I Can't Believe I Slept With You!
| I Can’t Believe I Slept With You! | |
 Japanese cover for Volume 1 | |
| 一度だけでも、後悔してます。 (Ichido Dake Demo, Kōkai Shitemasu.) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Miyako Miyahara |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | JUNE 27, 2019 – February 26, 2021 |
| Volumes | 3 |
I Can’t Believe I Slept With You! (一度だけでも、後悔してます。, Ichido Dake Demo, Kōkai Shitemasu.) is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Miyako Miyahara. The manga was serialized in ASCII Media Works' monthly shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh from June 2019 to February 2021. The story follows Koduka Chiyo after she has a one-night stand with her landlady.
Plot[edit]
After Koduka Chiyo quits her job and spends her time wallowing in self-pity she becomes three months behind on her rent. Her landlady proposes an unusual solution: perform favors for her in exchange for the owed money – with the first being that the two sleep together. After a one-night stand, the two women decide to keep the arrangement, slowly growing closer over the coming months.
Publication[edit]
Written and illustrated by Miyako Miyahara, I Can't Believe I Slept With You!, was serialized in ASCII Media Works' shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh from June 27, 2019, to February 26, 2021.[2][3] The series was collected in three tankōbon volumes from January 2020 to March 2021.[4][5]
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[6]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 27, 2020[7] | 978-4-04-912974-8 | February 15, 2022[1] | 978-1-64827-795-5 |
| 2 | August 27, 2020[8] | 978-4-04-913395-0 | June 14, 2022[1] | 978-1-63858-304-2 |
| 3 | March 26, 2021[5] | 978-4-04-913663-0 | November 8, 2022[1] | 978-1-63858-776-7 |
Reception[edit]
The manga was nominated for the sixth Next Manga Award in 2020 in the print category.[9]
The series has received generally positive reviews. Anime News Network gave the first volume of I Can't Believe I Slept With You! an overall B rating, remarking of the premise had a lot of legwork to do to bring readers around to the main couple but remarked that they were "nevertheless surprised at just how subtle yet involved the series is in raising some rather realistic questions about non-heteronormative sexual orientations and how society views them."[10] Erica Friedman of Yuricon gave the first volume "solid 7 with plenty of room to grow." praising the art, though noting a disconnect with the comedy aspects of the series due the to sad circumstances of each characters lives, "As a romantic comedy, when the comedy is rooted in pain, it’s hard for me to laugh."[11]
The series was featured on BookWalker's top-selling manga ranking for 2022.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Series: I Can't Believe I Slept With You!". Seven Seas Entertainment. Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ 日常化したテロに民間軍事会社が立ち向かう「傭兵ガール」など大王で新連載4本. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 27, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ 金を持ち逃げした女を探して女子高生と温泉めぐり「草野と希」など大王新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 26, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ 払えない家賃は体で…？宮原都の百合作品「一度だけでも、後悔してます。」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 27, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ a b 一度だけでも、後悔してます。(3) (電撃コミックスNEXT) (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. ASIN 4049136635.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (July 3, 2021). "Seven Seas Entertainment Adds 7 New Manga, 2 Light Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ 一度だけでも、後悔してます。(1) (電撃コミックスNEXT) (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. ASIN 4049129744.
- ^ 一度だけでも、後悔してます。(2) (電撃コミックスNEXT) (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. ASIN 4049133954.
- ^ "Past Winners" 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 July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Review: I Can't Believe I Slept With You! GN 1". Anime News Network. March 30, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Friedman, Erica (February 21, 2022). "I Can't Believe I Slept With You, Volume 1". Okazu. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Manga Top 50. BookWalker. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- I Can't Believe I Slept With You! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia