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“Debt-ridden college student Midori's chaotic city life turns surreal as she dodges rent and schemes for cash.”
City
CITY
7.96
933 rank · 11,090 readers · 338 favorites
Seinen
Gag Humor
Comedy
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Synopsis
Debt-ridden college student Midori's chaotic city life turns surreal as she dodges rent and schemes for cash.
From the creator of Nichijou, this surreal-slapstick series revolves around a penniless college student, Midori Nagumo, who lives in an ordinary city filled with not-quite-ordinary people. And as this reckless girl runs about, she sets the city in motion. Midori is in a bit of a bind. She is in debt, and her landlady is trying to shake her down for unpaid rent. Her best friend refuses to loan her cash since she's wised up to her tricks. Maybe some bullying would help. Or a bit of petty theft? Neither is sustainable. Maybe getting a job would settle things... But working means less time for fun adventures in the big city... (Source: Vertical Inc.)
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9.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.71
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σ 0.71 · scores cluster tight
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Running avg · Apr 2018 → Jul 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “The surrealist humour of Nichijou is still present here but its not as random and absurd. Its actually way more chilled out and this gives a lot more space to develop and explore all the characters...”
- 9 “Coming from watching the Nichijou anime, I was wondering if CITY was going to be just as good or better than Nichijou, and for me it was the second. CITY still got the random and absurd humor that...”
- 9 “Nichijou is one of my favorite manga, as well as one of my all-time favorite anime, so I have to say it was a tough day for me when I finished all the Nichijou content I could find. Luckily, I...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 25%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Sep 2016 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M41047 catalog