“Overworked single woman Hiiragi-san finds solace in food despite life's exhaustion.”
Genkai Dokushin Joshi (26) Gohan
限界独身女子(26)ごはん
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Synopsis
Overworked single woman Hiiragi-san finds solace in food despite life's exhaustion.
Hiiragi-san is a single woman who is exhausted from work and life. No matter how depressed she is, she always ends up hungry. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.36 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.86
Running avg · May 2024 → Mar 2026
- 10 “I deeply enjoyed this slow-paced story, finding Hiiragi’s journey of self-improvement and her ability to find value in small efforts both relatable and profoundly motivating. While the sudden...”
- 8 “This manga is a special, highly respectful work that masterfully captures the painful, infantilizing reality of living with depression. While the experience is unpalatable at first due to its...”
- 10 “This series offers a refreshing and authentic take on the "doomer" archetype, successfully avoiding generic tropes and Isekai clichés to provide an immersive look at the struggles of trauma and...”
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Genkai Dokushin Joshi (26) Gohan begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 28 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 44m approx
- Published Mar 2023 – Sep 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M69018 catalog