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リビングの松永さん [Living no Matsunaga-san] #2
Living-Room Matsunaga-san, Vol. 2
With the help of her housemates, high schooler Meeko begins to adjust to her new life away from her parents. Even the initially frightening Matsunaga-san helps her out—and between one kind act and another, Meeko finds herself falling for him. After an accidental kiss while enjoying takoyaki, Meeko ends up confessing her feelings!
176 pages, Paperback
First published October 13, 2017
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33 books151 followersKeiko Iwashita (岩下慶子) is a Japanese manga author.
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April 1, 2020
well...at least Miss Rona is giving me the time to read all the loans I had taken out from the library bahahahaha....
July 8, 2020
I read Matsunaga-san when I want a pick me up, when I want to read about silly goings-on between teens/twenty-somethings and that's exactly what I got <3
This second volume continues directly on from the first where the cliffhanger confession left me wanting MORE dammit! We see Meeko and Matsunaga-san getting close on several occasions (eeeee) - I'm thinking of the hair cutting scene in particular *tugs collar*, and there is also an unexpected visit from Meeko's mom!
I know there are some concerns about the 10 year age gap between Meeko and Matsunaga-san but I really am rooting for them! Their 'relationship' isn't portrayed in a creepy, uncomfortable or distasteful way, and the way they interact with each other always makes me swoon so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Meeko's 'unrequited' love is returned!!
Ah, this series leaves me feeling all warm and happy and hopeful. All I have is love for these characters. Long may it continue! <3
This second volume continues directly on from the first where the cliffhanger confession left me wanting MORE dammit! We see Meeko and Matsunaga-san getting close on several occasions (eeeee) - I'm thinking of the hair cutting scene in particular *tugs collar*, and there is also an unexpected visit from Meeko's mom!
I know there are some concerns about the 10 year age gap between Meeko and Matsunaga-san but I really am rooting for them! Their 'relationship' isn't portrayed in a creepy, uncomfortable or distasteful way, and the way they interact with each other always makes me swoon so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Meeko's 'unrequited' love is returned!!
Ah, this series leaves me feeling all warm and happy and hopeful. All I have is love for these characters. Long may it continue! <3
October 12, 2020
It's official: our heroine Miko is a 17-year old high school student, and her love interest Jun is a 27-year-old professional publishing designer. And I immediately have to wonder if the English translator or editors adjusted her age up to marginally cut into the creepiness factor. Anyone know what the ages were in the original Japanese version?
That aside, the volume is rather slow, with lots of yearning, some fireworks by the river, a visit from mom, and a group date for Miko with some actual high school boys. Nice clean art at least.
That aside, the volume is rather slow, with lots of yearning, some fireworks by the river, a visit from mom, and a group date for Miko with some actual high school boys. Nice clean art at least.
June 10, 2019
I want to give 10 stars to the sabako bonus chapter!
May 25, 2021
He’s too old.
February 17, 2021
I'm shocked at how fast I blazed through this volume! I mean, I read this is an HOUR! :o
I don't even think I've read a manga quite THAT fast!
It was very sweet and very fast though! Lots of new developments in this one that had me excited for the romance, but also wondering how "sweet" Matsunaga can be. LOL! (He definitely can be broody. LOL!)
I absolutely loved how everyone rallied behind Miko! That was one of my favorite chapters in this volume because it shows how quickly they have all become friends. <3
And that cliff hanger of an ending! :p I wish my library had the manga because I would love to know what happens next!
I don't even think I've read a manga quite THAT fast!
It was very sweet and very fast though! Lots of new developments in this one that had me excited for the romance, but also wondering how "sweet" Matsunaga can be. LOL! (He definitely can be broody. LOL!)
I absolutely loved how everyone rallied behind Miko! That was one of my favorite chapters in this volume because it shows how quickly they have all become friends. <3
And that cliff hanger of an ending! :p I wish my library had the manga because I would love to know what happens next!
