# 1122: For a Happy Marriage

1122: For a Happy Marriage, simply known in Japan as 1122, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Peko Watanabe [ja]. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two [ja] from September 2016 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes.
A seven-episode live-action television drama adaptation premiered in June 2024.

## Characters
### Otoya Aihara (相原二也, Aihara Otoya)

    Portrayed by: Masaki Okada

### Ichiko Aihara (相原一子, Aihara Ichiko)

    Portrayed by: Mitsuki Takahata

### Mizuki Kashiwagi (柏木美月, Kashiwagi Mizuki)

    Portrayed by: Nanase Nishino

### Shiro Kashiwagi (柏木志朗, Kashiwagi Shirō)

    Portrayed by: Kengo Kora

### Hiro Kashiwagi (柏木ひろ, Kashiwagi Hiro)

    Portrayed by: Sōjirō Chiba

### Megumi (恵)

    Portrayed by: Kurumi Nakata

### Yuri (ユリ)

    Portrayed by: Misato Ugaki

### Tamae (たまえ)

    Portrayed by: Kaho Tsuchimura

### Rei Ikebata (池端礼, Ikebata Rei)

    Portrayed by: Hokuto Yoshino

### Tōko Aihara (相原とう子, Aihara Tōko)

    Portrayed by: Akiko Kikuchi

### Mizuki's mother (美月の母, Mizuki no haha)

    Portrayed by: Yumi Morio

### Otoya's mother (二也の母, Otoya no haha)

    Portrayed by: Yoshiko Miyazaki

### Ichiko's mother (一子の母, Ichiko no haha)

    Portrayed by: Jun Fubuki

## Media
### Manga

Written and illustrated by Peko Watanabe [ja], 1122: For a Happy Marriage' was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two [ja] from September 21, 2016, to May 22, 2020. Kodansha collected its chapters in seven tankōbon volumes, released from May 23, 2017, to July 20, 2020.
In North America, the manga is licensed for English digital release by Kodansha USA. The seven volumes were released from October 22, 2019, to July 6, 2021.

#### Volumes

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| 1 | May 23, 2017 | 978-4-06-388733-4 | October 22, 2019 | 978-1-64659-082-7 |
| 2 | November 22, 2017 | 978-4-06-510450-7 | November 12, 2019 | 978-1-64659-111-4 |
| 3 | May 23, 2018 | 978-4-06-511481-0 | December 10, 2019 | 978-1-64659-159-6 |
| 4 | November 22, 2018 | 978-4-06-513570-9 | January 14, 2020 | 978-1-64659-204-3 |
| 5 | May 23, 2019 | 978-4-06-515482-3 | February 11, 2020 | 978-1-64659-231-9 |
| 6 | November 22, 2019 | 978-4-06-517757-0 | March 31, 2020 | 978-1-64659-278-4 |
| 7 | July 20, 2020 | 978-4-06-519911-4 | July 6, 2021 | 978-1-63699-212-9 |

### Drama

A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on November 22, 2023. The drama is produced by Lat-Lon and directed by Rikiya Imaizumi, with scripts written by his wife Kaori and planning and production by Junko Satō, and stars Masaki Okada and Mitsuki Takahata as Otoya and Ichiko Aihara, respectively. It premiered its first three episodes on Amazon Prime Video on June 14, 2024, while episodes 4 and 5 are set to be available on June 21 and episodes 6 and 7 on June 28.

## Reception

1122: For a Happy Marriage was nominated for the 12th Manga Taishō in 2019. In December 2019, Brutus magazine listed 1122: For a Happy Marriage on their "Most Dangerous Manga" list, which included works with the most "stimulating" and thought-provoking themes.