Interviews with Monster Girls

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Interviews with Monster Girls (?? (??)????????, Demi-chan wa Kataritai, lit. "Demi Wants to Talk") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Petos (???, Petosu). The series began serialization in Kodansha's Young Magazine the 3rd magazine in September 2014 and is being published in English by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired between January and March 2017.

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Plot

The story takes place in an age where demi-humans, more casually known as "demis", have slowly started to become accepted into human society. Tetsuo Takahashi is a biology teacher who ends up teaching three such demis, hoping to understand more about them while also managing to catch their attention.

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Characters

Tetsuo Takahashi (?? ??, Takahashi Tetsuo): Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); Cris George (English); The main protagonist. A biology teacher who is fascinated by demis and wants to learn more about them. He is occasionally referred to as "Iron Man" by his students, a pun on his bulky physique and his name. As he learns about demis, he starts to understand the problems they face, both as teenagers and demis, and strives to help them in any way he can.

Hikari Takanashi (??? ???, Takanashi Hikari): Voiced by: Kaede Hondo (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English); A highly energetic vampire. She avoids biting other people's necks, instead drinking blood packs sent by the government and using blood substitutes like tomato juice. Contrary to myths, she loves eating garlic and merely dislikes bright lights and warm temperatures. She occasionally has the urge to nibble on someone, usually her sister, to stop her teeth from itching. Despite her lackadaisical nature, she often strives to help others in need.

Ky?ko Machi (? ??, Machi Ky?ko): Voiced by: Minami Shinoda (Japanese); Terri Doty (English); A shy dullahan whose head is separate from her body, which has a blue flame coming from where the neck should be. Since she can't move her head by herself, she is always longing for contact with others. She develops a crush on Tetsuo, due to his kind and caring nature. She initially found it hard to make friends as people found it awkward to talk to her without bringing up her detached head in some way, despite her own acceptance of the concept and desire to joke about it. Incidentally, medical procedures have proven she does possess a neck, which connects her mouth to her stomach and lungs, but somehow exists in "another space" and serves as a Wormhole between her head and body.

Yuki Kusakabe (??? ?, Kusakabe Yuki): Voiced by: Shiina Natsukawa (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English); A timid snow woman whose body is always cold. She will sometimes spread cold air while experiencing negative emotions and is susceptible to heat. She initially dislikes her demi nature, fearing that she could harm others, though Tetsuo manages to show her that the only things she can actually freeze are her tears and sweat. She's also secretly a manga enthusiast and has a taste for multiple genres.

Sakie Sat? (?? ???, Sat? Sakie): Voiced by: Y?ko Hikasa (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English); A succubus who works as a math teacher. Due to the aphrodisiac her body produces, she constantly has to take precautions to avoid inadvertently seducing her male students, such as wearing a tracksuit to hide her body and taking early trains to avoid crowds of men. While her nature as a succubus leads several males to become attracted to her, she herself develops a crush on Tetsuo after coming to believe he is immune to her aphrodisiac.

Himari Takanashi (??? ???, Takanashi Himari): Voiced by: Lynn (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English); Hikari's twin sister, who is an ordinary human. She is much more serious than her sister, both as a person and a student. She often tries to make her sister act more mature, but is unable to. Despite their constant bickering, they care about each other and have many similarities such as similar tastes in food and fashion.

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Media

Manga

Petos began serializing the manga in the first issue of Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine the 3rd on 5 September 2014. Kodansha USA announced their license to the series in March 2016.

Anime

An anime television adaptation was announced on 3 September 2016. The anime is directed by Ry? And? with animation by the studio A-1 Pictures. The series' scripts is written by Takao Yoshioka, character designs are done by Tetsuya Kawakami, and music is composed by Masaru Yokoyama. The series aired on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS11 between 7 January 2017 and 25 March 2017. Crunchyroll simulcast the series as it aired while Funimation began releasing an English dub on 25 January 2017. A thirteenth episode aired on 29 June 2017. The opening theme is "Original." (??????, Orijinaru.) by TrySail while the ending theme is "Fairytale" (????????, Fear?teiru) by Sangatsu no Phantasia.

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Reception

As of September 2016, the series' three volumes had 550,000 copies in print. As of December 2016, the series had over 1.1 million copies in print.

Volume 2 ranked at number 13 on the Oricon manga charts during its first week, selling 39,876 copies. It dropped to number 14 for its second week, selling another 32,283 copies. Volume 3 ranked 21st, selling 55,907 copies in its first week.