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My Love Mix-Up! (Japanese: 消えた初恋, Hepburn: Kieta Hatsukoi) is a Japanese manga series written by Wataru Hinekure and illustrated by Aruko. It was serialized in Bessatsu Margaret from June 2019 to June 2022. A spin-off, titled Kieta Hatsukoi: Shōgekijō, was serialized from July to September 2021. A Japanese live action television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2021 and a Thai television drama adaptation premiered in June 2024.
| My Love Mix-Up! | |
 Cover of the first volume | |
| 消えた初恋 (Kieta Hatsukoi) | |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Wataru Hinekure |
| Illustrated by | Aruko |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Margaret |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | June 13, 2019 – June 13, 2022 |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Manga | |
| Kieta Hatsukoi: Shōgekijō | |
| Written by | Wataru Hinekure |
| Illustrated by | Aruko |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Margaret |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | July 13, 2021 – September 13, 2021 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Tsutomu Kuroiwa |
| Music by | Harumi Fuuki |
| Licensed by | Viki |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | October 9, 2021 – December 18, 2021 |
| Episodes | 10 |
In 2022, My Love Mix-Up! won the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category.
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- Sota Aoki
- Portrayed by: Shunsuke Michieda[2]
- Kōsuke Ida
- Portrayed by: Ren Meguro[2]
- Mio Hashimoto
- Portrayed by: Riko Fukumoto[3]
- Hayato "Akkun" Aida
- Portrayed by: Jin Suzuki[3]
- Masahiro Taniguchi
- Portrayed by: Seiichi Tanabe[3]
- Jun Tomita
- Portrayed by: Ayumu Mochizuki[3]
- Taishō Nakabayashi
- Portrayed by: Sho Nishigaki[3]
Manga
The series is written by Wataru Hinekure and illustrated by Aruko. It began serialization in Bessatsu Margaret on June 13, 2019.[4] The series completed its serialization on June 13, 2022.[5] In June 2021, it was revealed the series would get a short spin-off titled Kieta Hatsukoi: Shōgekijō, which started serialization in the same magazine as the main series on July 13, 2021.[6] It ended serialization on September 13, 2021.[7] The main series' individual chapters have been collected into nine tankōbon volumes.[8]
In February 2021, Viz Media announced they licensed the series for English publication.[9]
Volume list
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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| 1 | November 25, 2019[10] | 978-4-08-844272-3 | October 5, 2021[1] | 978-1-97-472527-4 | |
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| 2 | March 25, 2020[11] | 978-4-08-844318-8 | January 4, 2022[12] | 978-1-9747-2528-1 | |
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| 3 | July 22, 2020[13] | 978-4-08-844365-2 | April 5, 2022[14] | 978-1-9747-2541-0 | |
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| 4 | November 25, 2020[15] | 978-4-08-844388-1 | July 5, 2022[16] | 978-1-9747-2658-5 | |
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| 5 | March 25, 2021[17] | 978-4-08-844478-9 | October 4, 2022[18] | 978-1-9747-2721-6 | |
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| 6 | August 25, 2021[19] | 978-4-08-844504-5 | January 3, 2023[20] | 978-1-9747-3240-1 | |
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| 7 | October 25, 2021[21] | 978-4-08-844543-4 | April 4, 2023[22] | 978-1-9747-3394-1 | |
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| 8 | March 25, 2022[23] | 978-4-08-844602-8 | July 4, 2023[24] | 978-1-9747-3636-2 | |
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| 9 | July 25, 2022[8] | 978-4-08-844688-2 | October 3, 2023[25] | 978-1-9747-4065-9 | |
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TV dramas
A Japanese live-action TV drama adaptation was announced in August 2021.[26] The series was directed by Shōgo Kusano and Tadaaki Hōrai, with scripts by Tsutomu Kuroiwa, and Harumi Fuuki composing the music. Ren Meguro and Shunsuke Michieda performed the leads. It aired on TV Asahi from October 9 to December 18, 2021, for ten episodes.[27][28] Viki licensed the series for an English release.[29]
A Thai television drama adaptation, produced by GMMTV, was announced on October 17, 2023 and premiered on June 7, 2024.[30][31]
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My Love Mix-Up! won the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category in 2022.[32] In the 2021 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series tied with A Sign of Affection as the ninth highest ranked manga for female audiences.[33] The series was also nominated for the first Ebook Japan manga award.[34]
The Japanese television drama series was featured on Teen Vogue's best BL dramas of 2021 list.[35]
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