| Hope You're Happy, Lemon | |
 First tankōbon volume cover featuring Lemon Nishikawa | |
| クソ女に幸あれ (Kuso Onna ni Sachiare) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mizuki Kishikawa |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | October 15, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
Hope You're Happy, Lemon (クソ女に幸あれ, Kuso Onna ni Sachiare) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mizuki Kishikawa. It began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga service in October 2023.
Plot
As a junior high school student, Sunao Akiyoshi was in a relationship with his childhood friend Lemon Nishikawa. One day, Lemon confesses to Sunao that she has been cheating on him with three different men and breaks up with him. Since that day, Sunao has struggled to move on from Lemon, but despite that he has moved on to university and is trying to start a new relationship with fellow student and film club member Natsumi Kogahara. He later unexpectedly reunites with Lemon on an outing. The next day he wakes up in Lemon's body, and Lemon shows up in Sunao's body. Sunao later discovers that Lemon is a student at a top-tier school and that she is roommates with Kogahara.
Characters
- Sunao Akiyoshi (秋吉直, Akiyoshi Sunao)
- The main protagonist. Ever since the end of his relationship with Lemon, Sunao has been haunted by nightmares of her. He's trying to start a relationship with Kogahara, and ends up going on a date with her, but his plan was inconvenienced by the sudden body swap with Lemon, forcing Lemon in Sunao's body to go on the date with Kogahara.
- Lemon Nishikawa (西川檸檬, Nishikawa Remon)
- The main female protagonist. She was excited when she reunited with Sunao years after her breakup. Lemon was popular in high school and her popularity continues in university. When the body swap happens, she decides to keep the body swap secret and help him in his effort to start a relationship with Kogahara. It is later revealed that when Lemon broke up with Sunao, she lied about cheating on him, and that she still has feelings for him.
- Natsumi Kogahara (小河原菜摘, Kogahara Natsumi)
- The target of Sunao's affection, Kogahara is also a former high school classmate and current roommate of Lemon Nishikawa. She's a member of her university's film club alongside Sunao.
- Suzuka (鈴鹿)
- Sunao's close friend at university. He's also a member of his university's film club alongside Sunao and Kogahara. He's logical and rational and had a crush on Lemon, before finding out about Sunao and Lemon's secret.
- Raika Asagi (浅儀来花, Asagi Raika)
- A fan of Lemon who knows Sunao and Lemon's secret.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Mizuki Kishikawa, Hope You're Happy, Lemon began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga service on October 15, 2023. Its chapters have been collected into four tankōbon volumes as of October 2024.
The series is published in English on Shueisha's Manga Plus platform.
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 1, 2024 | 978-4-08-883746-8 |
| 2 | May 2, 2024 | 978-4-08-884075-8 |
| 3 | August 2, 2024 | 978-4-08-884147-2 |
| 4 | October 4, 2024 | 978-4-08-884242-4 |
| 5 | January 4, 2025 | 978-4-08-884304-9 |
Reception
The series was nominated for the 10th Next Manga Awards in 2024 in the web category and was ranked fourth.
References
- ひどい振られ方をした元カノと体が入れ替わってしまい…「クソ女に幸あれ」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 4, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- 4股された元カノと再会、ジャンプ＋でラブコメ新連載「クソ女に幸あれ」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 15, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ クソ女に幸あれ 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- クソ女に幸あれ 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- クソ女に幸あれ 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- クソ女に幸あれ 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- クソ女に幸あれ 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- Cayanan, Joanna (August 28, 2024). "Kagurabachi Tops Print Category, Girl Meets Rock! Wins in Web Category of Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
Further reading
- Zamora, Zach (August 18, 2024). "Shonen Jump's Most Underrated Romcom Put a Fresh Spin on the Body Swap Trope". Screen Rant.
External links
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Official manga website at Manga Plus
- Hope You're Happy, Lemon (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia