My Wife Has No Emotion


My Wife Has No Emotion is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jirō Sugiura. It was originally published as a webcomic on the author's Pixiv account in March 2019. It later began serialization as a manga published in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine in August 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Tezuka Productions, aired from July to September 2024.

Plot

Takuma Kosugi is a single worker who lives alone. Due to being too tired to do any cooking and housework, he buys a domestic robot named Mina. One night, Takuma jokingly tells Mina that she should be his wife. Much to his surprise, she takes the joke seriously and they soon start acting like a married couple. As a result, Takuma and Mina must learn how to navigate their relationship.

Characters

;Takuma Kosugi / Takuma
;Mina
;Akari Kosugi
;Super Mina
;Licht Nishionji
;Mamoru
;Tomiichi Ōtani

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Jirō Sugiura, My Wife Has No Emotion began publication as a webcomic on the authors's Pixiv account on March 19, 2019. It later began serialization as a manga published in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine on August 5, 2019. Its chapters have been collected in eight volumes as of September 2024.
The manga is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
On September 2, 2024, Sugiura announced the manga was going on indefinite hiatus due to stress in his personal life.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in March 2024. It was animated by Tezuka Productions and directed by Fumihiro Yoshimura, with Mitsutaka Hirota overseeing the series scripts, Zenjirou Ukulele designing the characters, and Kanade Sakuma, Hanae Nakamura, Natsumi Tabuchi, and Miki Sakurai composing the music. The series aired from July 2 to September 17, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Okaerinasai" performed by VTuber Sora Tokino, while the ending theme song is "Wave" performed by Miisha Shimizu. Crunchyroll streamed the series. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and broadcasts it on Aniplus Asia.

Reception

The series was nominated for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the print category and was ranked 15th out of 50 nominees. It was also nominated for the same award two years later and was ranked 6th out of 50 nominees.