Interviews with Monster Girls

Interviews with Monster Girls

The cover of the first volume as published in Japan.
亜人ちゃんは語りたい
(Demi-chan wa Kataritai)
Genre Comedy, Supernatural[1]
Manga
Written by Petos
Published by Kodansha
English publisher

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Demographic Seinen
Magazine Young Magazine the 3rd
Original run 5 September 2014 – present
Volumes 3
Anime television series
Directed by Ryo Ando
Written by Takao Yoshioka
Music by Masaru Yokoyama
Studio A-1 Pictures
Network Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, MBS
Original run January 7, 2017 – scheduled

Interviews with Monster Girls (亜人ちゃんは語りたい Demi-chan wa Kataritai, lit. "Demi Wants to Speak") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Petos (ペトス Petosu). The series began serialization in Kodansha's Young Magazine the 3rd magazine in September 2014 and is being published in English by Kodansha Comics USA. An anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures will begin airing in January 2017.[1]

Plot

The story takes place in an age where "Ajin" (亜人, lit. "demi-human"), more casually known as "Demi", have slowly started to become accepted into human society. Tetsuo Takahashi is a biology teacher who ends up teaching three such Demi, hoping to understand more about them while also managing to catch their attention.

Characters

Tetsuo Takahashi (高橋 鉄男 Takahashi Tetsuo)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[2]
The main protagonist. A biology teacher who is fascinated by Demi and wants to learn more about them. He is occasionally referred to as "Iron Man" by his students, a pun on his bulky physique and his name. As he learns about Demi, he starts to understand the problems they face, both as teenagers and Demi, and he strives to help them, wherever he can.
Hikari Takanashi (小鳥遊 ひかり Takanashi Hikari)
Voiced by: Kaede Hondo[3]
A highly energetic vampire. She usually avoids biting other people's necks, instead drinking blood packs sent by the government, and using blood substitutes like tomato juice. Contrary to myths, she loves eating garlic. She occasionally has the urge to nibble on someone, usually her sister. Despite her lackadaisical nature, she often strives to help others, like when Yuki was being talked about behind her back, she came to her rescue by standing up for her.
Kyōko Machi (町 京子 Machi Kyōko)
Voiced by: Minami Shinoda[3]
A shy dullahan whose head is always detached from her body. Since she can't move her head by herself, she is always longing for contact with others. She develops a crush on Tetsuo, due to his kind and caring nature. She initially found it hard to make friends as people found it awkward to talk to her without bring up her detached head in some way, despite her own acceptance of the concept and desire to joke about it.
Yuki Kusakabe (日下部 雪 Kusakabe Yuki)
Voiced by: Shiina Natsukawa[3]
A yuki-onna whose body is always cold. She initially dislikes her Demi nature, fearing that she could harm others, though Tetsuo manages to show her that the only things she can actually freeze are her tears and sweat. Hikari, loves clinging to her since she is so cold and it feels pleasant.
Sakie Satō (佐藤 早紀絵 Satō Sakie)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[3]
A succubus who works as a math teacher. She constantly has to take precautions to avoid inadvertently seducing her male students, by making herself look dull. She wears a track suit and avoids make up, but if a person touches her they become aroused, which causes her to avoid contact. When she accidentally touches Tetsuo, he pretends not to be affect as to not make her feel uncomfortable, but ends up making her form a crush on Tetsuo.
Himari Takanashi (小鳥遊 ひまり Takanashi Himari)
Voiced by: Lynn[3]
Hikari's twin sister, who is an ordinary human. She is much more serious than her sister, both as a person and a student. She often tries to make her sister act more mature, but is unable to. Despite their constant bickering, They care about each other and have many similarities such as similar tastes in food and fashion.

Media

Manga

Petos began serializing the manga in the first issue of Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine the 3rd on 5 September 2014.[4][5] Kodansha Comics USA announced their license to the series in March 2016.[6][7]

Volumes

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
01 6 March 2015[8]ISBN 978-4-06-382578-71 November 2016[9]ISBN 9781632363589
02 4 September 2015[10]ISBN 978-4-06-382669-217 January 2017[11]ISBN 9781632363879
03 18 March 2016[12]ISBN 978-4-06-382757-67 March 2017[13]ISBN 9781632363886
04 20 September 2016[14]ISBN 978-4-06-382852-89 May 2017[15]ISBN 9781632363893

Anime

A television anime adaptation was announced on 3 September 2016.[1][16] The anime will be directed by Ryo Ando with animation by the studio A-1 Pictures. The series' scripts will be written by Takao Yoshioka, character designs will be done by Tetsuya Kawakami, and music will be composed by Masaru Yokoyama.[17][18]

The series will start airing in January 2017,[1] and will be broadcast on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS11.[17]

Reception

As of September 2016, the series' three volumes had 550,000 copies in print.[1]

Volume 2 ranked at number 13 on the Oricon manga charts during its first week, selling 39,876 copies.[19] It dropped to number 14 for its second week, selling another 32,283 copies.[20] Volume 3 ranked 21st, selling 55,907 copies in its first week.[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Interviews with Monster Girls/Demi-chan wa Kataritai Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Junichi Suwabe Stars in Interviews with Monster Girls/Demi-chan wa Kataritai Anime". Anime News Network. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Interviews with Monster Girls/Demi-chan wa Kataritai Anime Reveals Female Cast, Ending Song, January 7 Debut in Video". Anime News Network. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 2 Desember 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Young Magazine the 3rd Magazine's Line-Up Detailed". Anime News Network. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kodansha to Launch Young Magazine the 3rd in September". Anime News Network. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kodansha Comics Adds Interviews with Monster Girls, Fairy Tail: Twin Dragons of Sabertooth, Nekogahara Manga". Anime News Network. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Green, Scott (25 March 2016). "Kodansha Comics Announces Five More Manga Licenses". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  8. ↑ 亜人ちゃんは語りたい（１） [Interviews with Monster Girls (1)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Interviews with Monster Girls 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  10. ↑ 亜人ちゃんは語りたい（２） [Interviews with Monster Girls (2)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Interviews with Monster Girls 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  12. ↑ 亜人ちゃんは語りたい（３） [Interviews with Monster Girls (3)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Interviews with Monster Girls 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  14. ↑ 亜人ちゃんは語りたい（４） [Interviews with Monster Girls (4)]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Interviews with Monster Girls 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  16. ↑ Chapman, Paul (3 September 2016). ""Interviews with Monster Girls" TV Anime Coming in January of 2017". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Interviews with Monster Girls/Demi-chan wa Kataritai TV Anime's Main Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  18. ↑ Chapman, Paul (4 September 2016). ""Interviews with Monster Girls" Main Staff Revealed". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 31-September 6". Anime News Network. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 7-13". Anime News Network. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, March 14-20". Anime News Network. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

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