Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included

Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included (ワンルーム、日当たり普通、天使つき。, Wan Rūmu, Hiatari Futsū, Tenshi-tsuki) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by matoba. It has been serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine since September 2020 and has been compiled into six tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Okuruto Noboru premiered in April 2024.

Plot

Shintarō Tokumitsu is a student who lives alone in an apartment. One day, a girl named Towa appears near his room. She is an angel who was assigned by God to learn from humanity. After convincing him of her identity, she starts to live with him.

Characters

Shintarō Tokumitsu (徳光 森太郎, Tokumitsu Shintarō)

Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda

A first-year high school student who is currently living alone in a studio apartment. Although he is given an allowance by his parents he also works part-time at a restaurant. He develops a crush on Towa as they live together.

Towa (とわ)

Voiced by: Hikaru Tono

A beautiful angel who came down from heaven to learn more about humans. She comes to live in Shintarō's apartment and does the chores for him. Her wings pop out whenever she gets excited. She seems oblivious to Shintarō's feelings for her, but still cares for him deeply.

Tsumugi Tsutsumi (堤 つむぎ, Tsutsumi Tsumugi)

Voiced by: Hana Tamegai

Shintarō's classmate who fell head over heels in love with him at first sight, even though he seems to show no romantic interest in her at all. They briefly met as children but did not reunite until they entered high school. She gets extremely jealous whenever she sees Shintaro interacting with Towa.

Noel Izumi (和泉 のえる, Izumi Noeru)

Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi

Shintarō's workmate at the restaurant. She is actually a yuki-onna. She has the ability to create blizzards when she gets emotional. She initially has a cold personality as she was unable to make friends due to her powers, but opens up after becoming friends with Shintarō and the others. Her name comes from the fact that her birthday is Christmas Eve.

Lilishka (リリーシュカ, Rirīshuka)

Voiced by: Yui Ogura

Shintarō's classmate who is a member of the occult club and has a chūnibyō personality. She is actually a vampire. She works part-time at a maid cafe. Her real name is Sayuri Kagami (賀上 さゆり, Kagami Sayuri).

Hisui Tsurumi (蔓深 ひすい, Tsurumi Hisui)

Voiced by: Kanon Takao

A very shy girl who wears glasses. She is actually a kappa and is the granddaughter of the chairman of Japan's kappa association. She comes from a wealthy family.

Shiu (しう)

Voiced by: Misaki Kuno

A young angel who visited Earth to see Towa. She is very protective of Towa and was against her going to Earth, so she visited her with the intent of bringing her home. She likes milk.

Mari Tokumitsu (徳光 マリ, Tokumitsu Mari)

Voiced by: Ai Kayano

Shintarō's aunt and the owner of the apartment building where he and Towa live. She works as a manga artist and often becomes too engrossed in her work.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by matoba, Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included began serialization in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine on September 12, 2020. As of April 2024, seven tankōbon volumes have been released.

In December 2021, Yen Press announced that it had licensed the series for English publication.

Volumes

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 4, 2023. It is produced by Okuruto Noboru and directed by Kenta Ōnishi, with scripts written by Shōgo Yasukawa, character designs handled by Yūya Uetake, and music composed by Shunsuke Takizawa. The series premiered on April 6, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Kimi Iro no Kiseki" (君色のキセキ, "Your Color's Miracle"), performed by Yui Ogura, while the ending theme song is "Sunny Canvas", performed by SoundOrion. Crunchyroll licensed the series.

Episodes

See also

• As Miss Beelzebub Likes, another manga series by the same author

Notes

References

External links

• Manga official website (in Japanese)
• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia