It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love

It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love (Japanese: 顔だけじゃ好きになりません, Hepburn: Kao Dake ja Suki ni Narimasen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Karin Anzai. It began serialization in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume in July 2020. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in March 2025.

It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love
First tankōbon volume cover
顔だけじゃ好きになりません (Kao Dake ja Suki ni Narimasen)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Karin Anzai
Published by	Hakusensha
English publisher	NA: Comikey (digital) Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	Hana to Yume Comics
Magazine	Hana to Yume
Original run	July 20, 2020 – present
Volumes	14
Live-action film
Directed by	Saiji Yakumo
Written by	Kisa Miura
Music by	Kōji Endō
Studio	Asmik Ace Robot
Released	March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07)
Runtime	104 minutes

Characters

Sana Chiken (知見才南, Chiken Sana)

Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa (voice drama)^[2]

Portrayed by: Rinka Kumada^[3]

Kanato Ugo (宇郷奏人, Ugō Kanato)

Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara (voice drama)^[2]

Portrayed by: Ryubi Miyase^[3]

Ryo Doigaki (土井垣凌, Doigaki Ryō)

Voiced by: Soma Saito (voice drama)^[2]

Portrayed by: Sota Nakajima^[3]

Yuzuri Nouhara (能原柚里, Nōhara Yuzuri)

Portrayed by: Reia Yonekura^[3]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Karin Anzai, It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love began serialization in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume on July 20, 2020.^[4] On June 20, 2025, it was announced that the series would end in five chapters.^[5] Its chapters have been compiled into fourteen tankōbon volumes as of March 2025.^[6]

The manga is licensed digitally in English by Comikey.^[7] In September 2024, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in February 2025.^[8]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	December 18, 2020[9]	978-4-59-222352-8	February 25, 2025[10]	979-8-89160-890-0
2	July 20, 2021[11]	978-4-59-222353-5	May 20, 2025[12]	979-8-89160-962-4
3	October 20, 2021[13]	978-4-59-222354-2	August 19, 2025[14]	979-8-89373-421-8
4	March 18, 2022[15]	978-4-59-222355-9	December 2, 2025[16]	979-8-89373-422-5
5	July 20, 2022[17]	978-4-59-222366-5	—	—
6	November 18, 2022[18]	978-4-59-222367-2	—	—
7	March 20, 2023[19][20]	978-4-59-222368-9 978-4-59-222880-6 (SE)	—	—
8	August 18, 2023[21]	978-4-59-222369-6	—	—
9	November 20, 2023[22]	978-4-59-222370-2	—	—
10	March 19, 2024[23]	978-4-59-222479-2	—	—
11	July 19, 2024[24]	978-4-59-222491-4	—	—
12	November 20, 2024[25]	978-4-59-222508-9	—	—
13	February 20, 2025[26]	978-4-59-222519-5	—	—
14	March 19, 2025[6]	978-4-59-222523-2	—	—
15	August 20, 2025[27]	978-4-59-222541-6	—	—

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation was announced on July 19, 2024.^[28] It will be produced by Asmik Ace and Robot and directed by Saiji Yakumo, based on a screenplay by Kisa Miura. Kōji Endō will compose the music, and Asmik Ace will distribuite the film. The film premiered in Japanese theaters on March 7, 2025.^[29][3]

Reception

The series won the BookLive Award at the 2022 Tsutaya Comic Awards.^[30]