How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer explained

How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer
Ja Kanji:合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話
Ja Romaji:Gōkon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi
Genre:Romantic comedy
Type:manga
Author:Nana Aokawa
Publisher:Square Enix
Demographic:Shōjo
First:March 21, 2020
Volumes:8
Volume List:
  1. Manga
Type:drama
Music:Takatsugu Wakabayashi
Network:Kansai TV, Tokyo MX
First:October 21, 2022
Last:December 23, 2022
Episodes:10
Type:tv series
Director:Kazuomi Koga
Music:Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund
Studio:Ashi Productions
Network:Tokyo MX, BS Nittere, Kansai TV, AT-X
First:October 5, 2024
Episodes:9

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nana Aokawa. It began serialization on the author's Pixiv account in March 2020. It was later acquired by Square Enix who began publishing it on their Gangan Online manga website in February 2021. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Ashi Productions premiered in October 2024.

Plot

Tokiwa and his friends are invited to a mixer by his classmate Suou, where they realize their partners, consisting of Suou and her colleagues, are cross-dressing bartenders. Tokiwa and Suou learn to navigate relationships and daily life after this encounter alongside their respective friends.

Characters

The main female protagonist. She attends the same university as Tokiwa and was the one who invited him to a mixer between his friends and her colleagues. She works part-time at a cross-dressing bar and keeps up a prince-like persona towards patrons; she keeps a low profile on campus while maintaining her bar appearance, leading other students to mistake her for a man and dub her as the .
  • The main male protagonist and Suou's partner. He attends the same university as Suou but was not close with her prior to the mixer, and is friends with Asagi and Hagi. He was invited by Suou to attend a mixer with his friends, where he learns of Suou's second profession. He sometimes gets flustered by the actions of Suou and her colleagues.
  • A colleague of Suou at the bar who is shown to be always stoic and aloof, taking up a lazy persona during work. She also takes up drawing manga, especially erotic boys' love manga, as a hobby.
  • A university friend of Tokiwa and Fuji's partner who is usually ditzy but shows an eagerness to partake in activities and accept requests, much to the worry of his friends.
  • Another colleague of Suou at the bar who is shown to be serious and usually acts as the straight man between the antics of Suou and Fuji. She takes up a bossy persona during work, which she aims to improve on.
  • Another university friend of Tokiwa and Kohaku's partner, who is nervous and tends to easily panic. He has a bias for cute girls and is left confused whenever he feels attracted towards the cool and handsome Kohaku, questioning his sexuality during these occasions.
  • A university classmate of Tokiwa and friend of Chigusa who is a big fan of Suou's SSR Prince persona and expresses jealousy towards Tokiwa's closeness with Suou.
  • Another university classmate of Tokiwa and friend of Nadeshiko who is a big fan of Suou's SSR Prince persona and expresses jealousy towards Tokiwa's closeness with Suou.
  • Another colleague of Suou at the bar who takes up a playboy persona during work.
  • Another colleague of Suou at the bar who takes up an older brother persona during work.

    • Media

    Manga

    Written and illustrated by Nana Aokawa, How I Attended an All-Guys Mixer began serialization on the author's Pixiv account on March 21, 2020.[1] It was later acquired by Square Enix who began to publish it on their Gangan Online manga website on February 12, 2021.[2] Its chapters have been compiled into eight tankōbon volumes as of September 2024.

    The manga is published in English on Square Enix's Manga UP! app.[3]

    Volumes

    Drama

    A live-action television drama was announced on September 2, 2022. It aired from October 21, 2022 to December 23, 2022 on Kansai TV's EDGE programming block.[4] [5]

    Anime

    An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 5, 2023.[6] The series is produced by Ashi Productions and directed by Kazuomi Koga, with Deko Akao handling series scripts, Yōko Tanabe designing the characters, and Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund composing the music.[7] The series premiered on October 5, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[8] The opening theme is performed by Nasuo, while the ending theme is performed by Asobi Doumei.[9] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America, Australia and British Isles for streaming on Hidive.[10] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[11]

    Episodes

    Reception

    The series was nominated for the eighth Next Manga Awards in the web category in 2022, and was ranked 7th out of 50 nominees.[12] The series, alongside Mimasaka's Heika, Kokoro no Koe ga Dadamore Desu!, won the Women's Comic Prize at NTT Solmare's "Minna ga Erabu!! Denshi Comic Taishō 2023" competition in 2023.[13]

    The series has 1.1 million copies in circulation as of October 2023.[14]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Nana Aokawa. aokawa_7. 1241391398563151872. ja:【創作】合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話 . March 21, 2020. September 5, 2023. ja.
    2. Web site: ja:女子と合コンのはずが待っていたのはキラキライケメン？単行本1巻発売、特典も. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/415571. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. February 12, 2021. September 5, 2023. ja.
    3. Web site: How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer. Manga UP!. Square Enix. September 5, 2023.
    4. Web site: ja:「合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話」ドラマ化、七海ひろきら男装イケメン女子に. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/492021. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. September 2, 2022. September 5, 2023. ja.
    5. Web site: https://www.ktv.jp/goukon/. ja:合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話. September 10, 2023. Kansai TV. ja.
    6. Web site: Mateo. Alex. How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Manga Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. October 4, 2023. October 4, 2023.
    7. Web site: Tai. Anita. How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff. Anime News Network. February 25, 2024. February 25, 2024.
    8. Web site: Dempsey. Liam. How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Anime Announces October 4 Premiere with New Trailer. Crunchyroll. August 9, 2024. August 9, 2024.
    9. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals October Debut. Anime News Network. March 22, 2024. March 22, 2024.
    10. Web site: Mateo. Alex. HIDIVE to Stream How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Anime with World Premiere Screening on August 25 at Anime NYC. Anime News Network. August 23, 2024. August 23, 2024.
    11. Web site: 2024-10-03 . Medialink October 2024 New Anime Line-Up How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer is arriving on Ani-One Asia! . 2024-10-03 . Ani-One Asia . en . YouTube.
    12. Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results. Anime News Network. September 5, 2023. August 31, 2022.
    13. Web site: Morrissy. Kim. Comic Solmare's Grand Prize 2023 Announces Winners. Anime News Network. September 5, 2023. January 26, 2023.
    14. TVアニメ「合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話」公式. goukon_anime. 1709584182333386831. ja:累計部数110万部、数々の漫画賞を受賞した「合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話」のTVアニメ化が決定! 公式Xも本日(5日)より始動です! 今後様々な情報をお届けしますので、お楽しみに♪ #合コンアニメ #goukon. October 4, 2023. November 15, 2023. ja.

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