# Even If You Slit My Mouth
**Even If You Slit My Mouth** (Japanese: *Kuchi ga Saketemo Kimi ni wa*, 口が裂けても君には) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akari Kajimoto, serialized on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ service from November 10, 2020, to December 19, 2023, and collected in eleven tankōbon volumes[8](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=25535).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Author | Akari Kajimoto (writing and art)[9](https://myanimelist.net/manga/128093/Kuchi_ga_Saketemo_Kimi_ni_wa/characters) |
| Serialization | Shōnen Jump+ (Shueisha), November 10, 2020 – December 19, 2023[8](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=25535) |
| Folklore basis | Kuchisake-onna, the slit-mouthed woman of Japanese urban legend[10](https://myanimelist.net/manga/126801/Kuchi_ga_Saketemo_Kimi_ni_wa?cat=manga) |
| English digital release | Published in English as Even If You Slit My Mouth through MANGA Plus[1](https://hoshika.app/manga/69497/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth) |
| German edition | Egmont Manga, 11 volumes published from May 7, 2024[2](https://www.mangalog.de/serie/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth) |
## Premise
The story follows Miroku, a yōkai ([Japanese folklore](https://www.edgepedia.org/japanese-folklore) supernatural creature or spirit) famous as the slit-mouthed woman, whose powers have worn down in recent years as public belief in the supernatural has declined[10](https://myanimelist.net/manga/126801/Kuchi_ga_Saketemo_Kimi_ni_wa?cat=manga).
The setup turns the fear dynamic of the legend on its head. Miroku, once a feared urban legend, must now frighten a teenager who calmly resists her attempts, while Koichi openly welcomes the marriage and works to win her affection. The Japanese publisher Shueisha describes the series as the cohabitation-before-marriage life of a slit-mouthed woman trying to strike fear into a high school boy who is eager for marriage[3](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-882619-6).
## Origin in the Kuchisake-onna legend
In the widespread modern telling, a masked woman asks a passerby "Am I pretty?"; either answer ends badly, and a common countermeasure in the rumor was to say a word such as pomade, or an evasive reply such as "so-so"[4](https://mystery-tales.com/articles/kuchisakeonna). The Japanese title, rendered in one catalog as "Even if your mouth is teared," plays on this legend and on Koichi's affection for Miroku despite her monstrous mouth[5](https://mangabaka.org/manga/41068/Even-if-your-mouth-is-teared).
*Even If You Slit My Mouth* is Kajimoto's third romance manga based on [Kuchisake-onna](https://www.edgepedia.org/kuchisake-onna).
## Publication
The first volume, in B6 format with 184 pages, was released on March 4, 2021, at 660 yen (tax included), ISBN 978-4-08-882619-6[3](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-882619-6).
**Translations.** The series was published digitally in English as *Even If You Slit My Mouth* through Shueisha's MANGA Plus platform[1](https://hoshika.app/manga/69497/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth). Waneko, the Polish publisher, began releasing it on January 18, 2024[1](https://hoshika.app/manga/69497/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth). In German, Egmont Manga began the series in 2024, publishing all eleven volumes monthly; the volumes are softcovers of 12.4 × 18 cm[2](https://www.mangalog.de/serie/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth).
## Reception
Reviewers have emphasized the contrast between the horror-folklore premise and the story's tone; a Weeb Revues review scored it 8.85 out of 10, calling it a cozy story about a boy and his yōkai girlfriend, while noting that the eighty-chapter length gave the romance a complete arc without overstaying[6](https://weebrevues.com/2024/07/06/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth-kuchisake-onna-gets-her-own-romcom/). A German review of the first volume praised the clean, elegant artwork and the chemistry between the leads, while flagging the age difference between the seventeen-year-old protagonist and the far older yōkai as a point some readers may find uncomfortable[7](https://lostinmanga.de/rezensionen/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth-band-1/).
## References
1. [Even If You Slit My Mouth — Hoshika](https://hoshika.app/manga/69497/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth)
2. [Even if you slit my Mouth — MangaLog](https://www.mangalog.de/serie/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth)
3. [口が裂けても君には 1／梶本 あかり, Shueisha](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-882619-6)
4. [口裂け女とは？, Mystery Tales](https://mystery-tales.com/articles/kuchisakeonna)
5. [Even if your mouth is teared, MangaBaka](https://mangabaka.org/manga/41068/Even-if-your-mouth-is-teared)
6. [Even If You Slit My Mouth: Kuchisake-onna Gets Her Own Romcom?!, Weeb Revues](https://weebrevues.com/2024/07/06/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth-kuchisake-onna-gets-her-own-romcom/)
7. [Review: Even if you slit my Mouth (Band 1), Lost in Manga](https://lostinmanga.de/rezensionen/even-if-you-slit-my-mouth-band-1/)
8. [Even If You Slit My Mouth (manga), Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=25535)
9. [Kuchi ga Saketemo Kimi ni wa (Even If You Slit My Mouth) | Manga - Characters & Staff - MyAnimeList.net](https://myanimelist.net/manga/128093/Kuchi_ga_Saketemo_Kimi_ni_wa/characters)
10. [Kuchi ga Saketemo Kimi ni wa | Manga - MyAnimeList.net](https://myanimelist.net/manga/126801/Kuchi_ga_Saketemo_Kimi_ni_wa?cat=manga)
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