Maetel no Kimochi
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| Maetel no Kimochi | |
 Cover of the kindle version of first volume of manga. | |
| め～てるの気持ち (Mēteru no Kimochi) | |
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| Genre | Romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroya Oku |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | August 31, 2006 – June 7, 2007 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Maetel no Kimochi (め～てるの気持ち, Mēteru no Kimochi, "Maetel's Feelings") is a manga by Hiroya Oku, best known for his creation of the Gantz series. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump from 2006 to 2007.
The story concerns a common problem in Japan known as hikikomori, a problem of social reclusiveness.
Plot[]
Koizumi Shintarō is a 30-year-old who has been isolated in his room for 15 years. His father, whom he blames for his condition, brings him food and manga to read, and tries to encourage him to come out, without success.
When his father marries a beautiful woman and dies soon afterward from cancer, the hermit is left to deal with this younger woman he is attracted to, living in his home, and taking care of him.
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