Rooming with a Gamer Gal

Rooming with a Gamer Gal
First tankōbon volume cover
ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね
(Yūbe wa Otanoshimi Deshita ne)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byRenjuro Kindaichi
Published bySquare Enix
English publisherSquare Enix
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 20, 2014 – present
Volumes10
Television drama
Directed byKiyotaka Taguchi
Written byKouta Fukihara
Original networkMBS TV, TBS, HBC, CBC
Original run January 7, 2019 – February 11, 2019
Episodes6

Rooming with a Gamer Gal (ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね, Yūbe wa Otanoshimi Deshita ne, lit. "It Was Fun Last Night" or "Thou hast had a good night's sleep I hope.") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Renjuro Kindaichi. The premise focuses on people who play the MMORPG Dragon Quest X. It began serialization on Square Enix's Gangan Online manga website in June 2014. It also began serialization in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan the same month. A six-episode live-action television drama adaptation aired from January to February 2019.

Synopsis

The series is centered around two gamers who are members of the same party in the MMORPG Dragon Quest X. Takumi Satsuki, a man in his early 20s who plays the game using a female Poppet avatar named Powder, and Miyako Okamoto, a gyaru who plays the game using a male Ogre avatar named Goro. The two befriend each other while playing DQX, and decide to move in to a shared house complex, without any prior knowledge of the other's real gender. The series focuses on their relationship, and interactions with other members of their party.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Renjuro Kindaichi, Rooming with a Gamer Gal began serialization on Square Enix's Gangan Online manga website on June 20, 2014. It also began serialization in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan the following day.[1] The series' chapters have been compiled into ten tankōbon volumes as of September 2023.[2] The series is published in English on Square Enix's Manga UP! Global app.[3]

No. Release date ISBN
1 March 25, 2015[4]978-4-7575-4595-3
2 February 12, 2016[5]978-4-7575-4881-7
3 November 11, 2016[6]978-4-7575-5175-6
4 September 13, 2017[7]978-4-7575-5469-6
5 August 27, 2018[8]978-4-7575-5823-6
6 January 25, 2019[9]978-4-7575-5984-4
7 May 13, 2020[10]978-4-7575-6622-4
8 June 24, 2021[11]978-4-7575-7331-4
9 June 23, 2022[12]978-4-7575-7981-1
10 September 25, 2023[2]978-4-7575-8808-0
11 October 25, 2024[13]978-4-7575-9481-4

Drama

A six-episode live-action television drama adaptation aired on MBS TV and other networks from January 7 to February 11, 2019. The series starred Amane Okayama as Takumi Satsuki (Powder) and Tsubasa Honda as Miyako Okamoto (Goro).[14][15][16]

Reception

In 2019, the series, alongside Oni o Kau, won the Men's Comic Prize at NTT Solmare's "Minna ga Erabu!! Denshi Comic Taishō 2019".[17]

See also

  • Haré+Guu, another manga series by Renjuro Kindaichi
  • La La La, another manga series by Renjuro Kindaichi
  • Liar × Liar, another manga series by Renjuro Kindaichi

References

  1. ^ a b Loveridge, Lynzee (June 20, 2014). "Haré+Guu's Kindaichi Starts Dragon Quest X Romantic Comedy Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 10 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Hazra, Adriana (December 25, 2023). "Manga UP! Global Adds The Emperor's Shaman, Rooming with a Gamer Gal, More Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  5. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  6. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 3 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  7. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 4 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  8. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 5 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  9. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 6 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  10. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 7 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  11. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 8 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  12. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 9 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  13. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね 11 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  14. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (December 18, 2018). "Mamoru Miyano Makes 1st TV Drama Appearance in 10 Years in Yūbe wa Otanoshimi Deshita". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  15. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね. MBS TV (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  16. ^ ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね [@DramaYutano] (February 6, 2019). ＼🎮#ゆうたの 予告🏡／ Ⅵ話 あらたなるぼうけんへ MBS 2/10(日)24:50～ TBS 2/12(火)25:28～📺 いよいよ最終回！すれ違う２人が選んだ道は…!? 最後までお見逃しなく！ #ゆうべはお楽しみでしたね #ドラマイズム #DQ10 #本田翼 #岡山天音 #宮野真守 #筧美和子 #ゆうたろう #あの #稲葉友 #芦名星 (Tweet). Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ 電子コミック大賞2019は「LV999の村人」が受賞、男性部門賞に「ゆうたの」など. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 23, 2019. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.