My Love Mix-Up! Manga Discussion (with novelist Megan Frampton)

Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

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This episode discusses all 9 volumes of the My Love Mix-Up! manga by Wataru Hinekure and Aruko, and contains comparisons between it and the Japanese live-action adaptation.

My Love Mix-Up! (not to be mixed up with Aruko's other work, My Love Story!! .... deep sigh) tells the story of Sota Aoki, a seemingly happy-go-lucky boy who has a crush on a female classmate, Mio Hashimoto, but winds up in a relationship with male classmate Kōsuke Ida. It sure is all mixed up, and it's a pure delight. Romance novelist Megan Frampton joins Shojo & Tell host Ashley to discuss what makes the series so funny, how that does or does not translate to the Japanese live-action screen adaptation, and the surprising amount of character growth the main cast goes through. Jump into the fluff and feels with us!

REFERENCES

My Love Mix-Up! is available from Viz Media's Shojo Beat line
Watch the My Love Mix-Up! Japanese live-action version on Viki
There is also a My Love Mix-Up! Thai live-action version
Other manga/anime mentioned
Outro: "Tokimeki no Doukasen" (Fushigi Yuugi ending theme) + Fruits Basket (2019) episode three dialogue

CONTACT US

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Check out Megan's books https://www.meganframpton.com/
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