Mr. Bride

Mr. Bride (わたしのお嫁くん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Shiba. It was serialized in Kiss from February 2019 to August 2023, with its individual chapters collected into ten volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from April to June 2023.

Manga
Written and illustrated by Natsumi Shiba, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Kiss magazine on February 19, 2019. The series completed its serialization on August 24, 2023. Its individual chapters were collected into ten volumes.

In May 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

TV drama
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on February 13, 2023. It was directed by Kaede Kamiya, Hidenori Joho, and Yusuke Mito and produced by Toshiyuki Nakano, with scripts by Natsu Hashimoto and music composed by Yukari Hashimoto. It starred Haru and Mahiro Takasugi; it was aired on Fuji TV from April 12 to June 21, 2023, with eleven episodes being aired. Its opening and ending themes, "Butterfly Effect" and "Saraba", were performed by Sekai no Owari.

Reception
A columnist for Comics Worth Reading praised the main characters and their relationship, though they felt it used too many cliches.