| Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Musubu Kondo | |
| あそこではたらくムスブさん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Taishi Mori |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Monthly Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | November 10, 2017 – January 10, 2025 |
| Volumes | 6 |
 Anime and manga portal | |
Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san (あそこではたらくムスブさん, "Musubu, the Girl Working There") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taishi Mori. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from November 2017 to January 2025.
Plot
The story revolves around Goro Sagami (砂上 吾郎, Sagami Gōro), a 24-year-old man who starts working in Shonan Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. (湘南ゴム工業株式会社, Shōnan Gomu Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha), a condom company. Sagami is assigned to the Sales Planning Office and meets Musubu Kondo (近藤 結, Kondō Musubu), a young scientist of the General Development Department. Sagami harbors feelings for Musubu, who is initially too focused on her work to return them.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Taishi Mori, Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from November 10, 2017, to January 10, 2025. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on October 12, 2018. As of December 12, 2023, six volumes have been released.
Volumes
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 12, 2018 | 978-4-09-128629-1 |
| 2 | November 12, 2019 | 978-4-09-129466-1 |
| 3 | December 11, 2020 | 978-4-09-850347-6 |
| 4 | December 10, 2021 | 978-4-09-850846-4 |
| 5 | December 12, 2022 | 978-4-09-851440-3 |
| 6 | December 12, 2023 | 978-4-09-853042-7 |
| 7 | February 12, 2025 | 978-4-09-853854-6 |
Reception
The manga was one of 50 nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards in the print category in 2020. It was ranked tenth in the same category in the 2023 edition.
References
- フェチ写真集のような可愛い女子の魅力が詰まった理系女子ラブコメ『あそこではたらくムスブさん』の魅力. Nippon Broadcasting System News Online (in Japanese). Nippon Broadcasting System. December 21, 2022. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- モリタイシがゴムを研究する美女描く新作＆ドロヘドロ移籍連載、ゲッサンで開始. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 10, 2017. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- あだち充画業55周年記念！ゲッサンで高橋留美子、マユリカ中谷、島本和彦らお祝い. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 10, 2025. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- 気になるあの子が研究するのは“コンドーム”、モリタイシの理系女子コメディ1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ 【12月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2023. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- 【10月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2018. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- 【11月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- 【12月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 11, 2020. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- 【12月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 10, 2021. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- 【12月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2022. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020. Tsugi Manga (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- 次にくるマンガ大賞2023、コミックス部門1位はむちまろ「生徒会にも穴はある！」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
Further reading
- Manga Shimbun Editorial Department (October 15, 2018). デビルマンで思春期をこじらせた方へ。トラウマ系少年マンガ『ファイアパンチ』が【閲覧注意】すぎてやばい！. Manga News (in Japanese). Manga Shimbun Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018.
- 好きになった女の子は…コンドームの研究者!? 相模ゴム工業監修、コンドーム製造の裏側も知れる『あそこではたらくムスブさん』. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
External links
- Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san official website at Gessan (in Japanese)
- Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia