Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms

Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms (Japanese: 黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない, Hepburn: Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ran Kuze. The series began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in May 2021, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of January 2023. The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA.

Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms
First tankōbon volume cover
黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない
(Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byRan Kuze
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 26, 2021 – present
Volumes8

Plot

Mona Kawai, a popular queen bee, is happy that everyone at her high school adores her, except for the new transfer student Medaka Kuroiwa, who looks angry all the time, and won't even look at her. Mona then makes it her mission to make him fall in love with her, but the more she tries, and the more Medaka resists, the more she finds herself falling in love with him. It turns out that Medaka is a monk-in-training who is forbidden by his temple masters from falling in love, but he finds it difficult to resist Mona's advances. Other girls join in either as Mona's rivals or supportive friends.

Characters
Mona Kawai (川井 モナ, Kawai Mona)
Mona is a beautiful and friendly second-year high school girl who is originally from Osaka Prefecture. She prides herself on being the queen bee of the school, charming all the boys, until she meets Medaka. She then tries to win him over but ends up falling in love with him, although she denies the latter part. She occasionally reverts to her Kansai dialect when flustered. She is easily jealous of other girls who vie for Medaka's attention. Most of the story is told from her perspective.Vol. 1 Issue 2021 No. 29 of Weekly Shonen Magazine has pictures of Enako cosplaying Mona as well as characters in other series.[2][3][4]
Medaka Kuroiwa (黒岩 メダカ, Kuroiwa Medaka)
Medaka is a second-year high school boy who is a monk-in-training at his family's temple. He is instructed not to fall in love with any girls, so he finds it rather frustrating that these city girls give him so much attention.Vol. 1
Tsubomi Haruno (春野 つぼみ, Haruno Tsubomi)
Medaka and Mona's classmate greatly admires Mona, and has a collection of phone photos of her. Mona initially thinks of her as her love rival. After seeing Mona's interacting with Medaka, Tsubomi easily figures out that Mona likes him, and tries to push Mona towards the relationship.Vol. 1
Asahi Shonan (湘南 旭, Shonan Asahi)
A first-year student and star basketball player, she has a crush on Medaka, and declares she is Mona's love rival.Ch. 16-18
Tomo
Mona's childhood friend who transfers to her school.Vol. 4 She also finds Medaka attractive.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Ran Kuze, Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms was originally published as a one-shot in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on December 23, 2020,[5][6] before beginning serialization in the same magazine on May 26, 2021.[7][8] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 17, 2021.[9] As of January 17, 2023, eight volumes have been released.[10]

The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA; the first English volume was released in digital on March 8, 2022.[11] During their panel at Anime Expo 2022, Kodnasha USA announced that they would begin publishing the manga in print in Q2 2023.[12]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 17, 2021[9]978-4-06-524490-6March 8, 2022 (digital)[13]
June 20, 2023 (print)[14]		978-1-64-729232-4
  1. That Jerk Won't Fall for Me
  2. P.E. with That Jerk
  3. Sketching with That Jerk
  4. That Fiendish Jerk
  1. In the Library with That Jerk
  2. Love and That Jerk
  3. That Girl's Wallpaper
  4. Cosplaying with That Jerk
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2021 No. 26 to No. 32
2 November 17, 2021[15]978-4-06-525932-0April 12, 2022 (digital)[16]
August 15, 2023 (print)[17]		978-1-64-729306-2
  1. Glued to That Jerk
  2. School Festival with That Jerk
  3. The Legend and That Jerk
  4. Cleaning with That Jerk
  5. Post-Festival Party with That Jerk
  1. Cooking with That Jerk
  2. That Jerk Gets Chewed Out
  3. That Jerk, Rain, and the Basketball Girl
  4. That Jerk and Asahi
  5. Private Lesson with That Jerk and Asahi
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2021 No. 33 to No. 39, No. 41 to No. 44
3 January 17, 2022[18]978-4-06-526591-8July 12, 2022 (digital)[19]978-1-68-491350-3
  1. Nursing That Jerk
  2. Nursing Battle Over That Jerk
  3. That Jerk and a K-
  4. That Jerk and a Bad Slump
  5. That Jerk's Home Screen Wallpaper
  1. A Pic for That Jerk
  2. Shopping with That Jerk
  3. Halloween with That Jerk
  4. Playing Games with That Jerk
  5. Taking Pics with That Jerk
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2021 No. 45 to No. 47, No. 49 to 2022 No. 4/5
4 April 15, 2022[20]978-4-06-527540-5October 11, 2022 (digital)[21]978-1-68-491485-2
  1. That Jerk and a Doofus
  2. That Jerk and a Blushing Girl
  3. That Jerk and Her Best Friend
  4. That Jerk and a Prank
  5. That Transfer Student and Being in Love
  1. That Jerk and a Kiss
  2. That Jerk and the Welcome Party
  3. At the Amusement Park with That Jerk
  4. On the Rollercoaster with That Jerk
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2022 No. 6 to No. 13, and No. 15
5 July 15, 2022[22]978-4-06-528498-8January 17, 2023 (digital)[23]978-1-68-491649-8
  1. That Jerk and Tomo
  2. That Jerk and Getting Separated
  3. All Alone with That Jerk
  4. Smitten with That Jerk
  5. That Jerk and an Admission
  1. That Jerk and the Magic of Love
  2. That Jerk and a Fever
  3. That Jerk and a Declaration
  4. Conquering That Jerk
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2022 No. 16 to No. 25
6 September 16, 2022[24]978-4-06-529129-0April 4, 2023 (digital)[25]978-1-68-491883-6
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2022 No. 26, No. 28 to No. 35
7 November 17, 2022[26]978-4-06-529708-7——
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2022 No. 36/37 to No. 43, No. 45, and No. 46
8 January 17, 2023[10]978-4-06-530350-4——
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2022 No. 47, No. 49 to 2023 No. 4/5
9 April 17, 2023[27]978-4-06-531236-0——

Reception

In January 2022, Kodansha reported that the series had over 150,000 copies in circulation.[28]

Works cited
  • ^ "Ch." and "Vol." is shortened form for chapter and volume of the Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms manga.

References
  1. 「カッコウの許嫁」などマガジンラブコメ作品とえなこのコラボグラビア. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 16, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  2. "『黒岩メダカに私の可愛いが通じない』著名人 激推しコメント到着" ['Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms' Celebrity comments arrive]. Animate Times (in Japanese).
  3. "La popular cosplayer Enako realizó sesiones fotografías para distintas series de Kodansha". June 15, 2021.
  4. https://mobile.twitter.com/WSM_manga/status/1404817455747416070
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  11. Hazra, Adriana (March 1, 2022). "Kodansha Comics Publishes 'Having an Idol-Loving Boyfriend is the Best!,' 9 More New Manga in March". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  12. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 1, 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: Kodansha USA Licenses The Yakuza's Bias, Lovely Muco!, Iruma-kun, More Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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  14. "Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
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