Mysterious Girlfriend X (Japanese: 謎の彼女X, Hepburn: Nazo no Kanojo Ekkusu) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Riichi Ueshiba. It was originally published as a one-shot story in 2004 before becoming a serialized comic in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from March 2006 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Vertical. The series follows a young boy named Akira Tsubaki who knows next to nothing about girls, along with a new transfer student Mikoto Urabe, a mysterious girl who wears a cold facade, their first encounter takes a turn for the romantic.
An anime adaptation by Hoods Entertainment aired in Japan from April to June 2012, with an original video animation episode released in August 2012. The series is licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America through Section23 Films for home video and streaming via HIDIVE.
Synopsis[]
The series follows the relationship of Akira Tsubaki and Mikoto Urabe. Urabe is a transfer student who recently came to Tsubaki's school. After a series of strange events, Tsubaki finds himself addicted to Urabe's drool. Once she claims the addiction as love sickness, the relationship slowly progresses, focusing on the odd bond that comes out of the drool attachment.
As the story progresses, the relationship between the two deepens into genuine love. The manga strongly foreshadows that they will never break up, but rather will stay together for life.
Cast[]
| Character | Seiyu | Dub Actors |
|---|---|---|
| Mikoto Urabe | Ayako Yoshitani | Genevieve Simmons |
| Akira Tsubaki | Miyu Irino | Josh Grelle |
| Ayuko Oka | Ryō Hirohashi | Brittney Karbowski |
| Yoko Tsubaki | Misato Fukuen | Carli Mosier |
| Kohei Ueno | Yūki Kaji | Greg Ayres |
| Aika Hayakawa | Yu Shimamura | Cynthia Martinez |
| Father Tsubaki (ep. 13) | Tokuyoshi Kawashima | David Wald |
Additional Voices
- Carli Mosier
- Chris Patton
- Christopher Ayres
- Clint Bickham
- Connor Leach
- David Wald
- Hayley Adams
- Houston Hayes
- Jason Grundy
- Jeremy Meritt
- Kalin Coates
- Margaret McDonald
- Tiffany Grant
- Tiffany Terrell