"Next Door Galaxy", which will be animated from April 2023, is a heartwarming love comedy about a protagonist who lost his parents and is raising his family on his own, and a rich heroine who came from an isolated island to draw manga! Personally, I think it's quite suitable for animation! This time, I would like to introduce what kind of work "Next Door Galaxy" is!
Introduction! About the work "Next Door Galaxy"
"Next Door Galaxy" is a work serialized in Kodansha's "good! Afternoon" and written by Gido Amegakure. The series began in 2020, and five volumes of the comic have been released so far. As of November 2022, the total number of copies has exceeded 3 million, and it is scheduled to be made into an anime in April 2023.
Ichiro Kuga, the main character of "Otonari ni Ginga"
When he graduated from high school, he lost both parents due to the death of his father, and he had to raise his younger sister and brother on his own. At the same time, he was scheduled to debut as a manga artist, so he did not get a job and decided to support his family with the manga artist's manuscript fee and the rental income from the apartment he inherited as a keepsake. However, the serialized shojo manga was soon canceled. Although he has a hard life, his life changes dramatically when he meets Shiori Goshiki, who comes to work as his assistant.
The heroine of "Galaxy Next Door", Lady Shiori Goshiki
A woman who is somewhat otherworldly and comes to work as Ichiro's assistant. However, her skills as an assistant are solid and excellent. She comes from an isolated island, isolated from the rest of the world, where she is treated as a princess. In fact, she is a shooting star tribe (a microorganism-like existence) that drifted from space, and Shiori is the third generation of her grandmother, who lives with the microorganism. The people of the stars have some rules, and one of them is that if you get pricked by a thorn (a tail-like thing growing from your body), an invisible bond will be formed and you will become married. The protagonist Ichiro and the heroine Shiori unintentionally end up married because of the thorn.
At first glance, she seems like a crazy heroine? But in fact, it was all true?
Ichiro touched Shiori's thorn by mistake, and it was said that they ended up marrying. If you just hear this, you might think she's a crazy heroine. In fact, Ichiro also wondered what it was at first. However, the constraints of the torment were real, and it was a de facto control contract that favored the women and disadvantaged the men. It was a mentally ill contract that made Ichiro feel unwell if he was physically distant from Shiori or if Shiori felt uncomfortable.
A heartwarming, relaxing love comedy!
The contract itself was outrageous, but Shiori herself was not. Shiori herself knew about the contract in the first place, but she had never actually seen it. Shiori moves into Ichiro's apartment so that Ichiro will not suffer as much as possible. From there, Ichiro begins living together with his sister Machi, his brother Fumio, and the princess Shiori. He also deepens his relationships with his editor and the residents of the apartment. Although there are restrictions due to the contract, this work is basically a heartwarming comedy love comedy in which Ichiro, his family, and Shiori deepen their relationships, and the poor health caused by the contract is used as a gag.
The character's expressions are very good!
Shiori, a naive young lady, begins to have various experiences, and the changes in her expressions at that time are very cute. Of course, the other characters' facial expressions are also interesting, and you can see what kind of facial changes they are particularly particular about. The scenes where they smile and blush and feel embarrassed are particularly wonderful, and I'm sure they will be great scenes in the anime.
There are also funny scenes here and there, so you won't get bored!
It's a soothing romantic comedy, but there are also many scenes that will make you chuckle. The relationship between the two of them is not always cool, but it's interesting and makes you laugh. There are so many funny scenes that the work itself never gets boring. There are scenes that make you laugh with their expressions and reactions, and the characters seem to be in full swing.
How does it compare to the author's previous work, "Sweetness and Lightning"?
The author's previous work, "Sweetness and Lightning", was a heartwarming gourmet home comedy that was also made into an anime, and although the genres are different when compared to this work, the heartwarming and soothing development and unique tempo and mood are still alive and well. The scenes that make you laugh with the characters' expressions were a big attraction of "Sweetness and Lightning", and this goodness has been inherited in "Galaxy Next Door", so if you like the feel of the previous work, I would definitely recommend it.
A romantic comedy where the two quickly become lovers, but the fun accelerates!
This work is a romantic comedy, but perhaps because the two characters have good chemistry, they don't start dating quite easily, unlike the typical romantic comedy where the two characters have unrequited love and the story continues for about 10 volumes. In romantic comedies, there are stories where the story becomes uninteresting once the two characters are together, but in this work, the bond deepens after they start dating. The problem with works that continue to build up to about 10 volumes in the first place is that there is nothing to do after the story is established, so it's not like the story became uninteresting just because the hero and heroine started dating. Rather, it gets more and more interesting!
A tale of growth for a naive and out-of-touch young lady!
The heroine of this work, Goshiki Shiori, is a young lady who lives on an isolated small island and is out of touch with the world. This young lady comes into contact with many things that were not on the island, such as working as a manga assistant and applying for an award and feeling the reactions up close. Furthermore, she is also burdened by the island's customs. In that sense, it is also a story of her growth. The protagonist, Kuga Ichiro, also faces various hardships, but the story is more about him getting closer to Shiori and helping her, and deepening their bond.
A story about two people overcoming difficulties together
The protagonist is an unsuccessful manga artist with no parents, and the heroine is a naive young lady who is struggling in an unfamiliar environment. On top of that, there are various difficulties, such as manga deadlines and cancellations, damage caused by Toge's control contract, and intervention and ties from her family. It is quite interesting to see the two (and the people around them) overcome such hardships together.
How she will fare as a manga artist is also a major theme
Although the main focus of the work is a heartwarming home comedy and love comedy, the professional story of being a manga artist is also a major theme. How will the unsuccessful manga artist (protagonist) make a living from now on, and how will the talented manga artist (heroine), who is still a budding manga artist, grow? Manga artists are one of the themes, and that is also a highlight.
What exactly is the microorganism (alien) that lives with Shiori?
Shiori is a shooting star who lives with microorganisms that came from space, and once she leaves, she is an alien living in her body. What on earth is this? There is also a sci-fi element. There is no doubt that these are major foreshadowings in this work. Although the main focus of the work is on heartwarming everyday life, it is also interesting to see how the big mystery in this work is solved.
[Galaxy Next Door] Work Introduction, Summary of Highlights
I tried to introduce what kind of work Galaxy Next Door will be, which will be broadcast from April 2023! It is a romantic comedy that is soothing and funny, so I recommend it to those who like such works. For those who liked the previous work "Sweetness and Lightning", this work is recommended because although the genre is slightly different, the atmosphere is quite similar. It is a work that you can watch without being too tense, so it is an anime that I would definitely recommend to those who are looking for healing!
