Amai Seikatsu

Amai Seikatsu
First tankōbon volume cover
甘い生活
Genre Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by Hikaru Yuzuki
Published by Shueisha
Magazine Business Jump
Demographic Seinen
Original run 1990 – 2011
Volumes 40
Manga
Amai Seikatsu: 2nd Season
Written by Hikaru Yuzuki
Published by Shueisha
Magazine Grand Jump
Demographic Seinen
Original run November 16, 2011 – present
Volumes 15

Amai Seikatsu (甘い生活, "Sweet Life") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Yuzuki. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Business Jump from 1990 to 2011, with its chapters collected in forty tankōbon volumes. A sequel, Amai Seikatsu: 2nd Season, started in Grand Jump in November 2011.

Story

The story is about a young part-timer, Shinosuke, and his rise in the lingerie company "PIXY". He was found by the eccentric CEO (Shōzō Hino), when Shinosuke was returning a pair of old ladies underwear that was sent to the wrong department. Later, it's discovered that Shinosuke has an odd “talent”. He is able to merely touch a lady and know if she is wearing the right or wrong lingerie and can even tell her measurements. His touch also causes a pleasurable sensation to the ladies and they come back for more. Shinosuke does not understand this due to his innocence and “purity”. As the story progresses a romance develops between Shinosuke and Yumika Wakamiya, the private secretary to Hino.

Characters

Shinsuke Edo (江戸 伸介, Edo Shinsuke)
Shinosuke is a 21-year-old man who works as lingerie designer.
Yumika Wakamiya (若宮 弓香, Wakamiya Yumika)
Shōzō Hino (日野 昇造, Hino Shōzō)
Miya Kōno (河野 美也, Kōno Miya)
Chitose (千登世, Chitose)
Tomoe Hino (日野巴, Hino Tomoe)
Sayo Tachibana (立花小夜, Tachibana Sayo)
Shizuka Hosino (星野静, Hosino Shizuka)

Publication

Written and illustrated by Hikaru Yuzuki, Amai Seikatsu was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Business Jump from 1990 to 2011. Its chapters were collected in 40 tankōbon volumes, released from December 13, 1990, to August 19, 2011.

A sequel, titled Amai Seikatsu: 2nd Season, started in Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine on November 16, 2011. Shueisha released its first volume on April 19, 2012. As of May 19, 2023, 16 volumes have been released.

See also