You Can't Escape from Mizudako-chan!
| You Can't Escape from Mizudako-chan! | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ミズダコちゃんからは逃げられない！ (Mizudako-chan kara wa Nigerarenai!) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Megame |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | FUZ Comics |
| Magazine | Comic Fuz |
| Original run | October 14, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
You Can't Escape from Mizudako-chan! (Japanese: ミズダコちゃんからは逃げられない！, Hepburn: Mizudako-chan kara wa Nigerarenai!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Megame. It began serialization on Houbunsha's Comic Fuz manga website in October 2023.
Synopsis
Kanisuke Akigai is an ordinary high school student who becomes classmates with the transfer student Yuuko Mizuda, aka. Mizudako. Mizudako initially attracts attention with her tentacles, but after an incident where she destroys a student's desk after they make sexual remarks about her tentacles, she becomes isolated. Later, Kanisuke helps sort out the misunderstanding about Mizudako with her classmates, she shows gratitude for his intervention and unintentionally transforms his head into that of an octopus.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Megame, You Can't Escape from Mizudako-chan! began serialization on Houbunsha's Comic Fuz manga website on October 14, 2023.[3] Its chapters have been compiled into five tankōbon volumes as of June 2026.[4]
During their panel at New York Comic Con 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume being released in April 2026.[5]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 3, 2024[4] | 978-4-8322-0408-9 | April 28, 2026[6] | 979-8-8554-1751-7 |
| 2 | October 1, 2024[4] | 978-4-8322-0442-3 | October 27, 2026[7] | 979-8-8554-1753-1 |
| 3 | April 1, 2025[4] | 978-4-8322-0493-5 | — | — |
| 4 | October 1, 2025[4] | 978-4-8322-0546-8 | — | — |
| 5 | June 1, 2026[4] | 978-4-8322-0623-6 | — | — |
Reception
The series has been nominated for the twelfth Next Manga Award in 2026 in the web category.[8]
References
- ↑ ミステリアスな亜人との青春学園譚「ミズダコちゃんからは逃げられない！」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 3, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ 【漫画】「ようやく見つけたんだから…」転校してきた謎の少女・ミズダコちゃんとのミステリアスな青春ラブストーリーに「いろいろ刺さった」「めっちゃ可愛い」の声多数. Web The Television. Kadokawa Corporation. June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ チハヤリスタート！. Comic Fuz (in Japanese). Houbunsha. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 ミズダコちゃんからは逃げられない！ (in Japanese). Houbunsha. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 11, 2025). "Yen Press Reveals 14 New Licenses, Delicious in Dungeon Board Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "You Can't Escape from Mizudako-chan!, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ "You Can't Escape from Mizudako-chan!, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ 【次にくるマンガ大賞2026】、ノミネート作品発表 6/26よりユーザー投票開始. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 26, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
External links
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- You Can't Escape from Mizudako-chan! at Anime News Network's encyclopedia