is a Japanese

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series written by Wataru Hinekure and illustrated by

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. It was serialized in ''

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'' from June 2019 to June 2022. A spin-off, titled ''Kieta Hatsukoi: Shōgekijō'', began serialization in July 2021. A

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television drama adaptation premiered in October 2021. In 2022, ''My Love Mix-Up!'' won the 67th

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in the '' shōjo'' category.

Cast

;Sota Aoki : ;Kōsuke Ida : ;Mio Hashimoto : ;Hayato "Akkun" Aida : ;Masahiro Taniguchi : ;Jun Tomita : ;Taishō Nakabayashi :

Media

Manga

The series is written by Wataru Hinekure and illustrated by

. It began serialization in ''

'' on June 13, 2019. The series completed its serialization on June 13, 2022. In June 2021, it was revealed the series would get a spin-off titled ''Kieta Hatsukoi: Shōgekijō'', which started serialization in the same magazine as the main series on July 13, 2021. As of July 2022, the main series' individual chapters have been collected into nine ''

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'' volumes. In February 2021,

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announced they licensed the series for English publication.

Volume list

TV drama

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and Shunsuke Michieda performed the leads. It premiered on

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on October 9, 2021. Viki licensed the series for an English release.

Reception

''My Love Mix-Up!'' won the 67th

in the '' shōjo'' category in 2022. In the 2021 edition of the ''

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'' guidebook, the series tied with '' A Sign of Affection'' as the ninth highest ranked manga for female audiences. The series was also nominated for the first manga award. The television drama series was featured on ''

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'''s best BL dramas of 2021 list.

References

External links

* {{Shogakukan Manga Award - Shōjo 2021 Japanese television series debuts Japanese television dramas based on manga LGBT in anime and manga Romantic comedy anime and manga Shōjo manga Shueisha manga TV Asahi original programming Viz Media manga Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga