My Lovey-Dovey Wife Is a Stone Cold Killer explained

Ja Kanji:拝啓…殺し屋さんと結婚しました
Ja Romaji:Haikei... Koroshiya-san to Kekkon Shimashita
Genre:Romantic comedy
Author:Donten Kōsaka
Publisher:Media Factory
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Comic Cune
First:September 27, 2019
Volumes:7

, also known as Dear Sir... I Married a Killer, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Donten Kōsaka. It began serialization in Media Factory's Comic Cune magazine in September 2019, and has been compiled into seven volumes as of September 2024. The series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Plot

The series follows a salaryman who recently married Setsuna, a professional assassin. Having only dated for a short time prior to their marriage, he is surprised to learn of her background. Despite this, he comes to accept her work. The story follows the couple as they balance married life with Setsuna's job as a hitman.

Characters

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  • The unnamed protagonist, he is a salaryman who met Setsuna after they were introduced by a mutual friend. Because they only met a few times before they started dating, he did not know about her job as an assassin. Although they are already a couple, he is still not used to married life.
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  • A professional assassin who had just recently married. She met her husband after their mutual friend invited them to a drinking party. She is proficient both as a hitman and at household chores. Because of her work, she assumes a cold personality, although she warms up as her relationship with her husband develops.
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  • Setsuna and her husband's next-door neighbor. Her name is a play on the Japanese word for next-door neighbor, .

    Publication

    The series is written and illustrated by Donten Kōsaka. It began serialization in the November 2019 issue of Media Factory's Comic Cune magazine, released on September 27, 2019.[2] The first tankōbon was released on May 27, 2020. The series has been compiled into seven volumes as of September 27, 2024. A voiced comic video was posted on YouTube on September 27, 2021, to commemorate the release of the third volume.[1]

    The series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment,[3] with the first English volume being released on November 23, 2021.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 「拝啓…殺し屋さんと結婚しました」高野麻里佳、広瀬裕也出演のボイスコミック公開 . . September 8, 2024 . Japanese . September 27, 2021.
    2. Web site: 自転車好きな管理人のお姉さん&人妻な殺し屋さん、キューンに新ヒロインが登場 . . September 8, 2024 . Japanese . September 27, 2021.
    3. Web site: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . Seven Seas Licenses Harukaze no Étranger, The Country Without Humans, Furi-san is Scary! Manga . . September 8, 2024 . May 20, 2021.