Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi!

Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (一畳間まんきつ暮らし!; lit. 'Living in a One-Tatami Room!') is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kumako Hisama. It began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine in December 2018, and has been compiled into four volumes as of July 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by PRA is set to premiere in April 2026.

The series follows Meiko Morita, a high school girl from the countryside. She enrolls at Amamiya Girls Academy, an all-girls school in Tokyo, attracted by an offer to live at a dorm with an allowance. However, upon arriving in Tokyo, she discovers that the dorm is actually a manga cafe. She ends up working at the cafe in order to pay for her tuition, befriending the cafe's residents.

Meiko Morita (森田 芽衣子, Morita Meiko)

Voiced by: Hana Hishikawa^[2]

A second-year high school student from Akita Prefecture. She moved to Tokyo, where she lives in and works at a manga cafe called Hedgehog.

Rie Amamiya (天宮 梨絵, Amamiya Rie)

Voiced by: Saho Shirasu^[2]

A second-year student. Her mother is the school's chair, while her family owns the school. She is a manga fan, and became interested in Meiko after mistaking her from a manga artist with the same name.

Marika Suzuki (鈴木 万里花, Suzuki Marika)

Voiced by: Chiharu Hokaze^[2]

A second-year high school student who lives in and works at Hedgehog. Because she is sensitive to temperatures, she does not like wearing lower clothing. She is also a streamer. She lives in Hedgehog as she is on bad terms with her family due to their disapproval of her streaming career.

Neo Nakano (中埜 音緒, Nakano Neo)

Voiced by: Miyari Nemoto^[2]

A second-year high school student who lives in and works at Hedgehog. She is knowledgeable about technology and aims to become a professional gamer.

Michika Narumi (成海 みちか, Narumi Michika)

Voiced by: Momoka Terasawa^[2]

A first-year high school student who works part-time at a cat cafe located on the first floor of the same building as Hedgehog.

Majikarumomorin Gōda (剛田 魔法桃鈴, Gōda Majikarumomorin)

Voiced by: Kaori Maeda^[2]

Gao (ガオ)

Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō^[2]

Beruna (ベルナ)

Voiced by: Ai Kimura^[2]

Miori Morita (森田 水織, Morita Miori)

Voiced by: Natsumi Murakami^[2]

The series is written and illustrated by Kumako Hisama. It was originally released as a guest series in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine on May 9, 2018, before beginning serialization in the same magazine on December 7 of that year.^[3] Four tankōbon volumes have been published as of July 2025.^[4]

An anime television series adaptation was announced in Manga Time Kirara on July 9, 2025.^[1] It will be produced by PRA and directed by Toshinori Watanabe, with series composition handled by Tatsuya Takahashi, who will also write the episode screenplays with Kana Yamada, and characters designed by Fumiya Uehara, who will also serve as chief animation director with Minefumi Harada, Yuki Yabuta, and Saori Sakiguchi. Monaca will compose the music.^[5] The series is set to premiere on April 12, 2026 on the Animazing!!! programming block on ABC Television, TV Asahi and their affiliates as well as BS NTV. The opening theme song is "Ciao Ciao" performed by Sophià la Mode, while the ending theme song is "Yawayawa Nerd Chō FreQuency" performed by Mugendai Mewtype of the BanG Dream! franchise.^[6] Remow licensed the series.^[2]

• Official anime website (in Japanese)
• Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia