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The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior

“High schooler Usa moves into Kawai Complex, sharing life with eccentric roommates and his crush Ritsu.”

The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior

8.13
596 rank · 46,515 readers · 1,503 favorites
Seinen School Romance Slice of Life
93 chapters · 11 volumes · 2010 - 2018 · Manga
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High schooler Usa moves into Kawai Complex, sharing life with eccentric roommates and his crush Ritsu.

Kazunari Usa's dream to live away from his parents is fulfilled when they allow him to move into an old boarding house called Kawai Complex. With his landlady providing him meals and his parents covering his rent, Kazunari finally achieves the peaceful life he longs for, as he is ready to enter his first year at high school. Or so it seems... Upon moving into the boarding house, Kazunari finds out that he has to share a room with resident masochist Shirosaki. He must also live under the same roof as Mayumi Nishikino, a drunkard with a hopeless love life, and Sayaka Watanabe, a seemingly innocent college student. Although he is surrounded by these unique characters, Kazunari still counts himself lucky to be living in the same building as Ritsu Kawai, a second-year student he has a crush on. As Kazunari settles into the boarding house, he soon realizes that the inhabitants of Kawai Complex are bound to add a twist to the life he has been hoping to live.

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A Manga Publication

  • Format 93 × 11 ch × vol
  • Total read 12h 24m approx
  • Published Apr 2010 – May 2018
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M16287 catalog

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