Rooming with a Gamer Gal
Two gamers share a house without knowing each other's real gender.
Renjuro Kindaichi wrote and illustrated this Japanese manga series, which centers on individuals who play the MMORPG Dragon Quest X. It started serialization on Square Enix's Gangan Online website and in Young Gangan magazine, both in June 2014. A live-action TV drama with six episodes ran from January to February 2019.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Romantic comedy
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Plot
The series follows Takumi Satsuki, a man in his early 20s who plays Dragon Quest X using a female Poppet avatar named Powder, and Miyako Okamoto, a gyaru who plays using a male Ogre avatar named Goro. After befriending each other in the game, they move into a shared house complex without prior knowledge of the other's real gender. The story centers on their relationship and interactions with other party members.
Media
Written and illustrated by Renjuro Kindaichi, the manga began serialization on Square Enix's Gangan Online website on June 20, 2014, and in Young Gangan the following day. Twelve tankōbon volumes have been compiled as of November 2025. An English version is available on Square Enix's Manga UP! Global app. A six-episode live-action drama aired on MBS TV from January 7 to February 11, 2019, starring Amane Okayama as Takumi Satsuki and Tsubasa Honda as Miyako Okamoto.
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