Damedol and the Only Fan in the World
| Damedol and the Only Fan in the World | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ダメドルと世界に1人だけのファン (Damedoru to Sekai ni Hitori Dake no Fan) | |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kirishimo |
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| Magazine | Ganma! |
| Original run | May 23, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
Damedol and the Only Fan in the World (Japanese: ダメドルと世界に1人だけのファン, Hepburn: Damedoru to Sekai ni Hitori Dake no Fan) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kirishimo. It was originally posted as a web manga on Twitter in December 2022, before beginning serialization on the Ganma! web service in May 2023. Ichijinsha has published four tankōbon volumes as of November 2025.
Plot
The series follows Moegi Urushiba, a university student who is a member of the underground idol group Merry☆Universe. However, due to her clumsiness and poor singing and dancing skills she only has a single fan, Kimiya Okuda. Kimiya is also a university student who spends his time and money on oshikatsu supporting Urumin.
Characters
- Moegi Urushibara (漆原 萌, Urushibara Moegi)
- Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori (PV)[1]
- An underground idol in the group Merry☆Universe who goes by the name Urumin (うるみん). She is clumsy and not good at singing or dancing so she often makes mistakes during performances, leading to her having no fans other than Kimiya. She goes to the same university as Kimiya, although they have not met each other outside of idol activities. She is happy to have Kimiya as her fan.
- Kimiya Okuda (奥田 君也, Okuda Kimiya)
- Voiced by: Shoya Chiba (PV)[1]
- A university student at the same university as Moegi and one of Merry☆Universe's few fans. Due to the group's lack of popularity and Urumin's lack of talent, he is her only fan. He is very devoted to her and vows to support her with the strength of 8 billion people.
- Ai Nobori (野堀 愛, Nobori Ai)
- The leader of Merry☆Universe and oldest member of the group. She goes by the name Airu (あいる). She was previously a delinquent when she was in school.
- Rei (レイ)
- A member of Merry☆Universe, who has a masculine appearance. She is fond of reading boys' love works.
- Suguru Mutsuki (睦月 優, Mutsuki Suguru)
- A member of Merry☆Universe who goes by the name Mū-chan (むーちゃん). She has the appearance of a gyaru but despite her looks, she is actually the smartest member and a graduate student at university.
- Popochi (ぽぽち)
- At 19, she is the youngest member of Merry☆Universe.
Publication
The series is written and illustrated by Kirishimo. It was originally posted on Twitter on December 11, 2022, where it gained popularity and received over 90,000 likes.[2] Kirishimo was inspired to draw the manga by the idea of drawing a blushing girl and a straight-faced guy who makes her blush, as well as the idea of a guy liking a girl one-sidedly and the girl is embarrassed but secretly happy about his feelings.[3] It later began serialization on Comic Smart's manga platform Ganma! on May 23, 2023.[4] Ichijinsha published the first tankōbon volume on January 25, 2024.[5][6] Four volumes have been released as of November 2025.[7]
During their panel at Anime NYC 2025, Mangamo announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.[8]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
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| 1 | January 25, 2024[6] | 978-4-7580-2627-7 |
| 2 | July 25, 2024[9] | 978-4-7580-2735-9 |
| 3 | February 25, 2025[10] | 978-4-7580-2854-7 |
| 4 | November 25, 2025[7] | 978-4-7580-2994-0 |
Reception
The series was nominated for the 2024 and 2025 Next Manga Award in the Web Manga category.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b "『ダメドルと世界に1人だけのファン』作品PV第2弾公開＆プレゼントキャンペーン開催！". Ganma! (in Japanese). ComicSmart, Inc. February 25, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "【漫画】まるでオタクの鑑…素直じゃない"ダメドル"を推すファンの愛ある言動に反響「全オタクの望む状況」". Web The Television (in Japanese). December 25, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ Koike, Naoya (January 28, 2023). "【漫画】ポンコツアイドルを推しているのは俺一人だけ！？ ユニークな「推し」を描いたSNS漫画が話題". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "ダメドルと世界に1人だけのファン". Ganma! (in Japanese). ComicSmart, Inc. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "ポンコツ不人気アイドルと唯一彼女を推し続けるオタクの日常を描くラブコメディ1巻". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 25, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "ダメドルと世界に1人だけのファン(1)" (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "ダメドルと世界に1人だけのファン(4)" (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (August 22, 2025). "Mangamo Licenses My Gyaru Wife's Secrets, 12cm Promise with a Cool Girl, Damedol and the Only Fan in the World, 2 More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ^ "ダメドルと世界に1人だけのファン(2)" (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "ダメドルと世界に1人だけのファン(3)" (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "『次にくるマンガ大賞2024』ノミネート100作品決定 『カグラバチ』『ホタルの嫁入り』『ルリドラゴン』など" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "「次にくるマンガ大賞 2025」投票受付スタート！ エントリー総数9,432作品の中からノミネート100作品が決定". Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. June 20, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
External links
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Damedol and the Only Fan in the World (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia