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Shoutarou Ninomiya receives an award for fifteen years of being the only employee at his company never to take a vacation or day off. He rushes home excitedly to show the certificate to his wife... who hands him divorce papers and the care of their two sons. Hoping it will make his wife forgive him and come back, he quickly buys the eponymous orange-roofed house.

Shoutarou and his sons, and Natsumi and her daughters both show up to move in on the same day. Turns out they've both been tricked by a [[Shady Real Estate Agent]] and bought the same house. Unable to locate the con or get help from the police and with nowhere else to go, they have no choice but to temporarily move in together.

 

 

 

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* [[Accidental Pervert]] - It's hinted on one or two occasions that Shoutarou has accidentally found his way into an occupied bathroom. While [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity may have ensued]], the audience doesn't get to see any of it. Hear, yes. See, no.

* [[Almost Kiss]] - Several occasions (e.g., chapter 23).

* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] - Subverted with Youta and Rina. They may not be a couple, but they have the dynamics.

* [[Big Friendly Dog]] - Inverted. The gang has a beagle puppy.

* [[Give Geeks a Chance]] - Shoutarou looks every inch the nerdy electronics store manager he is... and the chicks dig him.

* [[Gossipy Hens]] - The neighborhood housewives do this, but it's somewhat low-key.

* [[Heel Face Turn]] - {{spoiler|Natsumi's mother-in-law, whose nasty behavior has actually been motivated by loneliness and a sense of disgrace over her son's callous behavior toward Natsumi, springs to her daughter-in-law's defense after her aunts-in-law come close to seriously injuring Natsumi in chapter 44. The process is helped along by Natsumi establishing a bond with her mother-in-law, who is a very fine cook, by learning how to prepare traditional Japanese dishes. The aunts-in-law themselves experience a [[Heel Face Turn]] in chapter 47.}}

* [[His and Hers]] - With family names.

* [[Magnetic Girlfriend]] - Sort of; there aren't very many, and the protagonists have not defined their relationship as such, although it becomes more blatant in Shoutarou's case in later chapters.

* [[Mama Bear]] - Natsumi displays this in chapter 39, when she defends the boys from attacking crows (which have been causing a major nuisance in the neighborhood).

* [[Moment Killer]] - At the end of chapter 21. Unusually, the person doing the interrupting immediately realizes what she's done and attempts to remove herself from sight.

* [[Multiple Demographic Appeal]]

* [[One-Sided Arm Wrestling]] - Natsumi vs Construction Worker

* [[Only Six Faces]] - A few more than that, perhaps, but this is no facial menagerie.

* [[Replacement Goldfish]] - Something of a main plot element.

* [[Seinen]] - This manga is technically aimed at an audience of 18-40-year-old males, but sometimes it can feel like a guy-friendly Shojo piece and has its share of female readers.

* [[Second Love]] - The general theme of the manga.

* [[He Is Not My Boyfriend|S/he Is Not My Girl/Boyfriend]] - Apparently Rina and Youta spend a lot of time screaming this at their friends.

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism]] - Guess which end this story is firmly planted in?

* [[Solomon Divorce]] - Averted, as Shoutaro and Natsumi both have full custody and Natsumi's ''keeping'' full custody is a plot point.

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