Marika's Love Meter Malfunction
| Marika's Love Meter Malfunction | |
Cover of the first volume | |
| 茉莉花ちゃんの好感度はぶっ壊れている (Marika-chan no Kōkando wa Bukkowarete Iru) | |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rin Komugi |
| Published by | Suiseisha |
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| Imprint | Suiseisha Comics (print) |
| Magazine | Trahison |
| Original run | April 29, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 17 (digital) |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Sumito Sasaki |
| Written by |
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| Studio | Studio Leo |
| Licensed by | OceanVeil |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11 |
| Original run | April 6, 2026 – scheduled |
Marika's Love Meter Malfunction (Japanese: 茉莉花ちゃんの好感度はぶっ壊れている, Hepburn: Marika-chan no Kōkando wa Bukkowarete Iru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rin Komugi. It began serialization online in April 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Leo is set to premiere in April 2026.
Plot
Kanata Kitami has feelings for his childhood friend Marika Chitose. Given their contrasts, with Marika being cute and popular, and Kanata being a loner with few friends. One day,he encounters a shooting star and wishes to be able to understand other people better and to make life more like love simulation games. The next day, he wakes up with the ability to see love meters next to other girls. He discovers that Marika's own meter is in the negative, a fact that confuses him when the two meet up later that day and he treats her nicely.
Characters
- Kanata Kitami (北見 彼方, Kitami Kanata)
- Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki[2]
- The protagonist, he has long had feelings for Marika. However, he is too timid to confess. After making a wish to a shooting star on the way home from school, he gains the ability to see love meters next to women, including his mother and the family dog. He discovers that Marika's is broken. He is confused as to why Marika treats him so nicely.
- Marika Chitose (千歳 茉莉花, Chitose Marika)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida[2]
- Kanata's childhood friend and a popular student in school. Because she is popular and he is not, he has difficulty confessing to her. She secretly has feelings for Kanata as well, being obsessed to the point of having his picture on her phone and his pictures plastered throughout her room. This leads to her love meter being unable to handle her love for him.
- Sayuki Toyotomi (豊富紗雪, Toyotomi Sayuki)
- Voiced by: Ayasa Itō[2]
- Kokona Mikasa (三笠心菜, Mikasa Kokona)
- Voiced by: Yurie Igoma[2]
- Niino Hidaka (日高新乃, Hidaka Niino)
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[2]
Development
Rin Komugi wanted to write a series featuring characters who are clumsy at expressing their love. They found it challenging to characterize Marika as a character who is seen as a perfect girl by others but actually has flaws, specifically her extreme love for Kanata.[3]
Media
Manga
Komugi launched the series on April 29, 2024, with it being published by Suiseisha on multiple websites under its Trahison label. 17 chapters and volumes have been released as of November 2025,[4] and a printed version will begin publication by Suiseisha under its Suiseisha Comics imprint on April 17, 2026.[1] The series is released in English on the MangaPlaza website.[5]
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 20, 2025.[1] The series is produced by Studio Leo and directed by Sumito Sasaki, with Masamitsu Ōtake and Scenario Engineering Institute handling series composition and Rena Nasu designing the characters. It is set to premiere on April 6, 2026, on Tokyo MX and BS11 and as part of AnimeFesta. The opening theme song is "Hakaritai Kōkando" (はかりたい好感度), performed by Maaya Uchida as her character Marika Chitose.[2] OceanVeil will stream the series.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 20, 2025). "Marika's Love Meter Malfunction Romantic Comedy Manga Gets AnimeFesta Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Cayanan, Joanna (February 18, 2026). "Marika's Love Meter Malfunction Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Song, March 13 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ "彼女の好感度メーターが壊れてて人生おわた…最強のモテ女子×モブの恋に「胸が熱くなる！」の声【漫画】". Web The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. June 2, 2025. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ "【フルカラー】茉莉花ちゃんの好感度はぶっ壊れている（１７）". Comic C'moa (in Japanese). NTT Solmare. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "Marika's Love Meter Malfunction-Full Color". MangaPlaza. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Tan, Melvyn (February 24, 2026). "OceanVeil To Stream Do You Like Big Girls?, Marika's Love Meter Malfunction". Anime Trending. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
External links
- Manga official website (in Japanese)
- Manga second official website (in Japanese)
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Marika's Love Meter Malfunction (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia