My Wife is Wagatsuma-san (?????????, Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome), is a Japanese manga series written by Yuu Kuraishi and illustrated by Keishi Nishikida. Serialised by Weekly Sh?nen Magazine from September 20, 2011, ending at September 24, 2014. The series was released in 13 tank?bon volumes in Japan, and was released weekly on Crunchyroll Manga in English, as well as digital releases in volumes on Amazon Kindle and Comixology.
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Plot
Hitoshi Aoshima is an unpopular high schooler with average grades. He longs to have a girlfriend, especially the beautiful and smart Ai Wagatsuma. One day he discovers he has time slipped 10 years in the future, where he is married to Ai. However, the time spent in the future is short-lived as he returns to regular time. Hitoshi is able to use some of his future knowledge to gain insights into what Ai likes, but soon discovers that some of his present actions can affect his future, including scenarios where he is not married to Ai. He also hangs out with a group of unpopular and quirky classmates called the DX Corps, and makes other friends including a female foreign exchange student and a fairly popular guy that the DX Corps disliked.
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Characters
- Hitoshi Aoshima (???, Aoshima Hitoshi)
A second-year high school student who dreams of having a girlfriend. He has the ability to time slip ten years into the future, where he is married to Ai Wagatsuma, although he cannot control when he slips or returns. He is unpopular and gets average grades, and is a member of Zaishou High's volleyball team where he and his friends are benchwarmers.Ch. 1 He ends up associating with the DX Corps, a secret society in his high school whose members are jealous of popular male students.Ch. 7 His DX Corps codename is Laputa: Castle in the Sky.Vol. 6 profiles
- Ai Wagatsuma (????, Wagatsuma Ai)
The title character is the hottest girl in school. She is known for her beauty, high grades and distinction in athletics.Vol. 2 profiles She is happily married to Hitoshi in the latter's time-slipped future. She is fond of animals and aspires to be a veterinarian. She is a star member of the swim club but injures her leg at a major swim competition.Ch. 2
- Hikari Aoshima (?????)
Hitoshi's little sister who is in fifth grade in elementary school. Ch. 1 She turns into a hot fashionable gyaru in the future.Vol. 3 profiles
- DX Corps (DX?, DX-dan)
The DX Corps are a secret society of unpopular high school guys. They despise "life-havers who glorify romance". In addition to Hitoshi, there are the following members:Ch. 2
- Masao Komatsu (????) - Hitoshi's friend with a flat top hairstyle.Ch. 1 He is the leader of the DX Corps. In the future he goes bald. His DX Corps codename is Unbreakable.Vol. 6 profiles
- Shirou Itou (????) - Hitoshi's portly friend with the glasses and a mushroom bowl cut. His family is rich, and lives in a mansion. Ch. 21 He adores Japanese idol groups such as AKB48.Ch. 1 Hitoshi saves him from becoming a sex offender in the future.Vol. 3 profiles His DX corps codename is Holey Underwear.Vol. 6 profiles
- Kyuuji Fujikawa (?????) - codenamed Gate of Flesh (????, Nikutai no Mon) (because of his gluttony and consequent fatness) and "Fuji Q" (??Q)Ch. 2
- Yasushi Ono (????) - codenamed Matrix 2 (??????2, Matorikkusu 2)Ch. 2 He likes little girls. His nickname comes from his uncle, an indie wrestler who fights as 'Matrix Zaishou'. His family owns a liquor store.Ch. 56
- Kouji Nakamoto (????) - codenamed Electric Medusa (??????, Denki Kurage, lit. "Electric Jellyfish")Ch. 2 He likes hacking into phones, but is still the 'most normal' of the DX Corps and occasionally questions their more idiotic moments.Ch. 60
- Silvia Shimotsuma (???????)
- A foreign exchange student from the Netherlands who becomes friends with Hitoshi and Ai. She is half-Japanese and half-Dutch, and is fairly buxom.Vol. 6 profiles In some of the future scenarios she becomes Hitoshi's wife; in others she is a close friend of Hitoshi and Ai, alongside the DX Corps members. Her brother, Kenjiro Shimotsuma (???????) does not approve of Silvia staying in Japan. He is modelled on Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star; their three elder brothers are likewise modelled on Kenshiro's.Ch.42
- Yuuki Dobashi (????)
- A schoolmate who is popular with the girls, which led to the formation of the DX Corps. In one of the future scenarios, his life is ruined, so Hitoshi changes it for the better so that Dobashi becomes friends with Hitoshi and even becomes friendly with the DX Corps.
- Hagakure (??)
The Hagakure are a trio of nerdy girls who enjoy boys love comics. They get upset that the DX Corps have become popular despite being nerdy, and end up in a contest with them. They include the following:
- Yoshiko Tanaka (????) She is proud of her F-cup breasts.Vol. 8 profiles Although there is chemistry between Tanaka and Komatsu, it is dispelled when Dobashi passes by- the comparison of the two boys puts Komatsu completely out of the running.
- Miki Fujimura (????) A "history nerd" who likes Masamune Date, to the point of becoming physically violent if she considers someone to be mocking him, as Itou does with his impersonation. Vol. 8 profiles
- Ran Itou (???) - A shy girl who hardly ever talks. She aspires to become a manga artist, and is actually quite good looking.Vol. 8 profiles She develops a crush on Hitoshi, and later becomes his wife in a potential scenario. Her manga is even made into an anime.
- Itsuko Kaji (????)
- A substitute teacher whose everyday clumsiness and actions tend to be erotic.
- Fumio Seki (???)
- A new math teacher at Hitoshi's school. He becomes the advisor of the volleyball team.Vol. 13 profiles He is later revealed to be a time slipper who has watched over Hitoshi's activities.Vol. 13 profiles
Release
Written by Yuu Kuraishi and illustrated by Keishi Nishikida, the manga was serialised by the magazine Weekly Sh?nen Magazine and published by Kodansha in Japan and has been licensed to stream in Crunchyroll Manga for its international audience. 111 chapters were published with the final chapter on September 24, 2014. Kuraishi said that it was impossible for him to be a manga creator and work at a restrauant chain at the same time. 13 volumes have been published by Kodansha.
Volume list
With a few exceptions, the chapter titles in the Japanese editions were printed in English. The first eleven chapters are numbered with a hash mark as in "#1", "#2", etc. They are numbered with a "N" in this list. The chapters after that are numbered as parts as in "PART1", "PART2", etc. They are numbered plainly on this list. The English version as published on Kindle/Comixology also uses these translations.
Reception
My Wife is Wagatsuma-san was listed among the first 12 Kodansha titles that were launched for Crunchyroll Manga.
Jason Thompson, in his review on Anime News Network, gave the manga 2 1/2 out of 4 stars. He described the manga series as "a pleasant surprise by getting funnier and funnier" and that "it's a cute premise handled in clever and silly ways." Deb Aoki wrote in Publishers Weekly that the series sounds similar to How I Met Your Mother.
Works cited
- ^ "Ch." is shortened form for chapter and refers to a chapter number of the My Wife is Wagatsuma-san manga. "Ch. N(number)" refers to the first set of chapters before it was reformatted.
References
External links
- Official website at Shonen Magazine (in Japanese)
- Official website at Kodansha Comics (in Japanese)
- Official website at Kodansha USA
- My Wife is Wagatsuma-san (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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