Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You
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Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (Japanese: どうせ、恋してしまうんだ。, Hepburn: Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruka Mitsui. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi since November 2020, with its chapters collected in 11 tankōbon volumes as of March 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Typhoon Graphics premiered in January to March 2025. A second season has been announced.
| Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kizuki Hazawa | |
| どうせ、恋してしまうんだ。 (Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Haruka Mitsui |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | November 2, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Junichi Yamamoto |
| Written by |
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| Music by | Keiji Inai |
| Studio | Typhoon Graphics |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | TBS, BS11 |
| Original run | January 10, 2025 – present |
| Episodes | 12 |
Characters
- Kizuki Hazawa (羽沢 輝月, Hazawa Kizuki)
- Voiced by: Kazuki Ura[3] (Japanese); Mauricio Ortiz-Segura[4] (English)
- Mizuho Nishino (西野 水帆, Nishino Mizuho)
- Voiced by: Sakura Shinfuku[3] (Japanese); Maganda Marie[4] (English)
- Shin Kashiwagi (柏木 深, Kashiwagi Shin)
- Voiced by: Sion Yoshitaka[3] (Japanese); Wyatt Baker[4] (English)
- Airu Izumi (和泉 藍, Izumi Airu)
- Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[3] (Japanese); Belsheber Rusape Jr.[4] (English)
- Shugo Hoshikawa (星川 周吾, Hoshikawa Shūgo)
- Voiced by: Satoshi Inomata[3] (Japanese); Tom Laflin[4] (English)
- Ryōsuke Saitō (斉藤 涼介, Saitō Ryōsuke)
- Voiced by: Yūto Uemura[5] (Japanese); Ethan Connor Condon[4] (English)
- Chika Kurashiki (倉敷 千夏, Kurashiki Chika)
- Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro[5] (Japanese); Vanessa Benoit[4] (English)
- Tōgo Hoshikawa (星川 透吾, Hoshikawa Tōgo)
- Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[6]
- Manami Shiraishi (白石 真波, Shiraishi Manami)
- Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka[6]
Media
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Manga
Written and illustrated by Haruka Mitsui, Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You started in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi on November 2, 2020.[7] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 12, 2021.[1] As of March 13, 2025, eleven volumes have been released.[8]
In North America, the manga has been licensed for English digital release by Kodansha USA.[9] In July 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they would start releasing the manga in print in 2024.[10]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 12, 2021[11] | 978-4-06-522664-3 | November 16, 2021 (digital)[12] March 5, 2024 (print)[13] | 978-1-63699-466-6 (digital) 979-8-88877-115-0 (print) |
| 2 | July 13, 2021[14] | 978-4-06-524090-8 | December 21, 2021 (digital)[15] May 7, 2024 (print)[16] | 978-1-63699-524-3 (digital) 979-8-88877-116-7 (print) |
| 3 | November 12, 2021[17] | 978-4-06-525900-9 | March 31, 2022 (digital)[18] July 2, 2024 (print) | 978-1-68491-195-0 (digital) 979-8-88877-117-4 (print) |
| 4 | April 13, 2022[19] | 978-4-06-527551-1 | September 22, 2022 (digital)[20] September 3, 2024 (print) | 978-1-68491-452-4 (digital) 979-8-88877-118-1 (print) |
| 5 | August 12, 2022[21] | 978-4-06-528485-8 | March 21, 2023 (digital)[22] January 7, 2025 (print) | 978-1-68491-709-9 (digital) 979-8-88877-119-8 (print) |
| 6 | March 13, 2023[23] | 978-4-06-530836-3 | July 18, 2023 (digital)[24] March 4, 2025 (print) | 979-8-88933-043-1 (digital) 979-8-88877-120-4 (print) |
| 7 | October 13, 2023[25] | 978-4-06-533178-1 | March 19, 2024 (digital)[26] May 6, 2025 (print) | 979-8-88933-413-2 (digital) 979-8-88877-321-5 (print) |
| 8 | March 13, 2024[27] | 978-4-06-534969-4 | July 16, 2024 (digital)[28] | 979-8-88933-623-5 |
| 9 | August 9, 2024[29] | 978-4-06-536623-3 | — | — |
| 10 | January 10, 2025[30] | 978-4-06-538117-5 | — | — |
| 11 | March 13, 2025[8] | 978-4-06-538801-3 | — | — |
Anime
In February 2024, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation.[31] It is produced by Typhoon Graphics and directed by Junichi Yamamoto, with scripts written by Yū Murai and Nagisa Nario, characters designed by Io Shiiba, and music composed by Keiji Inai.[5] The series aired from January 10 to March 28, 2025, on TBS and BS11.[3][32][a] The opening theme song is "Make it Count" by INI,[32] while the ending theme song is "Negaigoto" (願いごと, lit. 'Wish') by Marcy.[6] Crunchyroll streams the series.[33] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on its Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[34]
Following the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced.[35]
Episodes
| No. | Title [36][37] | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original release date [38][a] |
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| 1 | "An Awful Birthday" Transliteration: "Saiaku no Tanjōbi" (Japanese: 最悪の誕生日) | Kiyoshi Murayama & Ryo Yasumura | Yu Murai | Junichi Yamamoto | January 10, 2025 |
| 2 | "I'll Be By Your Side" Transliteration: "Soba ni Iru yo" (Japanese: そばにいるよ) | Kiyoshi Murayama & Kotaro Sasaki (Type Zero) | Yu Murai | Tomoya Takashima & Kuma Fukurō | January 17, 2025 |
| 3 | "Warmth" Transliteration: "Taion" (Japanese: 体温) | Yamaki Midori | Nagisa Naruo | Yutaka (Konkichi) | January 24, 2025 |
| 4 | "Fireworks for the Future" Transliteration: "Mirai e no Hanabi" (Japanese: 未来への花火) | Yu Yabuuchi | Yu Murai | Romano Fuhiga | January 31, 2025 |
| 5 | "How to Be Together Forever" Transliteration: "Zutto Issho ni Iru Hōhō" (Japanese: ずっと一緒にいる方法) | Sasaki Kotaro (Type Zero) | Nagisa Naruo | Naoki Ao (Konkichi) | February 7, 2025 |
| 6 | "I Don't Want to be Just Friends" Transliteration: "Tomodachi ja Irarenai" (Japanese: 友だちじゃいられない) | Kure Tadao | Yu Murai | Junichi Sakata | February 14, 2025 |
| 7 | "Playing Nice" Transliteration: "Nakayoshi Gokko" (Japanese: なかよしごっこ) | Nakamura Kinsei | Nagisa Naruo | Ichizo Kobayashi | February 21, 2025 |
| 8 | "The Shape of One-Sided Love" Transliteration: "Kataomoi no Katachi" (Japanese: 片想いのかたち) | Unknown | Nagisa Naruo | Yutaka Kagawa (Konkichi) | February 28, 2025 |
| 9 | "The Times I Spent With You" Transliteration: "Kimi to Ita Jikan" (Japanese: 君といた時間) | Harume Kosaka | Nagisa Naruo | Harume Kosaka | March 7, 2025 |
| 10 | "Impulse" Transliteration: "Shōdō" (Japanese: 衝動) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | March 14, 2025 |
| 11 | "Things That Change" Transliteration: "Kawatteiku Mono" (Japanese: 変わっていくもの) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | March 21, 2025 |
| 12 | "Neverending Dream" Transliteration: "Owaranai Yume" (Japanese: 終わらない夢) | TBA | TBA | TBA | March 28, 2025 |
Stage play
A stage play adaptation ran in Tokyo's Theater Milano-Za from February 6–16, 2025, and in Osaka's Cool Japan Park Osaka TT Hall from February 19–25. The stage play starred Manami Igashira as Mizuho Nishino, Leo Nagaoka as Kizuki Hazawa, Rikuto Ura as Shin Kashiwagi, Rion Ouchi as Airu Izumi, and Yoshitaka Taro as Shugo Hoshikawa.[39][40]
Reception
The series had over 1 million copies in circulation by October 2023.[41]
See also
- I Fell in Love After School, another manga series by the same author
Notes
- TBS listed the series premiere on January 9, 2025, at 25:28, which is effectively January 10 at 1:28 a.m. JST.
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