| Even If You Slit My Mouth | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover | |
| 口が裂けても君には (Kuchi ga Saketemo Kimi ni wa) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akari Kajimoto |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Original run | November 10, 2020 –December 19, 2023 |
| Volumes | 11 |
Even If You Slit My Mouth (口が裂けても君には,Kuchi ga Saketemo Kimi ni wa) is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated by Akari Kajimoto. It was serialized onShueisha'sShōnen Jump+ manga service from November 2020 to December 2023.
The manga is based the legend ofKuchisake-onna, a monstrous woman inJapanese folklore said to have scars on the sides of her mouth.[2] It is Kajimoto's third romance manga based on Kuchisake-onna; she had previously released the one-shotHer Special Seat in 2017, and three-issue seriesEven If You Avoid the Slit in 2018. The latter shares the same Japanese name asEven If You Slit My Mouth and features alternate versions of the same characters.
Miroku, a notoriousyōkai known for her slit mouth, has felt her powers wane in recent years as the public's belief in the supernatural has declined. To save herself, she must submit to anarranged marriage with Koichi Sano, the son of a human family charged with aiding supernatural beings. Miroku strikes a deal with Koichi to call off the engagement if she is able to scare him before his eighteenth birthday, but she must go through with the wedding if she falls in love with him.
Written and illustrated by Akari Kajimoto,Even If You Slit My Mouth was serialized onShueisha'sShōnen Jump+ manga service from November 10, 2020 to December 19, 2023.[3][4] Its chapters were collected into eleventankōbon volumes from March 4, 2021 to April 4, 2024.[5][6]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 4, 2021[5] | 978-4-08-882619-6 |
| 2 | June 4, 2021[7] | 978-4-08-882668-4 |
| 3 | September 3, 2021[8] | 978-4-08-882776-6 |
| 4 | December 3, 2021[9] | 978-4-08-882850-3 |
| 5 | April 4, 2022[10] | 978-4-08-883078-0 |
| 6 | August 4, 2022[11] | 978-4-08-883169-5 |
| 7 | December 2, 2022[12] | 978-4-08-883359-0 |
| 8 | March 3, 2023[13] | 978-4-08-883477-1 |
| 9 | July 4, 2023[14] | 978-4-08-883629-4 |
| 10 | November 2, 2023[15] | 978-4-08-883741-3 |
| 11 | April 4, 2024[6] | 978-4-08-883761-1 |
Danny Guan ofGame Rant rankedEven If You Slit My Mouth third on a list of the best romance manga concluding in 2023.[16]