Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san
| Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| あそこではたらくムスブさん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Taishi Mori |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Monthly Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | November 10, 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san (あそこではたらくムスブさん, "Musubu, the Girl Working There") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taishi Mori. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday since November 2017.
Plot
[edit]The story revolves around Goro Sagami (砂上 吾郎, Sagami Gōro), a 24-year-old man who starts working in Shonan Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. (湘南ゴム工業株式会社, Shōnan Gomu Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha), a condom company. Sagami is assigned to the Sales Planning Office and meets Musubu Kondo (近藤 結, Kondō Musubu), a young scientist of the General Development Department. Sagami harbors feelings for Musubu, who is initially too focused on her work to return them.
Publication
[edit]Written and illustrated by Taishi Mori, Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san started in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday on November 10, 2017.[2] In the December 2024 issue of Monthly Shōnen Sunday released on November 12, 2024, it was announced that the series would end in two chapters.[3] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on October 12, 2018.[4] As of December 12, 2023, six volumes have been released.[5]
Volumes
[edit]| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 12, 2018[6] | 978-4-09-128629-1 |
| 2 | November 12, 2019[7] | 978-4-09-129466-1 |
| 3 | December 11, 2020[8] | 978-4-09-850347-6 |
| 4 | December 10, 2021[9] | 978-4-09-850846-4 |
| 5 | December 12, 2022[10] | 978-4-09-851440-3 |
| 6 | December 12, 2023[5] | 978-4-09-853042-7 |
Reception
[edit]The manga was one of the 50 nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards in the print category in 2020.[11] It was ranked tenth in the same category in the 2023 edition.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ フェチ写真集のような可愛い女子の魅力が詰まった理系女子ラブコメ『あそこではたらくムスブさん』の魅力. Nippon Broadcasting System News Online (in Japanese). Nippon Broadcasting System. December 21, 2022. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ モリタイシがゴムを研究する美女描く新作＆ドロヘドロ移籍連載、ゲッサンで開始. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 10, 2017. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (November 12, 2024). "Taishi Mori's Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san Series to End in 2 Chapters". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ 気になるあの子が研究するのは“コンドーム”、モリタイシの理系女子コメディ1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ a b 【12月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2023. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ 【10月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2018. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ 【11月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ 【12月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 11, 2020. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ 【12月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 10, 2021. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ 【12月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2022. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020. Tsugi Manga (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ 次にくるマンガ大賞2023、コミックス部門1位はむちまろ「生徒会にも穴はある！」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Manga Shimbun Editorial Department (October 15, 2018). デビルマンで思春期をこじらせた方へ。トラウマ系少年マンガ『ファイアパンチ』が【閲覧注意】すぎてやばい！. Manga News (in Japanese). Manga Shimbun Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018.
- 好きになった女の子は…コンドームの研究者!? 相模ゴム工業監修、コンドーム製造の裏側も知れる『あそこではたらくムスブさん』. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san official website at Gessan (in Japanese)
- Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia