Mieruko-chan

Mieruko-chan
Mieruko-chan logo
見える子ちゃん
GenreHorror comedy
Manga
Written byTomoki Izumi
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisherYen Press
DemographicSeinen
ImprintMF Comics
MagazineComicWalker
Original runNovember 2, 2018 – present
Volumes14
Anime television series
Directed byYuki Ogawa
Produced by
  • Masaki Arimura
  • Joutarou Ishigami
  • Noritomo Isogai
  • Hajime Maruyama
  • Taiyou Matsuda
  • Mitsuhiro Ogata
  • Hiroo Saitou
Written byKenta Ihara
Music byKana Utatane
StudioPassione
Licensed byCrunchyroll: Muse Communication
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, SUN, BS NTV
Original run October 3, 2021 – December 19, 2021
Episodes12

Mieruko-chan (Japanese: 見える子ちゃん, "The Girl Who Can See Them") is a manga series written and illustrated by Tomoki Izumi. It started its publication online in November 2018 on Kadokawa's ComicWalker website. Fourteen tankōbon volumes have been released so far. In 2021, it was adapted into an anime series and was produced by Passione.

Plot

The series is follows the story of Miko Yotsuya, a high school student who has the ability to see horrifying ghosts that haunt people around her. Despite of this, Miko tries her best to ignore their existence and tries to live out a normal high school life.

Media

Manga

Mieruko-chan is written and illustrated by Tomoki Izumi, and started serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker website on November 2, 2018. Kadokawa Shoten started publishing the series in print in April 2019 and had already released fourteen tankōbon volumes as of March 2026. The series is licensed in English by Yen Press.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 18, 2021. Produced by Passione, it is directed by Yuki Ogawa, with assistant director Shintarō Matsushima and directing assistant Kenta Ihara overseeing scripts, character designer Chikashi Kadekaru creating characters, and Makoto Uno designing monsters.

On December 10, 2021, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub. It premiered on December 12.

Movie

A live-action movie adaptation, directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, is scheduled for release in the summer of 2025.

Reception

In 2019, Mieruko-chan was nominated for the 5th Next Manga Awards in the digital category and placed 10th out of 50 nominees. As of October 2022, the manga has sold over two million copies.

References

  1. ↑ ""ヤバい"ものが見えちゃうJK、恐怖を全力でシカトする新連載「見える子ちゃん」". Natalie (in Japanese). November 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 3, 2020). "Yen Press Licenses Unnamed Memory, 5 Other Novels, 6 Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 12, 2021). "Mieruko-chan Horror Comedy Anime Unveils New Visual, Ending Song Artist". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ Mateo, Alex (December 10, 2021). "Funimation Streams Mieruko-chan Horror Comedy TV Anime's English Dub". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ "「見える子ちゃん」実写映画化！主演・原菜乃華、脚本＆監督・中村義洋で来年夏に公開". Natalie. Archived from the original on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 22, 2019). "SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ "【祝】「見える子ちゃん」、累計200万部を突破！！新刊8巻も発売 : オタク.com －オタコム－". otakomu.jp. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.