Home Office Romance (テレワァク与太話, Terewāku Yotabanashi; "Remote Working Idle Talk") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kintetsu Yamada. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from November 2022 to April 2023, with its chapters compiled into a single volume released in May 2023.

Synopsis

The series is centered around Nokoru, a man who started teleworking due to a pandemic and discovers that his quality of life has improved in comparison to working in the office. As he decorates his balcony, he meets a woman named Natsu, and starts to get to know her well.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kintetsu Yamada, Home Office Romance was originally published as a one-shot in Kodansha's MANGA Day to Day manga anthology released in 2020.[2] The one-shot was later included in Yamada's short story collection released on January 21, 2022.[3] It was later serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from November 2, 2022, to April 13, 2023.[4][5] Its chapters were compiled into a single tankōbon volume on May 23, 2023.[6]

During their panel at Anime NYC 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the series for English publication in Q4 2024.[7]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1May 23, 2023[6]978-4-06-531643-6November 12, 2024[8]979-8-88877-292-8
  1. "The Joys of a Home Office"
  2. "The Curse of a Home Office"
  3. "Dried Burdock"
  4. "A Dried Up Looking at the Moon"
  5. "Dumpling in Bamboo Leaves"
  6. "Bugs"
  7. "Electric Screwdriver"
  8. "Chicken Boiled in a Pot"
  9. "Thank-You Gifts"
  10. "At the Front"
  1. "Question and Answer"
  2. "Scheduling"
  3. "Nocturnal Detour"
  4. "Casual Conversation"
  5. "An Encouragement of Internet Shopping"
  6. "Hanging Out at Home"
  7. "Holding Pattern"
  8. "Waiting"
  9. "Beyond the Border"
  10. "If There's Something You Want to See"
  • 20.5. "Up All Night"

References

  1. ↑ "Home Office Romance". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ 新連載開始記念！ 山田金鉄インタビュー！ 『あせとせっけん』＆『テレワァク与太話』の与太話. Comic Days (in Japanese). Kodansha. November 2, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ 山田金鉄の短編集発売、新人賞受賞作から「あせとせっけん」の描き下ろしまで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 21, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Mateo, Alex (October 28, 2022). "Sweat and Soap's Kintetsu Yamada Launches New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 9, 2023). "Kintetsu Yamada's Telework Yotabanashi Manga Ends in Next Chapter". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  6. 1 2 テレワァク与太話 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Tai, Anita (November 18, 2023). "Kodansha USA Reveals English-First Manga The Spellbook Library; Licenses Versus, Pupposites Attract, 8 More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Home Office Romance, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

Further reading

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office_Romance