is a Japanese
4-panel manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
series by
Coolkyousinnjya
is a Japanese manga artist known for the series ''Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid'', '' I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying'', and '' Komori-san Can't Decline''.
History
In 2011, Coolkyousinnjya published the first volume of '' I Can't Und ...
. The chapters are released online and then published in print by
Ichijinsha
is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books.
The company was first established in August 1992 as a limited company under the name Studio DNA whose main purpose was to edit shōnen manga ...
. The first volume was released on December 29, 2011, and the fifth volume was released on August 4, 2015. An anime adaptation began airing in Japan on October 4, 2014, and finished airing on December 25, 2014. A second season began airing on April 2, 2015, and finished airing on June 25, 2015.
Plot
The series centers around the daily lives of Kaoru, a hard working
office lady
An office lady (), often abbreviated OL (, ), is a female office worker in Japan who performs generally pink-collar tasks such as secretarial or clerical work. Office ladies are usually full-time permanent staff, although the jobs they perform ...
, and her husband Hajime, who is an ''
otaku
is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, such as anime, manga, video games, computers or other highly enthusiastic hobbies. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in '' Manga Burikko''. ...
'', an obsessed fan of anime and manga culture, and who works as a blogger. Using popular anime and otaku tropes and in-jokes, the characters explore the conflicts and similarities between daily life and otaku culture in urban Japan. The witty dialogue accentuates the animation and sometimes slips into ''
manzai
is a traditional style of comedy in Japanese culture comparable to double act comedy.
usually involves two performers ()—a straight man () and a double act, funny man ()—trading jokes at great speed. Most of the jokes revolve around mut ...
''-style humor.
Characters
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:A 25-year-old office lady who is adjusting to married life with Hajime who is an otaku. She becomes pregnant near the end of the series.
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:Kaoru's 23-year-old otaku who initially scrapes by living as a blogger who reviews various forms of nerd media from video games to anime. He eventually starts working as a web designer.
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:Hajime's cross-dressing younger brother. A popular Boys Love manga artist with a slightly perverted sense of humor.
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:A manga enthusiast and director at a data entry company.
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:Kaoru's close friend since high school who's now married to Nozomu Juse.
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:Mature and good looking. Tends to forget that Rino is older than him and always treat Rino carefully.
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:Kaoru's father. He is very protective of Kaoru and is a highly skilled chef.
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:Kaoru's other close friend since high school who's now married to Yamada-san.
Media
Manga
Anime
An
anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
television series adaptation began airing in October 2014.
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes fi ...
began streaming the series on October 4, 2014. The episodes are approximately three minutes long. The thirteenth episode announced that the series had been green-lit for a second season, which premiered in April 2015.
Episode list
=Season 1
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=Season 2
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References
External links
Official manga site
Official anime website
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{{Seven (animation studio)
2010s webcomics
Anime series based on manga
Comedy anime and manga
Crunchyroll anime
Ichijinsha manga
Japanese comedy webcomics
Anime and manga about marriage
Otaku in fiction
Seinen manga
Seven (animation studio)
Slice of life anime and manga
Television shows based on Japanese webcomics
Webcomics in print
Yonkoma