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“Tokyo salaryman Fuwa's condemned office forces him to share cramped home with 15-year-old coworker Izumi.”
Living Game
りびんぐゲーム
7.63
2,319 rank · 4,307 readers · 61 favorites
Seinen
Comedy
Romance
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Tokyo salaryman Fuwa's condemned office forces him to share cramped home with 15-year-old coworker Izumi.
Raizo Fuwa is a 25-year-old salaryman living in a cramped home and working in a crowded office in Tokyo. His hopes for improved conditions are dashed when the new office building his company is supposed to move into is condemned as unsafe because the construction company has been cutting corners. Since the old building is already being demolished, they have no choice but to "temporarily" move the office into Fuwa's new flat. The final complication arrives in the form of the new employee Izumi Hiyama, a high school dropout the boss has promised to take care of as a favor to her family. No landlords are willing to rent to a 15-year-old girl, so she too has to move into Fuwa's home/office. (Source: Wikipedia)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 8
σ 1.91
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.91 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.8 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Apr 2009 → Jun 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This manga offers a comfortable, well-paced narrative with characters perfectly designed to complement one another, creating an experience that feels like visiting old friends. While the story is a...”
- 8 “"Living Game" is an enjoyable, well-paced romance that excels at grounding its characters in plausible, honest motivations rather than relying on modern tropes. While the plot lacks deep complexity...”
- 9 “The comedy and romance are excellent, bolstered by a fantastic cast including Fuwa, Izumi, and the office workers. However, the experience is severely marred by the inclusion of Tokiko and her...”
Verbosity
Short · 17%
Medium · 83%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Living Game begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 119 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 15h 52m approx
- Published Oct 1990 – Apr 1993
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1093 catalog