“Unemployed grad Mikuri becomes a paper-wife to her employer to avoid moving home.”
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
逃げるは恥だが役に立つ
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Synopsis
Unemployed grad Mikuri becomes a paper-wife to her employer to avoid moving home.
25-year-old Moriyama Mikuri has an advanced degree, but has had no luck finding a permanent position. She's been living with her parents and doing temp work, and her latest job is doing housework for a single salaryman, Tsuzaki. Mikuri longs to start a career in her field, and her Aunt Yuri, who has had success in her professional life and who regrets never marrying, also wants Mikuri to find love. When Mikuri learns that her parents are planning to move to the country, she realizes her time is running out. She still has had no luck starting her career, so it seems she will have no option but to move to the country with her parents. She finds another option in moving in with Tsuzaki, who doesn't want to lose his housekeeper. To deal with the scandal of their living together, they get married—though just on paper. Now Mikuri starts her unusual new life, as a woman looking to start her career and as a new 'wife'! (Source: MangaHelpers)
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 1.10 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Apr 2018 → Jul 2024
- 10 “I have just finished Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu. It’s great. It needs more than one read may be I will do that later. It criticizes the society indifferent many ways and aspects for example...”
- 9 “Incredibly good hidden gem of a romance manga. You'd be forgiven for overlooking it due to its less than catchy art and odd title - which turns out is not very true to its plot! This is the story...”
- 7 “The Full-Time Wife Escapist, AKA NigeHaji is a work that isn't what it seems. The first 2 volumes focus on making the characters look shallow and unlikable. The main woman comes off as a whore and...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 55 × 11 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 20m approx
- Published Nov 2012 – Feb 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M33828 catalog