March 28, 2020
2020 Read #311
Let me be honest here: I don’t like Matsunaga, and I don’t see how his relationship with the heroine, having a ten-year age gap, is viable. I just don’t care for how this story is going, especially since Matsunaga seems to want control over the heroine’s every move. SIGH. It’s just not for me, folks. But the art is so cute...
Let me be honest here: I don’t like Matsunaga, and I don’t see how his relationship with the heroine, having a ten-year age gap, is viable. I just don’t care for how this story is going, especially since Matsunaga seems to want control over the heroine’s every move. SIGH. It’s just not for me, folks. But the art is so cute...
February 6, 2024
💕1st read April 2020 : 4 stars
💕2nd read February 2024 : 5 stars
It was very sweet and very fast though! Lots of new developments in this volume that had me excited for the romance, but also wondering how sweet Matsunaga can be. delightful.🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🦋
💕2nd read February 2024 : 5 stars
It was very sweet and very fast though! Lots of new developments in this volume that had me excited for the romance, but also wondering how sweet Matsunaga can be. delightful.🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🦋
September 5, 2023
I cannot even begin to express how giddy this volume made me 🥰🥹 A delightful (but also emotional) next chapter in Meeks’s story!
September 24, 2023
why is this 27-year-old man falling in love with a 17-year-old girl? and why the fuck am I into this?
November 22, 2020
Lol scoot over Meeko. I'm also in love with Matsunaga-san.
This feels like a very basic shoujo with outlandish situations and Matsunaga always seems to find ways to appear shirtless. Meeko is an adorable awkward blushing mess and Matsunaga is a grumpy protective cutie. I like that the other housemates are more involved in this volume. I find them to be an interesting cast of characters and I hope we can get even more from them in the future. I especially like the sister relationship Asako and Meeko are forming and I hope there are more situations with the two of them.
This feels like a very basic shoujo with outlandish situations and Matsunaga always seems to find ways to appear shirtless. Meeko is an adorable awkward blushing mess and Matsunaga is a grumpy protective cutie. I like that the other housemates are more involved in this volume. I find them to be an interesting cast of characters and I hope we can get even more from them in the future. I especially like the sister relationship Asako and Meeko are forming and I hope there are more situations with the two of them.
December 17, 2017
Mmm ese Matsunaga-san ( ♡＾▽＾♡ )
April 23, 2021
Matsunaga: I love you
June 17, 2020
I'm still pretty torn about this series, but I have to say this was a cute second volume. While Matsunaga kind of bothers me with how short tempered he is (seriously, bro needs to chill the fuck out) he is a very kind and caring person as well as a good friend. I also love how quick he is to take action when helping others and how over the top he is. Miko's slowly growing on me, but spending the first, what, two-three chapters with her thinking about her feelings for Matsunaga? Yeah, that old got old really fast, I'm glad other situations came up to give readers a break from that.
The biggest issue I have with this volume is that one of my biggest pet peeves in romance manga, jealous behavior. Miko is going to a matchmaking party (I think that's what it's called?) and Matsunaga snaps out on her because he's clearly jealous. He ends up looking for her and even helps her when she loses something, but it's obvious that he was looking for her because he wasn't happy with her going to this party. First and foremost, HE IS NOT HER BOYFRIEND. If they were dating then yes, I could see the problem, but they aren't. If he's not in a relationship with her, then he needs to BACK THE FUCK UP and act like a responsible fucking adult. Granted, it wasn't as bad in this volume than other series (Say I Love You, anyone?) but it bothers me that it is 2020 and we're STILL seeing this bullshit trope.
Anyway, I am enjoying this series and will read the next volume, but I stand by my previous assessment that this is a nice, fluffly rom-com and that's about it. Nothing bad, just nothing special.
The biggest issue I have with this volume is that one of my biggest pet peeves in romance manga, jealous behavior. Miko is going to a matchmaking party (I think that's what it's called?) and Matsunaga snaps out on her because he's clearly jealous. He ends up looking for her and even helps her when she loses something, but it's obvious that he was looking for her because he wasn't happy with her going to this party. First and foremost, HE IS NOT HER BOYFRIEND. If they were dating then yes, I could see the problem, but they aren't. If he's not in a relationship with her, then he needs to BACK THE FUCK UP and act like a responsible fucking adult. Granted, it wasn't as bad in this volume than other series (Say I Love You, anyone?) but it bothers me that it is 2020 and we're STILL seeing this bullshit trope.
Anyway, I am enjoying this series and will read the next volume, but I stand by my previous assessment that this is a nice, fluffly rom-com and that's about it. Nothing bad, just nothing special.
July 26, 2021
2,5
Ci sono poche cose certe nella vita. La morte. Le tasse. Jun Matsunaga che compare mezzo nudo un numero non ben precisato di volte.
Anche questo secondo volume è ricco di avvenimenti, visto anche il finale di quello precedente. Tuttavia, la storia continua a non prendermi più di tanto: è carina, ma niente di esagerato. Il problema numero uno, almeno per me, è la protagonista. Matsunaga è un personaggio abbastanza interessante, anche se non è facile seguire i suoi sbalzi di umore, ma Miko è troppo lagnosa (non so nemmeno se esiste questa parola). Allora, io capisco l'infatuazione - Matsunaga è un bel tipo, non solo fisicamente, ha un fascino tutto suo, senza contare il fatto che per la prima volta la ragazza si trova a vivere a stretto contatto con degli adulti al di fuori del contesto famigliare -, però qui si sta già parlando di amore. Peggio ancora, siamo entrati nella fase "i miei sentimenti non sono sicuramente corrisposti, figurati se a uno come lui può piacere una come me", "che fare, io lo amo troppo". Una lagna. Lagna che si traduce a volte in situazioni ai limiti dell'assurdo.
Spero che nei prossimi volumi l'autrice decida di sviluppare in maniera più profonda questo sentimento, almeno da dargli una base solida e credibile. Spero pure che Miko si dia una svegliata, perché la cosa rischia di diventare insostenibile (sempre parere personale). Resta poi da vedere cosa passa realmente nella testa di Matsunaga. "Per me sei una di famiglia", una frase che si presta a diverse interpretazioni, anche se il finale mi sembra abbastanza citofonato.
Ci sono poche cose certe nella vita. La morte. Le tasse. Jun Matsunaga che compare mezzo nudo un numero non ben precisato di volte.
Anche questo secondo volume è ricco di avvenimenti, visto anche il finale di quello precedente. Tuttavia, la storia continua a non prendermi più di tanto: è carina, ma niente di esagerato. Il problema numero uno, almeno per me, è la protagonista. Matsunaga è un personaggio abbastanza interessante, anche se non è facile seguire i suoi sbalzi di umore, ma Miko è troppo lagnosa (non so nemmeno se esiste questa parola). Allora, io capisco l'infatuazione - Matsunaga è un bel tipo, non solo fisicamente, ha un fascino tutto suo, senza contare il fatto che per la prima volta la ragazza si trova a vivere a stretto contatto con degli adulti al di fuori del contesto famigliare -, però qui si sta già parlando di amore. Peggio ancora, siamo entrati nella fase "i miei sentimenti non sono sicuramente corrisposti, figurati se a uno come lui può piacere una come me", "che fare, io lo amo troppo". Una lagna. Lagna che si traduce a volte in situazioni ai limiti dell'assurdo.
Spero che nei prossimi volumi l'autrice decida di sviluppare in maniera più profonda questo sentimento, almeno da dargli una base solida e credibile. Spero pure che Miko si dia una svegliata, perché la cosa rischia di diventare insostenibile (sempre parere personale). Resta poi da vedere cosa passa realmente nella testa di Matsunaga. "Per me sei una di famiglia", una frase che si presta a diverse interpretazioni, anche se il finale mi sembra abbastanza citofonato.
December 27, 2021
Such a good second volume! I am growing more obsessed with this story and the characters. Meeko continues to be so adorable and relatable. Her interactions with everyone else who lives in the boarding house really make this manga shine. I can't help but be drawn to the relationship between Meeko and Matsunaga. It's really sweet and I can't wait to see what happens between them. I need volume 3!
July 11, 2021
I disegni mi piacciono molto e darei 4 ⭐️ solo per quelli tutto un altro discorso invece per la storia, al massimo 2,5 ⭐️ la figura femminile principale, secondo me, viene raffigurata sottomessa e con il bisogno di essere accudita (spronata anche dalla stessa madre alcune volte), il messaggio, che vuole sembrare puro romanticismo, per me è sbagliato.
April 24, 2023
The last chapter has my heart on a chockhold
May 22, 2024
Anche questo secondo volume l'ho trovato carino e divertente, questa serie mi sta piacendo parecchio.
August 6, 2023
Seguimos con mi aventura de revisitar esta historia y no puedo evitar fangirlear con ella jaja.
En este tomo se comienza a explorar más los sentimientos románticos que comienza a sentir Miko hacia Matsunaga, lo que genera cierto miedo e incertidumbre por parte de ella debido a que esto puede provocar que su recién iniciada relación de amistad se pueda ver dañada, pero quizás Matsunaga no sea del todo indiferente.
Es muy lindo ver como los integrantes de la casa buscan cualquier para compartir juntos a pesar de sus apretadas agendas y sus diferentes personalidades hacen que sea un grupo bastante único y entrañable. También me encanta el apoyo que le dieron todos a Miko ante la llegada de su madre y como valoraron todo su esfuerzo por vivir sola en una ciudad alejada de su zona de comfort.
Se que se vienen algunos conflictos y más trasfondo de los demás integrantes de la casa que ya quiero releer.
En este tomo se comienza a explorar más los sentimientos románticos que comienza a sentir Miko hacia Matsunaga, lo que genera cierto miedo e incertidumbre por parte de ella debido a que esto puede provocar que su recién iniciada relación de amistad se pueda ver dañada, pero quizás Matsunaga no sea del todo indiferente.
Es muy lindo ver como los integrantes de la casa buscan cualquier para compartir juntos a pesar de sus apretadas agendas y sus diferentes personalidades hacen que sea un grupo bastante único y entrañable. También me encanta el apoyo que le dieron todos a Miko ante la llegada de su madre y como valoraron todo su esfuerzo por vivir sola en una ciudad alejada de su zona de comfort.
Se que se vienen algunos conflictos y más trasfondo de los demás integrantes de la casa que ya quiero releer.
May 1, 2023
Lo que más me ha gustado de este segundo tomo👇🏻
🏠 Las 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 de “shojo de toda la vida” que me recuerda: nos narra una historia que hemos leído mil veces antes, pero lo hace con gracia, soltura y naturalidad, sin caer en lo pasteloso con personajes que enganchan 👍🏻
🏠 La magnética personalidad de 𝙼𝚊𝚝𝚜𝚞𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚊 con sus altibajos de agresividad y de dulzura 😽
🏠 El dibujo, me parece una preciosidad ✍️
🏠 Ese final de tomo que deja con muchísimas ganas de más
Es cierto que, en cuento a trama en sí, este tomo me ha parecido más flojito que el primero, pero la autora consigue crear una historia que atrapa. Estoy deseando poder continuar con su lectura y conocer a fondo a todos los personajes✨
💬 Y vosotrxs, ¿le habéis dado una oportunidad a la obra? ¿Qué os ha parecido? ¡Os leo!👇🏻
🏠 Las 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 de “shojo de toda la vida” que me recuerda: nos narra una historia que hemos leído mil veces antes, pero lo hace con gracia, soltura y naturalidad, sin caer en lo pasteloso con personajes que enganchan 👍🏻
🏠 La magnética personalidad de 𝙼𝚊𝚝𝚜𝚞𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚊 con sus altibajos de agresividad y de dulzura 😽
🏠 El dibujo, me parece una preciosidad ✍️
🏠 Ese final de tomo que deja con muchísimas ganas de más
Es cierto que, en cuento a trama en sí, este tomo me ha parecido más flojito que el primero, pero la autora consigue crear una historia que atrapa. Estoy deseando poder continuar con su lectura y conocer a fondo a todos los personajes✨
💬 Y vosotrxs, ¿le habéis dado una oportunidad a la obra? ¿Qué os ha parecido? ¡Os leo!👇🏻
March 3, 2021
Age gap romance is a sub genre of shojo I've seemingly fallen into. The cover art drew my eye because it's similar to Waiting for Spring, which is adorable and sweet, and honestly, this series carries those same vibes. Everything is heartfelt and the feelings between the characters seem thought out and ring true. The boarders look out for each other and act like a big family. I love the elements of humor that catch me off guard and make me laugh out loud, and I love Matsunaga-san's affinity for wandering about shirtless. 🤤 The bonus story from the cat's perspective is cute, too.
April 2, 2021
A pesar de otros mangas del mismo género, los shoujos, éste es bastante menos exasperante a la hora de su desarrollo. ¿A qué me refiero? Bueno, a que mantiene un ritmo más dinámico.
Los protagonistas descubren rápidamente sus sentimientos y van dando señales de ellos de una manera más rápida de lo usual. En ese aspecto me encanta.
Fuera de eso, Matsunaga me da mucha ternura, es como un niño a veces, y Miiko quizás no me desespere tanto como lo suelen hacer otras protagonistas. Ella aparenta ser, quizás, un poco torpe y medio inútil, pero le pone empeño y alma a todo lo que hace(?
Los protagonistas descubren rápidamente sus sentimientos y van dando señales de ellos de una manera más rápida de lo usual. En ese aspecto me encanta.
Fuera de eso, Matsunaga me da mucha ternura, es como un niño a veces, y Miiko quizás no me desespere tanto como lo suelen hacer otras protagonistas. Ella aparenta ser, quizás, un poco torpe y medio inútil, pero le pone empeño y alma a todo lo que hace(?
October 2, 2024
The art continues to be really good in this series. The characters are fun and Miko has some great interactions with some of her roommates. Matsunaga is inconsistent in how he acts and the direction of the series is really leaning towards them getting involved. I hope that all the other characters get to have their moments too as those have been really enjoyable. Also, the bonus chapter with the cat was quite charming.
March 15, 2022
(3.5) Nouvelle tentative avec cette série. Si je ne me fais clairement pas au gars qui se promène à moitié à poils devant une mineure, j'ai saisi et accepté l'ambiance globale du manga. Toujours pas fan de la relation entre les deux héros alors j'imagine pas trop pour la suite. À voir si je continue..
May 8, 2024
Este tomo me ha dado un poquito más de cringe al leerlo. Miko se ha enamorado suuuuper rápido de Matsunaga, y este, demuestra un amor casi maternal a ella en pos de intentar ocultar la atracción que siente hacia ella. Apenas se han conocido, ni se han hecho amigos, no sé, la comedia del primer tomo se ha desinflado completamente en este 🤷🏻♀️
June 11, 2021
I’m really not cool with the ten year age gap of her being 17 and him 27. It’s squicky for me. Would be better if he was the college aged guy. Not my cup, but if it’s yours, no shade. 3, I can’t get over that age gap, stars.
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January 5, 2026
A sweet and wholesome romance is brewing in the living room. Slice-of-life, cozy vibes abound as Meeko settles into the boarding house. She’s learning to adult and her studies do take a hit, but her new found-family gathers around to support her and someone special has her back.
So…yeah there’s an age gap, but it’s handled well and not bothersome. It’s a cute story that I look forward to continuing.
So…yeah there’s an age gap, but it’s handled well and not bothersome. It’s a cute story that I look forward to continuing.
January 17, 2018
Oh por dios ya asuman que se gustan!!!!
August 27, 2021
I, too, want my own Matsunaga-San.
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