Living no Matsunaga-san (Living-Room Matsunaga-san)

Due to family circumstances, high school student Miko Sonoda is forced to live at her uncle's boarding house. However, before she can arrive there, Miko is already met with a bad omen: while trying to find the place, she suspects that someone is following her! When her uncle comes to her rescue, the assumed stalker happens to be one of his tenants, leaving Miko embarrassed on her first day.

Miko learns that she will be living with five unique adults, including the accused man. Additionally, it turns out that he is Jun Matsunaga, a 27-year-old designer who seems to lose his temper easily. Having made such a humiliating first impression, Miko believes that only a miserable life awaits her. But in the presence of Jun, she comes to realize that living with adults is not so difficult after all—and there may even be enough room for romance.

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Living no Matsunaga-san was published digitally in English as Living-Room Matsunaga-san by Kodansha Comics USA from December 19, 2017 to February 22, 2022, and in print from January 28, 2020 to July 19, 2022.

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Matsunaga, Jun

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Sonoda, Miko

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Houjou, Ryou

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Hattori, Akane

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Oonuki, Asako

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Suzuki, Kentarou

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Izumi-san

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May 19, 2025

angelicyuki

Recommended

First off, if you can't stand age gap romances, just don't read it. That's the only grievance anyone can have about this manga - the story, characters, etc. are all so unique and well-written!!

I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a fun read about a modern coming-of-age romcom with super fun side characters that actually add to the plot, and a somewhat unconventional but nonetheless attractive male lead. The type of relationship the ML and FL have is so cute and he respects her age (given he's older and is an adult), so I didn't mind the age gap in this case. Overall, ...

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Jul 14, 2025

lala_lxlx

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I honestly can’t believe I finished this manga in just two days (ᵕ—ᴗ—). If you're not into age gaps—and I mean big age gaps, like 17 and 27—this series might not be for you. But if you’re curious about how those dynamics play out, it might actually surprise you. Personally, I never cared that much about age differences, but reading this made me realize how real this situation can be for a lot of people.

To be honest, when I first started it, I was like, “WTH?” or even “Ew”—not just because of the age gap, but also how the story began. It wasn’t my usual ...

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Aug 29, 2024

tabbycatcircus

Not Recommended

Wow. What the fuck. This is just unfair.

This man is GORGEOUS. He has the nerd glasses and slicked back hair with a chiseled face that really pops out, such a refresher in a genre flooded with the same generic prettyboy face with bedhead. I would have rated this manga 10/10 for his stunning appearance alone if the story was actually serviceable enough. Unfortunately, Living no Matsunaga-san derails itself in the final volumes, far beyond repair.

First things first. I am not someone who suffers from second male lead syndrome, especially for a manga of this length. I usually accept the man adorning the first volume cover ... and title, especially since I'm reading this manga to explore a significant age gap and the more mature appearance. But the second male lead is far better than Matsunaga-san despite said generic prettyboy face, bedhead, and being closer in age. His interactions with MC are very organic and shine in the face of the ML's questionable, out of character decisions near the end of the manga, where ML lies about something important which causes a really shitty, contrived misunderstanding that triggers MC's insecurities about their relationship status. Hell, because of this, MC does something that can kind of be considered cheating. This is all brushed aside in a few panels where they "cOmmUNicaTe." All of this really highlights how they're clearly not on the same page, an aspect of their relationship that is never addressed.

The side characters' relationships really make no sense. The manwhore falls in love for NO REASON with another side character, with absolutely no hints to this happening. I didn't really care for them after that. And then this character joins the share house for the sole reason of spurring second ML on to make more advances on MC, a truly lazy plot device that gets explained away in bonus content at the very end.

MC really isn't that well written. The story tries to make a point that she's lonely and she misses her parents and she's not a functioning human being blah blah blah but.... this all happens at the end. And how she's sooo strong for being away from her parents (whom you never get to see ever except in cut content). It seems like the story kind of patronizes her and it doesn't help that ML sometimes treats MC like a grade schooler despite developing feelings for her.

It's so unfortunate that I have to give this manga such a low rating because damn is the art amazing, and a lot could have been done with the premise and side characters, but Living no Matsunaga-san ultimately didn't deliver.

Read this manga if you want to see the second male lead's character development, admire his cute blushing expressions, and watch him suffer. Otherwise just read Tsubaki-chou to Lonely Planet.

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