Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi!
| Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 一畳間まんきつ暮らし! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kumako Hisama |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| Imprint | Manga Time KR Comics |
| Magazine | Manga Time Kirara |
| Original run | December 7, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (一畳間まんきつ暮らし!; lit. 'Living in a One-Tatami Room!') is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kumako Hisama. It began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine in December 2018, and has been compiled into four volumes as of July 2025. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
Plot
The series follows Meiko Morita, a high school girl from the countryside. She enrolls at Amamiya Girls Academy, an all-girls school in Tokyo, attracted by an offer to live at a dorm with an allowance. However, upon arriving in Tokyo, she discovers that the dorm is actually a manga cafe. She ends up working at the cafe in order to pay for her tuition, befriending the cafe's residents.
Characters
- Meiko Morita (森田 芽衣子, Morita Meiko)
- A second-year high school student from Akita Prefecture. She moved to Tokyo, where she lives in and works at a manga cafe called Hedgehog.
- Rie Amamiya (天宮 梨絵, Amamiya Rie)
- A second-year student. Her mother is the school's chair, while her family owns the school. She is a manga fan, and became interested in Meiko after mistaking her from a manga artist with the same name.
- Marika Suzuki (鈴木 万里花, Suzuki Marika)
- A second-year high school student who lives in and works at Hedgehog. Because she is sensitive to temperatures, she does not like wearing lower clothing. She is also a streamer. She lives in Hedgehog as she is on bad terms with her family due to their disapproval of her streaming career.
- Neo Nakano (中埜 音緒, Nakano Neo)
- A second-year high school student who lives in and works at Hedgehog. She is knowledgeable about technology and aims to become a professional gamer.
- Michika Narumi (成海 みちか, Narumi Michika)
- A first-year high school student who works part-time at a cat cafe located on the first floor of the same building as Hedgehog.
Media
Manga
The series is written and illustrated by Kumako Hisama. It was originally released as a guest series in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine on May 9, 2018, before beginning serialization in the same magazine on December 7 of that year.[2] Four tankōbon volumes have been published as of July 2025.[3]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 27, 2019[3] | 978-4-8322-7139-5 |
| 2 | February 25, 2021[3] | 978-4-8322-7253-8 |
| 3 | September 27, 2022[3] | 978-4-8322-7398-6 |
| 4 | July 26, 2025[3] | 978-4-8322-9650-3 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in Manga Time Kirara on July 9, 2025.[1]
References
- ^ a b Loo, Egan (July 8, 2025). "Manga Café Comedy Manga Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ 「三者三葉」16年の歴史に幕、最長連載の終了にきらら作家がコメントレター. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 7, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e 一畳間まんきつ暮らし！│漫画の殿堂・芳文社 (in Japanese). Houbunsha. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
External links
- Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia