Lovely Muco

Lovely Muco (いとしのムーコ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Mizushina. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening from April 2011 to September 2020, with its chapters collected in 17 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Muco, the Shiba Inu of glassblower Komatsu-san.

Characters

 * Muco (ムーコ)
 * The shiba-inu pet of Komatsu.
 * The shiba-inu pet of Komatsu.


 * Komatsu-san (こまつさん)
 * A glassblower.
 * A glassblower.


 * Ushikou-san (うしこうさん)
 * A bar patron and friend of Komatsu.
 * A bar patron and friend of Komatsu.


 * Bōda-san (棒田さん)
 * A local barkeep.
 * A local barkeep.


 * Rena-chan (玲奈ちゃん)
 * Bouda's daughter.
 * Bouda's daughter.


 * Shinohara-san (篠原さん)
 * Love interest.
 * Love interest.


 * Dr. Mutō (Veterinary) (むとう先生（獣医さん）)


 * Tamaki-kun (タマキくん)

Manga
Written and illustrated by Takayuki Mizushina, Lovely Muco was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening from 12 April 2011 to 23 September 2020. Kodansha collected its chapters in 17 tankōbon volumes, released from 23 April 2012 to 23 November 2020.

At Anime Expo 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

A sequel manga, titled ''Daisuki! Itoshi no Muco, began serialization on Kodansha's Comic Days'' website began serialization on 10 September 2023.

Anime
In 2013 and 2014, a short anime based on the manga by Doga Kobo was used as interstitials on the Fuji TV programme Non-Stop!. A separate anime series started airing on 3 October 2015.

Reception
Lovely Muco ranked sixth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2013" poll by Honya Club online bookstore.