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“Overworked salaryman Miyake starts a peaceful new life on Tsukinowa island guided by high schooler Hiyoko.”
warm and somewhat sleepy light
やさしいヒカリ
7.59
2,592 rank · 2,867 readers · 50 favorites
Seinen
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Overworked salaryman Miyake starts a peaceful new life on Tsukinowa island guided by high schooler Hiyoko.
"Maybe, if I were to live faraway..." Miyake, a salaryman who had been living his life without a break, arrives for a new job on Tsukinowa island, where time flows gently. With a high school girl, Hiyoko, as his guide, a new life will begin! (Source: Kodansha, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.67
Running avg · Aug 2020 → Jun 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “A very nice slice of life story that leaves you with warm and relaxed vibes. This is my first ever review and I'm doing this because I felt compelled to support this manga - since I loved it so...”
- 7 “Such a good slice of life. Well aware about the passing nature of life, with good natural interactions between the characters and an art that only makes it better. Short yet manages to have an...”
- 8 “What a soothing, leisurely-paced story taking place on a peaceful, rural small island. Short and crisp, with a minimal character cast and a healthy mix of interpersonal episodes and beautiful...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
Explore the warm and somewhat sleepy light universe
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published Jun 2018 – Sep 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50198 catalog