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Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie (Japanese: 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん, Hepburn: Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san)[a] is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Keigo Maki. It was serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website and app from February 2019 to February 2023, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes as of April 2023. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Doga Kobo aired from April to July 2022.

The story follows the day-to-day life of two high schools students and couple, Yuuki Izumi and Miyako Shikimori. An otherwise typical high school student, Izumi's life seems to be remarkably accident-prone whenever he is not with his girlfriend; this revelation leads the couple to gradually deepen their relationship in hopes of eventually ridding Izumi of his unusual life problem.

Plot

A high school student, Yuuki Izumi, often seems to face accidents and misfortune in life. However, those problems seem to stop happening whenever he spends time with his girlfriend, Miyako Shikimori. Yuuki sees Shikimori, a much more popular and self-confident student than himself, as more than just a significant other – he finds her compassionate and protective nature as a key to solving his accident-prone life. The two gradually deepen their love for one another in hopes of making sure Yuuki overcomes his unusual life ordeal.

Characters

Yuuki Izumi (和泉 幽希, Izumi Yūki)[b]
Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda[2] (Japanese); Bryson Baugus[3] (English)
Izumi is Shikimori's boyfriend, described as "an upbeat and friendly kid. He's had terrible luck his entire life."Vol. 4 profiles He is rather unassertive, and hopes to become bolder, like Shikimori. He is a good student, having placed 5th in his class,Ch. 11 and unlike Shikimori and Inuzuka, is a good cook.Ch. 29
Miyako Shikimori (式守 都, Shikimori Miyako)[c]
Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi[2] (Japanese); Macy Anne Johnson[3] (English)
Shikimori is a beautiful and outgoing high school girl and Izumi's girlfriend. When Izumi gets in trouble, her persona changes to a cool heartthrob with sharp glaring eyes which everyone around her admires. She has excellent reflexes and regularly rescues Izumi from dangerous situations. Her friends call her Mi-chon (みっちょん, Mitchon, anime: Micchon)Ch. 27 and Izumi's parents call her Mi-chan (みーちゃん, Mī-chan).Ch. 17 She has light pink hair, and is a good student, having placed 11th in her class.Ch. 11 She is athletic and excels especially when Izumi cheers her on.Ch. 5, 18, 19-20 She is sensitive at times, especially when Izumi admires other girls and women shown in the media. She has a few weaknesses such as cooking and singing, although in a later chapter, it is revealed she has been taking cooking lessons along with Izumi's mother and has gotten better.Ch. 15, 73, 82
It is later revealed that Shikimori was really shy and timid before Izumi asked her out, and gained confidence once she was able to motivate Izumi to be a little more assertive.Ch. 38, 41
Shu Inuzuka (犬束 秀, Inuzuka Shū)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[4] (Japanese); Clifford Chapin[3] (English)
Izumi's best friend, described as "true to himself", "likes to goof around, but he doesn't like slacking off."Vol. 4 profiles Shikimori's friends call him "Inu" (Dog).Ch. 36 He has a part-time job.
Kyo Nekozaki (猫崎 享, Nekozaki Kyō)
Voiced by: Misato Matsuoka[4] (Japanese); Michelle Rojas[3] (English)
She is one of Shikimori's best friends along with Hachimitsu. She's described as "sporty", "really outgoing, but she can get a little sappy".Vol. 4 profiles She is on the volleyball team with Kamiya.Ch. 40
Yui Hachimitsu (八満 結, Hachimitsu Yui)
Voiced by: Rina Hidaka[4] (Japanese); Molly Zhang[3] (English)
She is one of Shikimori's best friends along with Nekozaki. She's described as having a lifeless expression, but is observant.Vol. 4 profiles She is petite compared to her friends, and prefers indoor activities like Izumi.Ch. 24, 26 She is fond of eating sweets.Ch. 120
Ai Kamiya (狼谷 藍, Kamiya Ai)[d]
Voiced by: Ayaka Fukuhara[5] (Japanese); Morgan Lauré[6] (English)
A star player on the volleyball team. She is tall and slim, and very popular at school.Vol. 5 profiles She and Izumi work on the library committee together. She likes Izumi, but when she learns of Izumi and Shikimori's relationship, she feels pained and saddened she did not get to have a relationship with Izumi. Shikimori helps her reconcile her feelings.Ch. 39-43

Supporting characters

Motoko Izumi (和泉 許子, Izumi Motoko)
Voiced by: Emi Shinohara[7] (Japanese); Lydia Mackay[3] (English)
Izumi's mother. She is as accident prone as Izumi.Ch. 17
Akisada Izumi (和泉 明貞, Izumi Akisada)
Voiced by: Naomi Kusumi[7] (Japanese); Mark Stoddard[3] (English)
Izumi's father and Motoko's husband. He is fairly strong as he is able to carry Izumi and Shikimori on his back.Ch. 35
Miyabi Shikimori (式守 雅, Shikimori Miyabi)
Voiced by: Romi Park[8] (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)
Shikimori's mother. Like her daughter, she gives off a serious look.Ch. 66-67
Fuji Shikimori (式守 藤, Shikimori Fuji)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono[9] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)
Shikimori's older brother.
Rika Isana (鯨 里歌, Isana Rika)
Isana is a young woman who works at the coffee shop which Inuzuka is also working part-time at. She hopes to someday own her own shop, and admires Inuzuka for his determination.Ch. 79
Saruogi (猿荻)
Saruogi is a classmate who joins Izumi and Shikimori's group as part of the school trip to Kyoto. He is painfully shy and slow to answer. Nekozaki cites a story where he gives up his seat on the train for an old woman but inadvertently gets off a stop too early and ends up being late. After Izumi talks with him, Saruogi plans on being a little more assertive.Ch. 84-85

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Keigo Maki, Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie was serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website and app from February 2, 2019,[10] to February 18, 2023.[11] 20 tankōbon volumes have been published as of April 2023.[12] In March 2020, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the series for print release in North America. The first English volume was released on October 27, 2020.[13]

Volumes

Anime

In January 2021, the official Twitter account for the Magazine Pocket service announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo.[1][51] Ryota Itoh directed the series, with Shōhei Yamanaka serving as assistant director, Yoshimi Narita overseeing the series' scripts, Ai Kikuchi designing the characters, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi composing the music.[52] It aired from April 10 to July 10, 2022, on ABC and TV Asahi's Animazing!!! programming block.[2][53][e] The opening theme song is "Honey Jet Coaster" (ハニージェットコースター) by Nasuo☆, while the ending theme song is "Route BLUE" by Yuki Nakashima.[4][54] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[55] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.[56]

On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered on April 23.[57][3]

Episodes

Reception

By February 2023, the manga had over 4.6 million copies in circulation.[62]

Notes

  1. ^ The Japanese manga has an English subtitle "Miss Shikimori Is Not Just Cute"
  2. ^ In the manga profiles and anime credits, Izumi is referred to as Izumi-kun (和泉くん);Vol. 2 profiles his full given name is not revealed until near the end of the manga series.Ch. 176
  3. ^ In the manga profiles and anime credits, Shikimori is referred to as Shikimori-san (式守さん);Vol. 2 profiles her full given name is not revealed until near the end of the manga series.Ch. 175
  4. ^ In the manga profiles and anime credits, Kamiya is listed as Kamiya-san (狼谷さん)Vol. 5 profiles her given name is not revealed until later in the manga series.Ch. 152
  5. ^ ABC lists the series premiere at 26:00 on April 9, 2022, which is effectively 2:00 a.m. JST on April 10.
  6. ^ a b 2 weeks see delays because of Doga Kobo's COVID-19 closure.[61]
  7. ^ This episode aired at 3:30 a.m. JST, 1 hour and 30 minutes after the original air time on ABC.

References

Works cited

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