My Clueless First Friend

My Clueless First Friend (Japanese: 事情を知らない転校生がグイグイくる。, Hepburn: Jijō o Shiranai Tenkōsei ga Guigui Kuru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taku Kawamura. It has been serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Gangan Joker since May 2018, with its chapters collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes as of November 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Signpost is set to premiere in April 2023.

My Clueless First Friend
First tankōbon volume cover
事情を知らない転校生がグイグイくる。
(Jijō o Shiranai Tenkōsei ga Guigui Kuru)
GenreComedy, slice of life[1]
Manga
Written byTaku Kawamura
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
MagazineMonthly Gangan Joker
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 22, 2018 – present
Volumes13
Anime television series
Directed byShigenori Kageyama
Written by
  • Takafumi Hoshikawa
  • Shogo Yasukawa
Music byToshio Masuda
StudioStudio Signpost
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, TVA, BS Fuji, Animax
Original run April 2023 – scheduled

Characters
Akane Nishimura (西村 茜, Nishimura Akane)
Voiced by: Konomi Kohara[2]
Taiyō Takada (高田 太陽, Takada Taiyō)
Voiced by: Shizuka Ishigami[2]
Daichi Hino (日野 大地, Hino Daichi)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[3]
Umi Adachi (安達 海美, Adachi Umi)
Voiced by: Reina Kondō[3]
Yukiko Takada (高田 雪子, Takada Yukiko)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[3]

Media

Manga

My Clueless First Friend, written and illustrated by Taku Kawamura, started in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Gangan Joker on May 22, 2018.[4] Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on October 22, 2018.[5] As of November 22, 2022, thirteen volumes have been released.[6]

In July 2022, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they had licensed the manga for English released in North America.[7] The series is also published online on the English version of Square Enix's Manga UP! platform since July 2022.[8]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 22, 2018[9]978-4-7575-5855-7March 7, 2023[10]978-1-6460-9204-8
2 February 22, 2019[11]978-4-7575-6025-3March 7, 2023[10]978-1-6460-9204-8
3 June 22, 2019[12]978-4-7575-6167-0June 6, 2023[13]978-1-6460-9205-5
4 October 21, 2019[14]978-4-7575-6352-0June 6, 2023[13]978-1-6460-9205-5
5 February 22, 2020[15]978-4-7575-6529-6September 5, 2023[16]978-1-6460-9207-9
6 June 22, 2020[17]978-4-7575-6708-5September 5, 2023[16]978-1-6460-9207-9
7 November 21, 2020[18]978-4-7575-6948-5——
8 March 22, 2021[19]978-4-7575-7162-4——
9 July 20, 2021[20]978-4-7575-7375-8——
10 November 22, 2021[21]978-4-7575-7576-9——
11 March 22, 2022[22]978-4-7575-7825-8——
12 July 22, 2022[23]978-4-7575-8035-0——
13 November 22, 2022[6]978-4-7575-8263-7——

Anime

In November 2022, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime television series adaptation. It is produced by Studio Signpost and directed by Shigenori Kageyama, with scripts written by Takafumi Hoshikawa and Shogo Yasukawa, character designs handled by Chikashi Kadekaru, and music composed by Toshio Masuda.[2] The series is set to premiere in April 2023 on Tokyo MX and other networks.[3][24] The opening theme song, "Alcor to Polaris" (アルコルとポラリス, "Alcor and Polaris"), is performed by Reina Kondō.[25] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[26]

References
  1. "My Clueless First Friend". Square Enix Manga & Books. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. Cayanan, Joanna (November 16, 2022). "My Clueless First Friend Manga Gets TV Anime in 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  3. Dempsey, Liam (January 19, 2023). "My Clueless First Friend TV Anime Sets April 2023 Premiere with New Trailer". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  4. 吉辺あくろ描く変態イケメンとのラブコメ1巻、JOKERに柊裕一ら執筆ポスターも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 22, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  5. クラスで浮いている女子と事情を知らない転校生のハートフルストーリー1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 22, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  6. 【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  7. Mateo, Alex (July 22, 2022). "Square Enix Manga & Books Licenses Daemons of the Shadow Realm, My Clueless First Friend Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  8. Pineda, Rafael (July 25, 2022). "Square Enix Launches English Version of Manga Up! Web Manga Site, App". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  9. 【10月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 22, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  10. "My Clueless First Friend, Volume 1". Square Enix Manga and Books. Retrieved November 13, 2022. Format: (2-in-1 volumes omnibus)
  11. 「好きな子がめがねを忘れた」1巻、同発「転校生がグイグイくる」2巻とコラボも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 22, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  12. 「事情を知らない転校生」と「好きな子がめがねを忘れた」を書店員が推薦. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 6, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  13. "My Clueless First Friend, Volume 2". Square Enix Manga and Books. Retrieved January 25, 2023. Format: (2-in-1 volumes omnibus)
  14. 【10月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 21, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  15. からかってくるけどポンコツなので勝手に詰む、川村拓「留年！ とどめ先輩」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 22, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  16. "My Clueless First Friend, Volume 3". Square Enix Manga and Books. Retrieved January 25, 2023. Format: (2-in-1 volumes omnibus)
  17. 【6月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 22, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  18. 【11月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  19. 【3月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 22, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  20. 【7月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 20, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  21. 【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  22. 【3月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 22, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  23. 【7月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 22, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  24. Cayanan, Joanna (January 19, 2023). "My Clueless First Friend Anime's First Video Reveals Additional Cast, Staff, April Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  25. Chapman, Paul (January 28, 2023). "My Clueless First Friend TV Anime Reveals OP Theme Song Performer". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  26. Mateo, Alex (December 1, 2022). "Crunchyroll to Stream Bofuri Season 2, Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, A Galaxy Next Door, The Fire Hunter, My Clueless First Friend, More Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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