Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (Japanese: どうせ、恋してしまうんだ。, Hepburn: Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruka Mitsui [ja]. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi since November 2020, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes as of January 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Typhoon Graphics premiered in January 2025.

Characters

Kizuki Hazawa (羽沢 輝月, Hazawa Kizuki)
Voiced by: Kazuki Ura[3] (Japanese); Mauricio Ortiz-Segura[4] (English)
Mizuho Nishino (西野 水帆, Nishino Mizuho)
Voiced by: Sakura Shinfuku[3] (Japanese); Maganda Marie[4] (English)
Shin Kashiwagi (柏木 深, Kashiwagi Shin)
Voiced by: Sion Yoshitaka[3] (Japanese); Wyatt Baker[4] (English)
Airu Izumi (和泉 藍, Izumi Airu)
Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[3] (Japanese); Belsheber Rusape Jr.[4] (English)
Shugo Hoshikawa (星川 周吾, Hoshikawa Shūgo)
Voiced by: Satoshi Inomata[3] (Japanese); Tom Laflin[4] (English)
Ryōsuke Saitō (斉藤 涼介, Saitō Ryōsuke)
Voiced by: Yūto Uemura[5] (Japanese); Ethan Connor Condon[4] (English)
Chika Kurashiki (倉敷 千夏, Kurashiki Chika)
Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro[5] (Japanese); Vanessa Benoit[4] (English)
Tōgo Hoshikawa (星川 透吾, Hoshikawa Tōgo)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[6]
Manami Shiraishi (白石 真波, Shiraishi Manami)
Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka[6]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Haruka Mitsui [ja], Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You started in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi on November 2, 2020.[7] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 12, 2021.[1] As of January 10, 2025, ten volumes have been released.[8]

In North America, the manga has been licensed for English digital release by Kodansha USA.[9] In July 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they would start releasing the manga in print in 2024.[10]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 March 12, 2021[11]978-4-06-522664-3November 16, 2021 (digital)[12]
March 5, 2024 (print)[13]		978-1-63699-466-6 (digital)
979-8-88877-115-0 (print)
2 July 13, 2021[14]978-4-06-524090-8December 21, 2021 (digital)[15]
May 7, 2024 (print)[16]		978-1-63699-524-3 (digital)
979-8-88877-116-7 (print)
3 November 12, 2021[17]978-4-06-525900-9March 31, 2022 (digital)[18]
July 2, 2024 (print)		978-1-68491-195-0 (digital)
979-8-88877-117-4 (print)
4 April 13, 2022[19]978-4-06-527551-1September 22, 2022 (digital)[20]
September 3, 2024 (print)		978-1-68491-452-4 (digital)
979-8-88877-118-1 (print)
5 August 12, 2022[21]978-4-06-528485-8March 21, 2023 (digital)[22]
January 7, 2025 (print)		978-1-68491-709-9 (digital)
979-8-88877-119-8 (print)
6 March 13, 2023[23]978-4-06-530836-3July 18, 2023 (digital)[24]
March 4, 2025 (print)		979-8-88933-043-1 (digital)
979-8-88877-120-4 (print)
7 October 13, 2023[25]978-4-06-533178-1March 19, 2024 (digital)[26]
May 6, 2025 (print)		979-8-88933-413-2 (digital)
979-8-88877-321-5 (print)
8 March 13, 2024[27]978-4-06-534969-4July 16, 2024 (digital)[28]979-8-88933-623-5
9 August 9, 2024[29]978-4-06-536623-3——
10 January 10, 2025[8]978-4-06-538117-5——

Anime

In February 2024, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation.[30] It will be produced by Typhoon Graphics and directed by Junichi Yamamoto, with scripts written by Yū Murai and Nagisa Nario, characters designed by Io Shiiba, and music composed by Keiji Inai.[5] The series premiered on TBS and BS11 on January 10, 2025.[3][31] The opening theme song is "Make it Count" by INI,[31] while the ending theme song is "Negaigoto" (願いごと, lit. 'Wish') by Marcy.[6]

Crunchyroll streams the series.[32] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[33]

Episodes

No.Title [34][35]Directed by [a]Written by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Original release date [36]
1"An Awful Birthday"
Transliteration: "Saiaku no Tanjōbi" (Japanese: 最悪の誕生日)		Kiyoshi Murayama
Ryo Yasumura		Yū MuraiJunichi YamamotoJanuary 10, 2025 (2025-01-10)
2"I'll Be By Your Side"
Transliteration: "Soba ni Iru yo" (Japanese: そばにいるよ)		UnknownUnknownTBAJanuary 17, 2025 (2025-01-17)
3"Warmth"
Transliteration: "Taion" (Japanese: 体温)		UnknownUnknownTBAJanuary 24, 2025 (2025-01-24)
4"Fireworks for the Future"
Transliteration: "Mirai e no hanabi" (Japanese: 未来への花火)		TBATBATBAJanuary 31, 2025 (2025-01-31)

Stage play

A stage play adaptation ran in Tokyo's Theater Milano-Za from February 6 to 16, 2025 and in Osaka's Cool Japan Park Osaka TT Hall from February 19 to 25, 2025. The stage play starred Manami Igashira as Mizuho Nishino, Leo Nagaoka as Kizuki Hazawa, Rikuto Ura as Shin Kashiwagi, Rion Ouchi as Airu Izumi, and Yoshitaka Taro as Shugo Hoshikawa.[37][38]

Reception

The series had over 1 million copies in circulation by October 2023.[39]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References

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Further reading

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anyway,_I%27m_Falling_in_Love_with_You
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