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

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!REFERENCESMy Love Mix-Up! is available from Viz Media's Shojo Beat line Watch the My Love Mix-Up! Japanese live-action version on VikiThere is also a My Love Mix-Up! Thai live-action versionOther manga/anime mentionedMARSMy Love Story!!Maid-SamaKimi ni TodokeKimi ni Todoke live actionKimi ni Todoke animeLive-action Bleach movieKaguya-Sama: Love is WarOutro: "Tokimeki no Doukasen" (Fushigi Yuugi ending theme) + Fruits Basket (2019) episode three dialogueCONTACT USFind Megan on BlueSky and InstagramCheck out Megan's books https://www.meganframpton.com/ Subscribe to Megan's SubstackShojo & Tell on Bluesky, Tumblr, Instagram, and TwitterAshley on Bluesky