Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord (毎月庭つき大家つき, Maitsuki Niwa-tsuki Ooya-tsuki) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Yodokawa. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Newtype from June 2021 to August 2024 and was licensed for an English-language release by Yen Press in 2023.
| Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 毎月庭つき大家つき (Maitsuki Niwa-tsuki Ooya-tsuki) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yodokawa |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Comic Newtype |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | June 29, 2021 – August 13, 2024 |
| Volumes | 5 |
The series follows Suga Asako as she moves into a detached house, with a garden after a recent breakup, only to realise after the fact that the landlady will be living with her.
Plot
editSuga Asako, who is heartbroken after breaking up with her partner, decides she needs a fresh start and moves. Asako falls in love with a detached house that has a garden and a room she can use for her work as a manga editor and quickly agrees to rent it. However after Asako has settles it she finds her landlady living in the attic room, having not realised in her contract that the property is "monthly, with garden, with landlady."
Publication
editWritten and illustrated by Yodokawa, Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Newtype website from June 29, 2021 to August 13, 2024.[2] The series was collected in five tankōbon volumes from January 2022 to October 2024.[3][4]
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Yen Press.[5]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26, 2022[3] | 978-4-04-112181-8 | October 24, 2023[1] | 978-1-97-536265-2 |
| 2 | September 9, 2022[6] | 978-4-04-112841-1 | March 19, 2024[7] | 978-1-97-537223-1 |
| 3 | March 29, 2023[8] | 978-4-04-113492-4 | August 20, 2024[9] | 978-1-97-539022-8 |
| 4 | December 11, 2023[10] | 978-4-04-114362-9 | March 18, 2025[11] | 979-8-85-540680-1 |
| 5 | October 10, 2024[4] | 978-4-04-115404-5 | — | — |
Reception
editIn Anime News Network's Fall 2023 Manga Guide, Christopher Farris gave the first volume 3 out of 5 stars. Farris noted that volume 1 did not seem to want to fully commit to being "slice-of-life sweetness" but neither did it fully commit to harder plotlines; summarizing that "I can see this one becoming richer if it can settle in as it goes on, though as-is, it's still an entertaining, if very uneven, time." MrAJCosplay went on to also give the first volume 3 out of 5 stars, noting that "The writing is simple, but it has a lot of heart. It's nothing extraordinary, but it doesn't fail to elicit a smile with each passing chapter while also leaving little hints that there's probably a more serious revelation eventually coming down the road."[12]
Erica Friedman of Yuricon gave the third volume an overall 8 rating, noting that "this volume was so refreshing in every way. As silly as the initial premise is, we are rooting for Miyako and Asako to find happiness [...] I have said before that this kind of real-world slow life is my jam. I don’t need high school drama right now (or maybe ever again,) I do need adults building relationships.” [13] Adam Symchuk of asianmoviepulse.com wrote of the series "Visually, “Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord” is wonderfully expressive in capturing the characters’ emotions, great at interjecting subtle humor, and captures the comforts of home with detailed backgrounds."[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Yen Press. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (July 16, 2024). "Yodokawa's Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord Manga Ends in Next Chapter on August 13". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "毎月庭つき大家つき（１）". Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "毎月庭つき大家つき（５）". Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Yen Press Reveals 28 New Licenses Including Bocchi the Rock!, Tokyo Babylon Manga; The Deer King Novels". Anime News Network. April 7, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "毎月庭つき大家つき（２）". Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Yen Press. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "毎月庭つき大家つき（３）". Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Yen Press. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "毎月庭つき大家つき（４）". Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Yen Press. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ "The Fall 2023 Manga Guide - Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord". Anime News Network. September 25, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ Friedman, Erica (May 25, 2023). "Maitsuki Niwatsuki Ooyatsuki – Monthly With Ooya, Volume 3 (毎月庭つき大家つき)". Okazu. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ Symchuk, Adam (October 18, 2023). "Manga Review: Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord Vol. 1 (2023) by Yodokawa". Retrieved October 27, 2023.
External links
edit- Manga official website (in Japanese)
- Yen Press's Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord official website
- Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia