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 11 tankōbon volumes as of September 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
Volumes11

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]
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 Namba (難波朋, Namba Tomo)
Mona's childhood friend from Osaka who transfers to her class. She is outwardly friendly and flirtatious.Vol. 4 She later feels conflicted for also developing a romantic interest in Medaka.
Minami Shirahama (白浜美波, Shirahama Minami)
Asahi's classmate and best friend who supports her in her pursuit of Medaka. She has dark shoulder-length hair.Vol. 4
Shou Kobayakawa
Medaka's classmate and friend with the glasses.Ch. 56, 58
Yuzuru Kido
Medaka's classmate and friend with light-colored short hair.
Anri Sunigawa
A girl who takes an interest in Medaka. She plays guitar.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Ran Kuze, Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms was originally published as a one-shot in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on December 23, 2020,[3][4] before beginning serialization in the same magazine on May 26, 2021.[5][6] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 17, 2021.[7] As of September 14, 2023, eleven volumes have been released.[8]

The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA; the first English volume was released in digital on March 8, 2022.[9] During their panel at Anime Expo 2022, Kodnasha USA announced that they would begin publishing the manga in print in Q2 2023.[10]

Volumes
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 17, 2021[7]978-4-06-524490-6March 8, 2022 (digital)[11]
June 20, 2023 (print)		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[12]978-4-06-525932-0April 12, 2022 (digital)[13]
August 15, 2023 (print)		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[14]978-4-06-526591-8July 12, 2022 (digital)[15]
October 17, 2023 (print)[16]		978-1-64-729307-9
  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[17]978-4-06-527540-5October 11, 2022 (digital)[18]
December 12, 2023 (print)[19]		978-1-64-729308-6
  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[20]978-4-06-528498-8January 17, 2023 (digital)[21]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[22]978-4-06-529129-0April 4, 2023 (digital)[23]978-1-68-491883-6
  1. A Date with That Jerk
  2. At the Arcade with That Jerk
  3. Matching with That Jerk
  4. That Jerk and the Phone Case
  5. A Secret with That Jerk
  1. That Girl Is on Cloud Nine
  2. That Jerk, Asahi, and a Secret Meeting
  3. Studying with That Jerk
  4. That Jerk and a Beauty Contest
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2022 No. 26, and No. 28 to No. 35
7 November 17, 2022[24]978-4-06-529708-7July 4, 2023 (digital)[25]979-8-88-933032-5
  1. Making a Sign with That Jerk
  2. That Jerk and Being Mature
  3. That Jerk and an Info Session
  4. That Jerk and the Night Before the Contest
  5. That Jerk and the Beauty Contest
  1. That Jerk and Self Intros
  2. That Jerk and a First
  3. That Jerk and a Kneeling
  4. That Jerk and a Swimsuit Fight
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2022 No. 36/37 to No. 43, No. 45, and No. 46
8 January 17, 2023[26]978-4-06-530350-4——
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2022 No. 47, and No. 49 to 2023 No. 4/5
9 April 17, 2023[27]978-4-06-531236-0——
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2023 No. 6 to No. 10, and No. 12 to No. 15
10 July 14, 2023[28]978-4-06-531889-8——
Covers chapters in Weekly Shonen Magazine issues 2023 No. 16 to No. 24, and No. 26
11 September 14, 2023[8]978-4-06-532892-7——

Reception

In January 2022, Kodansha reported that the series had over 150,000 copies in circulation.[29] In August 2022, it was announced to have reached 1 million copies in circulation.[30]

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

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