Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (Japanese: どうせ、恋してしまうんだ。, Hepburn: Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruka Mitsui. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from November 2020 to February 2026, with its chapters collected in 14 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Typhoon Graphics aired from January to March 2025. A second season aired from January to March 2026.
Contents
Plot
In 2020, Mizuho Nishino, an aspiring manga artist, lives in a neighborhood in Koigahama with her four childhood friends: Kizuki, Shin, Airu, and Shuugo. However, on her 17th birthday, her life begins to change around her. On top of school events getting cancelled due to a pandemic, her relationships with her four friends change when Kizuki declares his love for her. Though Mizuho wants their friendships to remain the same, she is forced to confront her feelings as her friends begin to reveal who they are in love with.
Part of the narrative is also interspersed with Mizuho celebrating her 27th birthday in 2030, 10 years in the future, slowly revealing the career paths of each character, as well as Mizuho's current relationship with each of her childhood friends.
Characters
Mizuho Nishino (西野 水帆, Nishino Mizuho)
Voiced by: Sakura Shinfuku (Japanese); Maganda Marie (English)
Kizuki Hazawa (羽沢 輝月, Hazawa Kizuki)
Voiced by: Kazuki Ura (Japanese); Mauricio Ortiz-Segura (English)
Shin Kashiwagi (柏木 深, Kashiwagi Shin)
Voiced by: Sion Yoshitaka (Japanese); Wyatt Baker (English)
Airu Izumi (和泉 藍, Izumi Airu)
Voiced by: Shōya Chiba (Japanese); Belsheber Rusape Jr. (English)
Shuugo Hoshikawa (星川 周吾, Hoshikawa Shūgo)
Voiced by: Satoshi Inomata (Japanese); Tom Laflin (English)
Ryōsuke Saitō (斉藤 涼介, Saitō Ryōsuke)
Voiced by: Yūto Uemura (Japanese); Ethan Connor Condon (English)
Chika Kurashiki (倉敷 千夏, Kurashiki Chika)
Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro (Japanese); Vanessa Benoit (English)
Tougo Hoshikawa (星川 透吾, Hoshikawa Tōgo)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara
Manami Shiraishi (白石 真波, Shiraishi Manami)
Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Haruka Mitsui, Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You ran in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from November 2, 2020, to February 3, 2026. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. Fourteen volumes were released from March 12, 2021, to March 13, 2026.
In North America, the manga has been licensed for English digital release by Kodansha USA. In July 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they would start releasing the manga in print in 2024.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in February 2024. It is produced by Typhoon Graphics and directed by Junichi Yamamoto, with series composition by Yū Murai and Nagisa Nario, characters designed by Io Shiiba, and music composed by Keiji Inai. The series aired from January 10 to March 28, 2025, on TBS and BS11. The opening theme song is "Make it Count" by INI, and the ending theme song is "Negaigoto" (願いごと; lit. 'Wish') by Marcy. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on its Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.
Following the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced. It aired from January 9 to March 27, 2026. The opening theme song is "L to R" (LとR; lit. 'L and R'), performed by Me:I, and the ending theme song is "Hatsukoi" (初恋; lit. 'First Love'), performed by Berry Meet.
Stage play
A stage play adaptation ran in Tokyo's Theater Milano-Za from February 6–16, 2025, and in Osaka's Cool Japan Park Osaka TT Hall from February 19–25. The stage play starred Manami Igashira as Mizuho Nishino, Leo Nagaoka as Kizuki Hazawa, Rikuto Ura as Shin Kashiwagi, Rion Ouchi as Airu Izumi, and Yoshitaka Taro as Shugo Hoshikawa.
Reception
The series had over 1.7 million copies in circulation by August 2025.