Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo
磯部磯兵衛物語 〜浮世はつらいよ〜
Synopsis
Lazy Edo-period samurai Isobe Isobee dreams of greatness while slacking at home and school.
In this ukiyoe-style manga, Isobe Isobee is a lazy, slacker samurai with big dreams. He lives with his mother, who thinks highly of him. He lays around the house, sneakily looks at Edo-period pornography without his mother noticing, naps at school... but he plans to become a respectable samurai one day! (Source: MangaHelpers)
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