Takuma Kosugi is an office worker who does not have enough time to take care of everything at home. To make his daily life easier, he purchases a secondhand housekeeping robot named Mina, who quickly proves her worth. One day, after returning from work and having one too many beers, Takuma somewhat jokingly blurts out that she should become his wife! Much to his surprise, Mina takes his words seriously, and the two gradually begin living as if they are married. As the days go by, Takuma and Mina grow closer and start doing more activities together, like going on a picnic and spending a day at the beach. However, much of society still considers human-robot relationships unusual. The couple must figure out if their arrangement can succeed and how to convince the people around them of their sincerity. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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My Wife has No Emotion is a series that I watched at the behest of an offline buddy who has always fancied himself as somewhat of a contrarian. He goes out of his way to avoid watching anything popular or anything that anyone in his social group recommends to him. Instead, he searches for hidden gems that aren’t well liked but that he can try find his own value in as opposed to trying to appreciate masterpieces based on what other people have said about them. “An ounce of my own wit is worth more to me than a ton of knowledge that comes fromothers”. This quote actually comes from the narrator’s father in the novel Tristram Shandy but could easily be something my longtime friend would say. Anyways, this anime is much like the man who recommended it to me in that it’s difficult to easily categorize and also really frustrating at times. My Wife has no Emotion is the story of a 24-year-old virgin male who slaves away at a shitty office job and doesn’t have the time to really bother with dating. Even if he tried to make time, he’s socially awkward and in the bottom 20% of the social pecking order. He’s completely given up that he will ever find anyone. So, he decides to alleviate his crippling loneliness by ordering a gynoid robot that is programmed to cook, clean, and obey his every command. However, something odd happens with her programming and she begins to show signs that she cares for him, which causes him to fall madly in love with her and marry her. The immediate assumption that one might have based on this description is that this series is a shameless fantasy for Japanese incels in their 20s. To this I would have to respond with the cliché answer of “Yes…but also no.” In a traditional fantasy for lonely guys, the robot girl Mina would be heavily sexualized, and this would lead to a lot of spicy moments. This anime really doesn’t have a sexual element. This is entirely about some form of companionship to battle against lifelong loneliness. Mina looks like a robot, talks like a robot, and acts like a robot. She is incapable of performing sexual acts and nobody would even want her to. This is a fantasy aimed at extremely lonely guys, but nobody is going to point fingers at it and call it “gross” or “sexist”. Instead, the first half of the series is best described as just…sad. Really sad. This is a fantasy in which the answer is just to completely give up and buy yourself a ChatGPT with a vaguely female shaped body and live with a mediocre imitation of other men’s fulfilling relationships rather than having nothing. We’re not that far off from having the technology where this could be entirely feasible, and this series is here celebrating it. I don’t know how to feel about that. This is an anime that will keep you guessing, by which I mean that it never really goes the way you think it will go. There are a number of directions that the story could take with its premise. You could have a slapstick comedy with jokes coming from the fact that she’s just a robot and it leads to hilarious misunderstandings. You could have a wholesome romance that wishes to defend non-traditional relationships by teaching the audience that not every couple needs to have kids to have meaning and value. You could create a dystopian satire that skewers Japan’s work culture and the modern dating scene in the internet age. You could create a psychological drama in which the guy sees his robot as his beautiful wife, but it’s clear to the audience and everyone else in the series that the guy is completely insane. My Wife decides to go with an odd mixture of option 1 and 2. However, it doesn’t really accomplish either very well. It doesn’t succeed as a comedy because it’s not funny. It’s never funny, even on accident. It doesn’t really accomplish the second because Mina is a robot that acts like a robot. Chobits works because Hideki and Chii have chemistry. They’re actually really cute together. Chii is an actual AI that doesn’t act like a stereotypical robot. Chobits doesn’t give a shit about the 3 Laws of Robotics or the legal ramifications of owning a robot or any of the stuff that My Wife goes into detail with. That’s because Chobits is largely using human x robot relations as a metaphor for something else. Something that would have been a little controversial to outright celebrate in a 2002 anime airing on Japanese television. Japan was culturally at different place in 2002, where even the Utena manga had the cut down on the gayness since one of the illustrators was deeply disgusted by homosexuality and threatened to leave the project if Ikuhara insisted on making Utena lesbian. I went WAY off topic, where was I? Ah yes, back to My wife. My Wife really does want to be about human x robot relations, and make it wholesome, and celebrate it as an alternative to being a forever alone loser. I honestly don’t think it succeeds very well in this. In the second half of the series, Mina buys a medical robot to take Takuma’s temperature and keep him healthy while she’s getting some upgrades at the factory. Due to a plot convenient programming error, his factory set personality is deleted and his AI learning picks up habits and characteristics of both Takuma and Mina, making this weird little bird robot their “son”. The little bastard looks and sounds like this toy called “Gotta Go Flamingo”…and yet he’s the best part of this show. Mina’s jealousy and resentment towards her “son” Mamoru offers the first bits of character drama and development in this mess. This was a show entirely without conflict or drama of any kind, so this is very welcome. The little shit is also pretty cute, which allows My Wife to actually hit some of those wholesome scenes that it’s been wildly missing up to this point. In the climax of the series, Takuma presents his wife and son to his parents. You would think that they’d be deeply disappointed which leads to a big confrontation for the finale. Nope! They are maybe just a little disappointed, but they had no hopes for the lad anyways and this is better than nothing. Um…cool? There is actually a pretty well-done scene where Takuma is talking to his father and his dad tells him that not everyone needs to have biological children to be loved and accepted. He tells Takuma that he needs to stop worrying so much about what others think and focus on living his own best life. I must give credit where it’s due to My Wife for the fact that its last episode was easily its best. It went out swinging and I have to respect that! It was sadly too little too late to save the series from a 4 rating, but it actually tried when I thought it was just going to rest on its haunches. My Wife Has no Emotion is one of the odder entries of the season. It’s not a great anime I would recommend to people, but it’s not just pure trash. It’s certainly wish fulfillment for lonely men, but not like you would expect. It made me think and question things, but this is far from being an artsy or philosophical series. This was made by Tezuka Productions and some talented people worked on this, but most of the time it doesn’t really live up to its pedigree in the visuals department. Both the OP and ED are quite catchy as if someone really had faith in this production, but based on its visuals I don’t think it was a high budget project for Tezuka Productions. The manga this series is based on isn’t very popular or critically acclaimed on either side of the Pacific, so I’m not entirely sure how this even got made. Not only did it get made, but it aired on Japanese television on the same mainstream channel that aired all the JoJo anime and Attack on Titan! It’s puzzling, it’s bizarre, it’s…kind of meh. I’d probably just skip this one if I were you.
A rather shady story, but it still tries to make you the only one who thinks it's shady. The theme of a relationship between a robot and a human has been explored in many other works, so it shouldn't be something new. The problem is the way in which they decide to approach this theme. In the case of this anime, from the beginning they sold you in a very convincing way that the robot is an appliance. She can't process emotions or understand the emotions she receives. The protagonist often treats her like an appliance, but they still want to sell you that they arein a marriage. The whole story from chapter 1 to chapter 12 is a mere self-indulgence of the protagonist. They constantly show you situations that are not right or feel strange or uncomfortable, but they still give it to you as any other event of the romance genre. The truth is that the robot, unable to process emotions, only bases her actions on an algorithm that is based on the desires and requests of the protagonist. Which makes the robot the ideal woman for the protagonist, but with no conflict. The romance never grows, because from the beginning you can see that what there is between them is not love. It is something sadder, it is an illusion created by a lonely man with enough money. I think that exploring the loneliness of the average Japanese was an interesting idea and it tries to show this idea but it falls short. They may have realized that showing the reality of the situation would be too sad for a "romance". The work feels like we take our cell phone, set the assistant to a female voice and introduce her to our friends and family as our wife. Just thinking about it feels weird, it feels uncomfortable and yet the protagonist's environment is written to satisfy his selfishness and not tear down the weak happy life he has built. Multiple scenarios, multiple events where they try to recreate the typical events of romance, but instead of generating a warm feeling, everything feels so cold. The robot constantly reminds us that she is a household appliance, that she only plays along with the marriage because it is an order from her owner and denies being part of the family that the protagonist claims to have. Not only us, the viewers, notice something strange in this situation, the protagonist's relatives also notice it and question it. What happens is that the script handles the claims superficially so as not to delve deeper into the issue of loneliness and ends up supporting the relationship with weak arguments and without support from the protagonist. If what you are looking for is a romance or a criticism of modern technology, you will not find anything here. You will only see the sad reality of a man who only has as consolation what his money can buy.
With technology advanced this far in our society today, we may wonder when robots and machines will take over our lives. It's no secret that AI has emerged as a tool in recent years in various sectors of the industry. When will we have robots roaming around our neighborhood? Or even more interesting to ask, what if robots can build a meaningful relationship with humans? My Wife Has No Emotions is an anime that crosses the boundary into those questions. It's not the first title that explored such a premise. One might remember a show called 'Chobits' that aired in 2002 that featured a prominent relationshipbetween a robot and human. Nonetheless, My Wife Has No Emotion experiments with how a robot interact with a human in similar ways. Because in this show's world, robots truly has evolved to a point where they can become partners with their customers. Takuma Kosugi finds this out after issuing a command to his robot Mina to become his "wife". As simple as the plot sounds, it can also be deceptively complex. The story presents the opportunity to explore how and what robots feel. The most prominent is the Mina we see in the promotional videos and poster. There are other models including the Super Mina but at its core, the main premise deals with Takuma and Mina's relationship. Their chemistry at its most fundamental level can be described as awkward. While Takuma does have geninue feelings towards Mina, the latter has a hard time realizing what love is. She adapts with her environment, while learning about the real world in a slice-of-life style. Every episode sets off an adventure that experiments with Mina's behavior. At times, it also feels like a sitcom as certain events are situational with various results. It adds humor whenever we see Mina defy common sense. However, adapting this show also faces challenges with it relates to romance. There's no doubt that Takuma adores Mina as a wife. However, Mina has difficulty expressing her own emotions because of her programming. Watching this anime will tests the viewers' patience as it takes time for her to learn about love. Even as a housewife, Mina displays a remarkingly amount of human-like emotions even in early episodes. She's programmed to do household chores but that doesn't stop her from stepping out of her comfort zone. This includes places such as the beach, going to picnics, or even interacting with other Mina models. She has such a presence that it's impossible to just see her as a preprogrammed bot. It's noticable that throughout the series, she builds an unique relationship with another machine called Mamoru. Unlike Mina, Mamoru is much less human-like. This contrasts with characters such as the Super Mina, who is able to express a hyper level of energy. With 12 episodes, it adapts the fundamental elements of the series' themes. Beyond exploring the relationship between human and machine, there's also more in depth character study of Takuma. We see that he is deep down a lonely man who wants companionship. Even though he realizes it's not completely real, Takuma values Mina as a wife. No, not trophy wife but a geninue wife that he cares of. It's also no secret that his lonliness causes self doubt. The show skillfully adapts Takuma as a salarayman that we can relate to in the real world. This show isn't known for its production quality but we should accept that Mina is adapted with care and credibility. She looks, acts, and behaves like a robot when performing her daily duties. The most noticable features are her eyes and lack of smile when on-screen. Because she has no real emotion, Mina behaves like how we expect her to. She says what Takuma wants to hear although at times, she also questions herself that even goes against her programming. Nonetheless, Mina has a delicate face for a robot and her chemistry with Takuma is undeniable. Tezuka Productions is a very old studio but they managed to bring this show to a modern audience. While not achieving mainstream success, My Wife Has No Emotion can be watched just about anyone. It's recommendable because of how both simple and deceptively complex both the main characters are. Also, it's a breath of fresh air when every season in recent years is dominated by fantasy, isekai, and rom-coms. Sometimes, a show like this is just made to enjoy.
This hidden gem has left me smiling, laughing, and even tearing up a bit. As someone who's grown skeptical of romance anime, this series completely won me over. The premise intrigued me. I was worried it'd be cheesy or cringeworthy, but trust me, it's anything but. Our protagonist, Takuma, is relatable and endearing. His past heartbreak makes his journey with Mina, the female robot, all the more poignant. Mina's character development is phenomenal. From her initial kitchen-assistant programming to gradually exhibiting emotions, I found myself rooting for her. Their relationship's progression feels organic and genuine, making their interactions adorable and heartfelt. What struck me was how well theanime balanced lighthearted moments with deeper themes. Takuma's family accepting Mina as his partner warmed my heart, and their jealousy-fueled moments had me blushing and chuckling. The animation is sleek, and the soundtrack is infectious. That opening song still has me humming along (I'm guilty of replaying it multiple times). The ending theme, too, is ridiculously cute. Special mention to Konomi, Mina's voice actress - your performance brought Mina to life! This series deserves more love. It's underrated, but its thoughtful storytelling and lovable characters make it a must-watch. I'm craving an OVA or movie to explore more of Takuma and Mina's daily life. If you're looking for a feel-good, unique romance anime, look no further. "Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai" will capture your heart. Favorite Moments: - Takuma's drunken confession - Mina's first emotional response - Takuma's family's heartwarming acceptance Favorite Quote: "I want to be with you, Mina." - Takuma Recommendation: If you enjoyed "Clannad," "Toradora!", or "March Comes in Like a Lion," you'll adore this. Give this hidden gem a chance. You won't regret it!
A simple, feel-good slice-of-life with charming characters. What's Good: • Adult Cast—Huzzah! • Voice Acting—Outside of a couple of characters, the VA is pretty grounded. • Easy on Anime Tropes—There is a distinct lack of MCs looking at their hands and saying "I hAvE tO gEt StRoNgEr." • No Fan Service—Thank god. What's Not Good: • Animation—It's not bad and fits within the scope of the show, but there are a few scenes where it definitely could've been better.• OP & ED—Unmemorable. • Voice Acting—There's one character who talks like a child and you might find it insufferable. I bet their apartment sounds like a mechanic's shop at night. 😏
Super cute and wholesome! I had a low expectation for the show going in, but I was quickly swept away by the story. Solid 8/10 for this romantic slice of life anime. This is definitely worth the watch. Also, I'm usually the type to watch the intro/outro for a show just once and then skip them afterwards in later episodes. But the outro song for this show was so good and catchy that I just had to listen to it every time. I highly recommend this anime to watch. I binge watched all 12 episodes because I just couldn't stop once I had started.
With this anime, I felt very conflicted with my feelings. At the beginning I am someone who felt very heartbroken for the main character, Especially episodes one and two.. Because it just felt off and it just didn't feel right. It's like someone gives up on love to... "marry" a robot which is a household appliance that has no choice but to accept his demands. The time he does this, He is very much drunk.. And acts really really desperate. So my heart breaks for him that, He's someone at the very bottom of life, Who doesn't really know what he is doing and doesn't care for himself, Andthen just out of the blue and out of so much drunkardness , He asks Mina to be his wife.. Now a real girl would never accept that.. And a real girl would never allow him in that state in the first place, But Mina has no choice, Because he is Mina's owner, So she has to accept what he does and has to accept anything he says he wants. Now from the very first episode, I almost quit this anime, Because Mina has no choice, Which is sad for her (and she also doesn't feel anything) and at the same time, Takuma is making the worst choice of his life during his worst time, Trapping him in that state forever. Now , As the anime progresses, It becomes more of a romantic sweet thing, And Mina also behaves in ways you wouldn't expect. Takuma also matures and becomes more of a person he should be, Rather than the state he was in at the beginning.. Now question is : Does Mina really love him, Or is she.. Just doing these things because she was ordered to? Well.. I warm upto to the fact that she does, But others may still see things differently, And I wouldn't blame them for doing so. And the other question is: Is this enough for Takuma's personal growth, And his overall wellbeing? Is this the best for him? The anime really leaves you feeling conflicted in this way, And based on your own morality, You will see things differently. When is love, Really love? This anime really brings up that question too. Based on who you are you will see things differently ^ ^ So all of these things considered, You will either feel very bitter and heartbroken like I did in the beginning.. Or you might warm upto them in the end, Or you might continue to feel bitter and heartbroken. It's all upto you and down to who you are as a person ^ ^ As for me, I still much prefer an anime with a human girl or a human like girl *like an elf* ~ Because it much better represents what a real girl is really like~ And I like to be able to relate to that~ It's nice to watch someone who has had the same sorts of experiences as you or is like you in some way ^ ^ So if you're a girl watching this anime, You're not going to find any girls to relate to here, Or maybe, Very little if you do! Otherwise, It's a cute anime ^ ^ That's my take on it!
It's an average anime, watch it unpretentiously. An “ok” anime that remains on the edge of the superficial, several times when we think that deeper and more complex themes are going to be debated, this doesn't happen, any slight adversity quickly disappears with everyone around the MC magically accepting it, without the slightest ethical, moral or sociological questioning being addressed. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting some Blade Runner stuff, but the author is simply coward/incompetent in trying to make the work have a minimum depth, greater than that of a saucer of water. Maybe the manga will have more depth, but if it's going to have300 chapters full of nothing like other novels nowadays, we won't see it in an anime until the year 2050.
Kosugi Takuma, the protagonist, can be disturbing. The plot centers on how Takuma falls in love with Mina, the kitchen robot he buys, and how he progressively loses touch with reality until he considers her his wife. Overall, it is an anime worth watching, with an intriguing story and moments that reflect our society and technological and AI development; it has very good quality animation and the character development is curious, particularly seeing a robot “fall in love” with a human and how Takuma's society and family perceives this relationship. The only flaw is that the main character is a bit generic at times.
I didn't originally plan to watch this one, but I gave it a chance because it started when I had not much else to watch. I was really surprised how much I ended up liking it. A guy starts a relationship with his cooking robot is a premise that could go in so many directions and I'm glad this one went in a direction that was fun to watch. There was a lot of humor in this series and some truly heartfelt moments. It was cute at times and it was also nice to see the reality of the situation creep in from time totime as well. I'm glad that I watched it. If you're looking for something that's a little odd without being offputtingly strange, then this is a good anime to watch. If you're looking for something a little sexy then this will probably disappoint you.
The anime undeniably delivers on its promise of wholesomeness. For viewers seeking something light-hearted and sweet, it provides plenty of feel-good moments. The awkward, yet endearing interactions between the protagonist and Mina, his robot wife, offer charm, with small touches of humor scattered throughout. The dynamic between them might evoke a cozy feeling, making it a low-stakes, relaxing watch. It’s not aiming for profundity, just sweet, safe, and comforting moments. However, for those looking for more substance, the show quickly reveals its shallowness. It sidesteps opportunities to explore the complex implications of a human-robot relationship, maintaining a wholesome veneer instead. The show juggles the idea ofMina as an individual while keeping her bound by her programming. Any "affection" she displays is tainted by the fact that she is, at her core, an appliance designed to serve. The relationship feels hollow because Mina simply fulfills her programming to please the protagonist. When he praises her, the narrative frames it as the start of a genuine connection, but it’s just her fulfilling her role. The protagonist isn’t falling for an individual, he’s engaging with a machine that reflects back the emotions he desires. It’s an ongoing feedback loop, with Mina responding to prompts, making the romance feel more like a transaction than a relationship. This setup could raise questions about whether these AI relationships are inherently wrong, especially if they make the user happy. As technology advances and these relationships become more common, society’s perception might shift. Initially, people may view them with disdain, since real relationships involve mutual growth and individuality. An AI relationship, however, is one-sided, a software as a service product that reinforces the user’s desires and avoids the complexities of human interaction. Ultimately, this dynamic stunts the protagonist’s emotional growth. His defensive actions toward his robot wife are more about protecting the illusion of the perfect relationship he’s created, not about genuine affection. This leads to emotional stagnation, as the protagonist stays in a self-serving loop where his needs are constantly affirmed without challenge. The show could have explored the unsettling implications of such relationships in modern society but instead stays content with surface-level feel-good moments. It misses an opportunity to engage with the deeper questions its premise naturally invites. By playing it safe, the show remains inoffensive but forgettable, choosing comfort over complexity.
Although My Wife Has No Emotion is a brilliant concept, I feel like they missed out a bit on the story telling. I love the concept and idea the show brought, but somehow now that I've finished it, it feels like it didn't show/tell a lot. Maybe a season two would be appropriate for this anime, but it would probably have been better if the story that was told in it would have been told in the first season. Overall it was a cute story about a man and his loving robot in fictional present timeline and I hope to see more from the creator.
THE GOOD: This series touches a number of interesting themes related to artificial intelligence. What are the rights of AIs? How should they be treated? When does a robot with complex behaviour stop being a mere electric appliance and start becoming a sentient being? Most of these themes are already touched in a number of other series, Chobits being the closer one in terms of plot. But while there the focus was mostly on the "feelings" between man and machine, here it's wider and goes from bureaucracy to practical day-to-day living challenges (maintenance, etc.), which is definitely something new. The show production value is just average, but OPand ED are catchy and nice to listen to, and voice acting by Toyonaga (Tokuma) stands out. THE MEH: As anticipated, production value isn't exactly stellar. It's your run-of-the-mill seasonal anime, with the usual average animation, visuals and direction. Sound production is on the same level, with voice actors beside Toyonaga doing a decent job but nothing worth mentioning. In terms of writing, the show goes nowhere. There is no clear goal or arc, and in terms of character development Tokuma's and Mina's ones are underwhelming. It wouldn't be a problem if this was an episodic series, but that's not the case, here: the story progresses, the MCs not so much. Their personalities and relationship at the end of the show are almost the same they had at the beginning, with just minor/cosmetic changes. THE BAD: The series has 2 main defects in my opinion. The first one is related to visuals: character design for the MCs falls into "uncanny valley" territory. Mina's lack of expressiveness and robotic appearance with just her moe face make her hard to watch. And while this might have been the original intention, it's still a bit creepy. Takuma's main design issue is related to his "snake face". It's a weird choice for a protagonist, and while it gives him a unique feel and sets him apart from your usual MCs, it's also a bit uncomfortable. There's a reason if that eye style is more common for villains and antagonists. The second defect is the show's shallowness. As mentioned at the beginning, the series touches a great number of themes, but it almost never delves deeply into them. They are just used as plot devices for some minutes and then dropped. The story won't come back on them unless they are needed later for progression purposes, but even then they won't be investigated further. The end result is that the show feels like nothing meaningful really happens most of the times. FINAL THOUGHTS: A wasted opportunity. This series had all the chances to become a milestone in its specific sci-fi subgenre, but it wasn't able to take advantage of the potential of its premise. Not recommended, unless you feel nostalgic for Chobits... in which case you'd better watch Chobits instead.
My Wife Has No Emotions is a weird one to me, not because the plot is too out there, or confusing, but because I have no idea how I feel about it. The plot is about this guy named Takuma who bought a robot maid, Mina, to do the cooking for him since he's too busy with work anymore, one day he was joking around and said she should be his wife, to which she took seriously. You now know the plot of this anime. This anime is really fun, the concept sounds so depressing because most of us know this is a very probable future,loners who can't get a real girlfriend would go and buy a robot and get with that instead. Takuma is one of the most pathetic MC's I've seen in a while, he's even afraid to hurt this robot's feelings even though she's literally programmed to obey orders, you could tell her the most messed up shit you could think of, and she wouldn't bat an eye. The characters are a mixed bag for me, it's mainly just Mina and Takuma the entire time, but there are a few others that appear from time to time that frankly..don't really matter to the plot. There's a kid they meet at the beach who also has a Mina, this one actually looks and acts like a human. There's his sister and parents that also have a strange robot fetish, and an agency that was sent to take Mina to go get upgrades. Oh, did I mention that there's a robot child that appears a little over halfway too? yes, seriously. As Mina was getting upgraded, she sent a little helper bot that took after her and developed a consciousness of its own, causing it to act more childish. And by god, they're going to make you know it's meant to be like Mina's child, because every character who meets Mamoru (the robot kid) they're like "wait, he developed a sentience because of Mina? doesn't that mean she's like..his mother?" so, as I mentioned, they're are literally robots that look and act like humans in this world, yet Takuma still goes after the one who's still 80% a toaster. Like, it's sad you want to fuck a robot, but it'd be a little more forgivable if it looked like a human and could, you know, simulate emotions. It might sound like I'm exaggerating him wanting to fuck Mina, but no, literally in the first episode he laid next to her and said something like "looking at her face is making me horny" As critical as I'm being, I don't hate this anime, far from it. This show is some of the most fun I had in a while, it's fun being racist against robots, what are they going to do? rise up and enslave humanity someday? And even though I'm not too fond of Takuma as a character, I do think him and Mina bounce off each other well, which is probably because he's her, you know, owner. I recommend this show for a good laugh.