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“23-year-old NEET Neeko Niito hides at home, ashamed of failing every job interview.”
Neeko wa Tsurai yo
ニー子はつらいよ
7.13
7,569 rank · 16,715 readers · 126 favorites
Comedy
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
23-year-old NEET Neeko Niito hides at home, ashamed of failing every job interview.
"What do you do for work?" When confronted with this question, the 23-year-old Nemuko Niito, nicknamed Neeko, can only shrink away in embarrassment. Despite her loving family's nudges and encouragement, she has so far failed all her job interviews. Life is never more difficult as the unemployed NEET spends her anxiety-filled days holed up in her home, trying to avoid judgmental gazes and despairing at the success of others.
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.2
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.37
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.37 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.17
Running avg · Jul 2018 → Apr 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “It's tough being a neet is a rather simple manga about a Neet, a Neet who lives with her family after she is unable to make it on her own. With a rather simple premise the manga focuses on her...”
- 7 “this is suprisingly such a good read. my personal opinion but the amateur aspect of this work actually makes it good. art 7/10 it is pretty rough but the reactions are funny so i will give it a...”
- 7 “I think this manga had some really good potential. Many young folks in their twenties have struggled with the job hunt grind, and as someone who is of similar age as the main character, Neeko, I...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 0%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 41 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 28m approx
- Published Aug 2017 – Dec 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M46719 catalog