuuuuuuco!(in Japanese) - Fuji Television On Demand
- TV animation Itoshino MUCO Official website(in Japanese)
- Lovely Muco (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia