I Married My Female Friend (女ともだちと結婚してみた。, Onna Tomodachi to Kekkon Shitemita) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Shio Usui. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime from November 2020 to October 2023. It is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
| I Married My Female Friend | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 女ともだちと結婚してみた。 (Onna Tomodachi to Kekkon Shitemita) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shio Usui |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Comic Yuri Hime |
| Original run | November 18, 2020 – October 18, 2023 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Plot
editBest friends Kurumi and Ruriko made a promise that if they are both single in five years time, they would marry each other. Five years on the two keep their promise and get married, with Kurumi writing about the experience for a lifestyle column. The two learn what it means for them to be a married couple and consider whether they are well suited for each other to stay married.
Publication
editWritten and illustrated by Shio Usui, I Married My Female Friend was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime from November 18, 2020, to October 18, 2023.[2][3] The series was collected in four tankōbon volumes from September 17, 2021 to December 18, 2023.
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[4]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17, 2021[5] | 978-4-75-802295-8 | December 12, 2023[1] | 979-8-88843-002-6 |
| 2 | April 18, 2022[6] | 978-4-75-802398-6 | April 9, 2024[1] | 979-8-88843-357-7 |
| 3 | February 16, 2023[7] | 978-4-75-802500-3 | August 27, 2024[1] | 979-8-88843-852-7 |
| 4 | December 18, 2023[8] | 978-4-75-802637-6 | February 4, 2025[1] | 979-8-89160-637-1 |
Reception
editErica Friedman of Yuricon gave the first volume and overall 8 rating and the second volume a 9. In her review of volume 2 Friedman noted that “Usui Shio-sensei is best known here for Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, which is an unconventional story about a couple finding affection. This series is similar in the sense that this is not a typical romance, but is about familial bonds and affection. The dynamics of the couple are wholly different, but this too is a series that gives us a chance to see a relationship that is not the typical framework of – dating-romance-partnership. And, in doing so, give us a chance to see partnership as something more than just an outcropping of love and sex.”[9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Series: I Married My Female Friend". Seven Seas Entertainment. Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ "Donuts Under a Crescent Moon's Shio Usui Launches New Manga in November". Anime News Network. October 17, 2020. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ "Shio Usui's I Married My Female Friend Manga Ends on October 18". Anime News Network. September 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ "Seven Seas Licenses Chi: On the Movements of the Earth, I Married My Female Friend, Dungeon Friends Forever Manga". Anime News Network. February 22, 2023. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ 女ともだちと結婚してみた。（1）. Ichijinsha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ 女ともだちと結婚してみた。（2）. Ichijinsha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ 女ともだちと結婚してみた。（3）. Ichijinsha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ 女ともだちと結婚してみた。（4）. Ichijinsha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Friedman, Erica (March 10, 2022). "Onna Tomodachi to Kekkonshitemita, Volume 1 (女ともだちと結婚してみた。)". Okazu. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ Friedman, Erica (July 21, 2022). "Onna Tomodachi to Kekkonshitemita, Volume 2 (女ともだちと結婚してみた。)". Okazu. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
External links
edit- Manga official website (in Japanese)
- Seven Seas Entertainment's I Married My Female Friend official website
- I Married My Female Friend (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia