Teren Mikami

Teren Mikami
Born
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan[1]
OccupationNovelist, manga author
LanguageJapanese
Period2014 - present[1]
GenreYuri
Notable works
Teren Mikami on Twitter

Teren Mikami (みかみてれん, Mikami Teren) is a Japanese novelist and manga writer. They are known for writing yuri light novels and manga, including There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless..., A Yuri Story About a Girl Who Insists Two Girls Can't Be Together, But Is Thoroughly Seduced in 100 Days, and If You Could See Love.[1][2][3]

Career

Mikami has written various light novels, manga, and stories for video games and anime during their career. Their works focus on yuri romance, high school girls, popularity, and social isolation, with comedic, social elements and harem elements,[4][5][6] and occasional mystery and suspense elements in certain works.[7][8] In an interview in February 2020, about their work, they said loved writing, and reading, citing Marimite as a major influence on their interest in yuri, noting they read every novel available in the local library. They also told the interviewer about what they perceived as different kinds of yuri focusing on students, adults, or with violence, and said they wrote "heroic tales" about boys and girls, and "commercial girls' romantic comedies" with wide appeal.[1]

In 2014, Mikami debuted as an author, and began writing in the fantasy genre, followed by writing yuri doujinshi works and fan fiction, and was a "wannabe light novelist" as they put it in an interview years later.[1]

In 2018, Mikami began self-publishing the light novel "A Yuri Story About a Girl Who Insists Two Girls Can't Be Together, But Is Thoroughly Seduced in 100 Days", which they co-wrote with Yukiko and Wata, in a digital format. It received a manga adaptation in 2020, which began on Square Enix's Manga Up! site, and ran until 2022.[2][6]

In February 2020, Mikami began publishing two light novels: There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... and If You Could See Love, both under the Dash X Bunko label, run by Shueisha, and tapping Eku Takushima as illustrator.[9][10][11] Both light novels received serialized manga adaptations by Musshu, launching in May 2020 on the website of Nico Nico Seiga.[4][12][3] Yen Press would later publish a digital version of the If You Could See Love manga adaptation, while Kadokawa published book volumes compiling the manga, and on the publisher's Shōnen Ace Plus website from 2020 to 2022.[13]

Mikami wrote the main story for Link! Like! Love Live!, a mobile game of the Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club, a multimedia project and part of the Love Live! franchise, that launched in April 2023.[14][15] It was later adapted into three manga, entitled Link! Life! Love Live!, Love Live! Flowers: Hasunosora Girls' School Idol Club, and Link! Like! Love Live! @comic, and a May 2026 anime film, entitled Love Live! Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party, written by Fumiaki Maruto.[16][17][18]

From 2023 to 2024, Black Black Lotus, a manga which Mikami co-wrote with Ogishiro, was serialized.[19] It was later published in Kadokawa's BookWalker platform beginning in June 2024.[7]

In September 2024, it was announced that Mikami was the scriptwriter on the anime adaptation of a popular murder mystery party board game, entitled Murder Mystery of the Dead.[20][8] The series aired from November 16 to December 26, 2024.

In November 2024, it was announced that Mikami's story There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... had received an anime adaptation, which debuted on July 7, 2025.[21][22][23] It received a theatrical sequel entitled There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... ~Next Shine~, which ran in Japanese theaters from November 21 to December 5, 2025.[10] It then aired on Japanese television, broken into five episodes, and streamed beginning in January 2026.[24][25][26]

In January 2025, Mikami's manga, Girls x Vampire, which they co-wrote with Minori Chigusa, began its serialization in Champion Buzz.[12]

Works

Light novels

  • There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... (with Eku Takeshima; 2020–present)[1]
  • A Yuri Story About a Girl Who Insists Two Girls Can't Be Together, But Is Thoroughly Seduced in 100 Days (also known as Onna Dōshi toka Arienai Desho to Iiharu Onna no Ko o, 100-kakan de Tetteiteki ni Otosu Yuri no Ohanashi, with Yukiko and Wata; 2018–2022)[2]

Manga

  • Girls x Vampire (with Minori Chigusa; 2025-)[12]
  • Black Black Lotus (ブラック・ブラック・ロータス) (with Ogishiro; 2023-2024)[19][27]
  • If You Can See Love (with Yūki Nanaji (art); 2020-2022)[12][28]

Anime

Video games

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "【特集】『ありおと』＆『わたなれ』刊行記念インタビュー みかみてれん先生「ガールズラブコメは女の子たちのハッピーエンドを描く物語！」" [[Special Feature] Interview with Mikami Teren, author of "Ario to" and "Watanare," commemorating the release of the books: "Girls' love comedies are stories that depict happy endings for girls!"]. ラノベニュースオンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved July 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Page 2 of the interview is here
  2. ^ a b c "'Onna Dōshi toka Arienai Desho to Iiharu Onna no Ko o, 100-kakan de Tetteiteki ni Otosu Yuri no Ohanashi' Novels Slated to End in Volume 9". Anime News Network. July 18, 2025. Archived from the original on February 26, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (September 24, 2021). "Yen Press Licenses If You Could See Love, In the Land of Leadale Manga, 4 Novels". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Silverman, Rebecca (December 26, 2024). "There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... Volumes 1-6 Manga Review". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  5. ^ Day (January 26, 2022). "If You Could See Love, Volume 1, Guest Review by Day". Okazu. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  6. ^ a b Caynan, Joanna (February 25, 2025). "Les light novels Onna Dôshi toka Arienai Desho to Iiharu Onna no Ko o, 100-kakan de Attôteki ni Otosu Yuri no Ohanashi conclus avec le 9e tome" [The light novels Onna Doshi toka Arienai Desho to Iiharu Onna no Ko o, 100-kakan of Attôteki ni Otosu Yuri no Ohanashi concluded with the 9th volume]. Anime News Network (in French). Archived from the original on March 5, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Black Black Lotus Chapter 1". BookWalker. Archived from the original on November 10, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  8. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 20, 2024). "Murder Mystery of the Dead Party Game Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  9. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 18, 2022). "Seven Seas Reveals GL/BL Labels; Licenses The Titan's Bride, More Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  10. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (November 10, 2025). "Anime Frontier 2025 Screens U.S. Premiere of 'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... ~Next Shine~' Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 12, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  11. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 21, 2025). "New Trailer, Images & Cast Unveiled for Anime Rom-Com 'Watanare'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on April 27, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  12. ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 11, 2025). "Minori Chigusa, Teren Mikami's Girls x Vampire Manga Gets Magazine Serialization". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  13. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (May 22, 2023). "Miwako Sugiyama, Yuuki Nanaji, Nemui Asada Each Launch New Manga on Manga One App". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 27, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  14. ^ a b Mikami, Teren [@teren_mikami] (April 14, 2023). "■ ご報告 ■ 4/15リリースの新ラブライブシリーズ『Link！Like！ラブライブ！』にて、藍藤唯（@aifj_y ）氏と共に、メインシナリオを執筆しています。がんばる女の子達の、輝く青春ストーリー！　蓮ノ空女学院スクールアイドルクラブをよろしくお願いいたします😊 #蓮ノ空 #リンクラ #lovelive" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 25, 2025). "Link! Like! Love Live! Game Unveils Story Teaser Video, Opening Video". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 9, 2025.
  16. ^ Loo, Egan (June 8, 2025). "Love Live!'s Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club Group Gets 3D Anime Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 4, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  17. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 5, 2025). "Love Live!'s Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club 3D Anime Film Unveils Title, Spring 2026 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 6, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ^ Tai, Anita (December 7, 2025). "Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club Film's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff, May 8 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 7, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  19. ^ a b "みかみてれん×おぎしろのだいおうじ新連載 女子校舞台のダークサスペンス（試し読みあり）". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  20. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 8, 2024). "Murder Mystery of the Dead TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals, Previews Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  21. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (June 10, 2025). "'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...' Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs, July 7 TV Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 30, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  22. ^ Hazra, Adriana (March 21, 2025). "'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...' TV Anime Reveals Trailer, More Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  23. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 19, 2024). "'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...' Yuri Comedy Novels Get TV Anime Next July". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  24. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 22, 2025). "'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...' Anime Gets Theatrical Sequel (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 4, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  25. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 21, 2025). "'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... ~Next Shine~' Anime's Teaser Shows Kaho". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 24, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  26. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 18, 2025). "'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...' Sequel Anime Airs on TV in Japan on January 1". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 18, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  27. ^ @daiohg (November 27, 2024). "『コミック電撃だいおうじVOL.135』本日発売！✨ ❖◇最終回🎉◇❖ おぎしろ(@sham_o00) が描く『ブラック・ブラック・ロータス』掲載☆ 原作：みかみてれん(@teren_mikami) #daiohg 🔽見どころはこちら https://amazon.co.jp/dp/B0DJNZT8NS/" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  28. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 24, 2021). "Yen Press Licenses If You Could See Love, In the Land of Leadale Manga, 4 Novels". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
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