Solanin

ソラニン

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College graduates struggle to cope with the real world. Music offers refuge in this modern manga with an American attitude. Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Naruo is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn't pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her boxes of veggies that just rot in her fridge. Straddling the line between her years as a student and the rest of her life, Meiko struggles with the feeling that she's just not cut out to be a part of the real world.

(Source: VIZ Media)

Notes:
- Nominated for the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan and the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material.
- Includes one extra chapter and one-shot "Haru yo Koi (Awaiting Spring)" first included in the October 2017 new Japanese edition.

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Genres
Drama Romance Slice of Life Tragedy
Audience Demographics > Male Oriented
Seinen Male Demographic with Female Lead
Character Types
Ensemble Cast Female Lead Cast Primarily Adult Cast Female Lead Young Female Lead
Occupations
Office Worker Singer Office Lady
Relationship
Live-in Lover Adult couple Orientation Heterosexual
Themes
Coming of Age Music Found Family Mourning Slice of Life Family Life
Music
Band Rock Music
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary 21st century
Narrative Tropes
Comedic Undertone Love Tropes Realistic Relationship
Death Tropes
Death of Loved One Sudden Death
Settings
Urban
Character Traits > Outfit
Accessories Glasses-Wearing Protagonist
Locations
School College
Asia
Japan Japan Tokyo
Sexual Content
Nudity
Work Info > Art Style
Atypical Realistic