一畳間まんきつ暮らし！

Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi!

High school girl in the manga cafe! Meiko is a countryside girl who enters a rich girls' school. All expenses will be paid if she participates in activities... But who knew it would mean live-in work in a manga cafe?! Living in a small manga cafe booth turns out not to be so bad! Would you like to have your fill of the manga cafe staffed by cute high school girls? (Source: Bookwalker, translated)

Names

Original	一畳間まんきつ暮らし！ (japanese)
Romaji	Ichijouma Mankitsu-gurashi!
English	Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi!
Chinese	一疊間漫畫咖啡屋生活！ (traditional · via wikidata)

Facts

Format	TV series · 11 ep · 24 min · 4h total
Aired	2026-04-12 → 2026-06-21 (Spring 2026)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	PRA
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Comedy Ecchi Slice of Life
Themes	Cute Girls Doing Cute Things Female Protagonist Primarily Female Cast Primarily Teen Cast Work School Urban Nudity Restaurant Video Games
Streaming	OceanVeil · Viki · YouTube · Prime Video

Reception

Community score	6.62 / 10
Bayesian score	7.08 / 10
Composite	45.1
On lists	9,404
Favourited	126 (1.3%)
Completion	43.4%
Drop rate	14.7%
In backlog	46.6%
Score spread σ	1.70
MyAnimeList	6.66 / 10

Score distribution

119210348484522763307482826091601057

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2026	D	51 of 70
Year	2026	D	151 of 203
Genre	Ecchi	C	325 of 745
Era	Mid 2020s	D	363 of 487
Genre	Slice of Life	D	1,235 of 1,578
Season (all years)	Spring	D	1,330 of 1,868
Length	Single-cour	D	1,781 of 2,668
Source material	Manga	D	2,333 of 3,025
Format	TV series	D	2,385 of 3,322
Genre	Comedy	D	2,468 of 3,488
Origin	Japan	D	5,014 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Toshinori Watabe, Maika Hosoda, Harumi Nakazato
Character design	Fumiya Uehara
Original creator	Kumako Hisama

AniList id 195734 · MAL id 62018 · record updated 2026-08-27