“Three 30-something women vow to find love before the Tokyo Olympics in this romantic comedy.”
Tokyo Tarareba Girls
東京タラレバ娘
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Synopsis
Three 30-something women vow to find love before the Tokyo Olympics in this romantic comedy.
After 33 years, Rinko Kamata's life has come to a standstill. Her once-successful career as a screenwriter has gone downhill, she spends most of her nights getting drunk at bars, and worst of all, she is still unmarried. While younger girls enjoy their love lives, Rinko and her friends—Kaori Yamakawa and Koyuki Torii—wonder what went wrong with theirs. One night, as the three women are drinking at a bar, they come face-to-face with the handsome model, Key, who tells them off for dwelling on "what if" scenarios. Drunk and full of spite, Rinko declares that by the time the Tokyo Olympics arrive in six years, she will not be a bachelorette anymore. Tokyo Tarareba Musume follows Rinko and her friends as they struggle to find love as 30-something-year-olds in a city run by the young, the trendy, and the successful.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 3.30 · split reception
6.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 2.0
↓ 3.58
Running avg · Feb 2018 → Jan 2026
- 9 “This manga reviews the current view of the role of woman in Japan, which is quite accurate. It questions the stereotype of woman in Japan, where woman are viewed as someone who takes care of home...”
- 7 “A group of "young" woman try to enjoy their lives in Tokyo without feeling a deep guilt of not fitting in? Sign me up! I read Tokyo Tarareba Musume right after I finished Jellyfish Princess because...”
- 8 “I am a big fan of Higashimura-sensei. Her funny jokes and beautiful pictures make this manga one of my favorites. But, it might be a bit hard for fans from other countries. You need to understand...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 31 × 9 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 08m approx
- Published Mar 2014 – Apr 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M27700 catalog