Living-Room Matsunaga-san | |
リビングの松永さん (Living no Matsunaga-san) | |
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Genre | Romance, slice of life[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Keiko Iwashita |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Dessert |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | December 24, 2016 – June 24, 2021 |
Volumes | 11 |
Television drama | |
Directed by |
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Written by | Shigenori Tanabe |
Original network | Kansai TV, Fuji TV |
Original run | January 9, 2024 – present |
Episodes | 7 |
Living-Room Matsunaga-san (Japanese: リビングの松永さん, Hepburn: Living no Matsunaga-san) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Iwashita. It was serialized in Dessert from December 2016 to June 2021. A live-action television drama adaptation premiered in January 2024.
The series is written and illustrated by Keiko Iwashita. It started serialization in Dessert on December 24, 2016.[2] The first volume was released on May 12, 2017.[3] The series ended on June 24, 2021.[4] The eleventh tankōbon volume is the final volume.[5]
At Anime NYC 2017, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series digitally.[6] At Anime Expo 2019, they announced a print release for the series.[7]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | May 12, 2017[8] | 978-4-06-365909-2 | December 19, 2017[9] | 978-1-64-212020-2 |
2 | October 13, 2017[10] | 978-4-06-365932-0 | January 30, 2018[11] | 978-1-64-212075-2 |
3 | February 13, 2018[12] | 978-4-06-510913-7 | June 12, 2018[13] | 978-1-64-212286-2 |
4 | June 13, 2018[14] | 978-4-06-511669-2 | September 1, 2018[15] | 978-1-64-212472-9 |
5 | November 13, 2018[16] | 978-4-06-513576-1 | February 19, 2019[17] | 978-1-64-212682-2 |
6 | May 13, 2019[18] | 978-4-06-515515-8 | September 17, 2019[19] | 978-1-64-659033-9 |
7 | November 13, 2019[20] | 978-4-06-517611-5 | February 18, 2020[21] | 978-1-64-659239-5 |
8 | April 13, 2020[22] | 978-4-06-519416-4 | August 18, 2020[23] | 978-1-64-659649-2 |
9 | October 13, 2020[24] | 978-4-06-520973-8 | July 6, 2021[25] | 978-1-64-659782-6 |
10 | March 12, 2021[26] | 978-4-06-522632-2 | September 21, 2021[27] | 978-1-63-699370-6 |
11 | August 12, 2021[28] | 978-4-06-524688-7 | February 22, 2022[29] | 978-1-63-699629-5 |
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on November 9, 2023. The drama stars Kento Nakajima and Hikaru Takahashi in lead roles, and is directed by Junichi Kanai, Ken Higurashi, and Takeshi Matsukawa, with scripts written and Shigenori Tanabe. It premiered on Kansai TV and Fuji TV's "Tuesday Drama☆Eleven" programming block on January 9, 2024.[30]
Sarah from Anime UK News praised the series, calling the art "attractively drawn" and the plot a "realistic portrayal" of what it was trying to depict.[1] Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network also praised the series for its plot and artwork, while criticizing some of the characters.[31] Michelle Smith from Manga Bookshelf also offered praise for the art, while disagreeing with Silverman on the characters, stating that they liked them.[32]
The series has 2 million copies in print.[5]