Monster Musume

Monster Musume is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Okayado.

Monster Musume is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Okayado. It follows Kimihito Kurusu and the everyday complications that arise after he becomes involved in a government program involving human and monster-girl coexistence. The series was adapted into a 2015 anime television series. The English-language edition for North American readers, including Canada, is published by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Premise

Monster Musume is set in a world where mythical species such as harpies, centaurs, lamias, and mermaids are known to exist. The story follows Kimihito Kurusu as he interacts with monster girls under a cultural exchange framework.

Publication

The manga is written and illustrated by Okayado and serialized by Tokuma Shoten in Monthly Comic Ryū. It began serialization in 2012. Seven Seas Entertainment has published the English-language edition for North American readers. The series has been collected into 21 tankōbon volumes as of the latest available sources.

Anime adaptation

An anime television adaptation produced by Lerche aired from July to September 2015. It was licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and released under the English title Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls.

Reception and format

The series is a long-running manga that has been collected into tankōbon volumes. Available sources describe it as a comedy-romance, fantasy, and harem work with ecchi elements.