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''Pleasure to live with you...''
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Kazama Masamune is a 23 year old bachelor [[Salaryman|with an ordinary job]]. He had an old flame, Youko, who left him for some unspecified reason. But one day, he hears that Youko has passed away, leaving a child behind in the care of her mother. '''HIS''' child, who he didn't even know existed, and who also happens to be the reason Youko abandoned him [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|because she didn't want to bog him down]].
Kazama Masamune is a 23-year-old bachelor [[Salaryman|with an ordinary job]]. He had an old flame, Youko, who left him for some unspecified reason. But one day, he hears that Youko has passed away, leaving a child behind in the care of her mother. ''His'' child, whom he didn't even know existed, and who also happens to be the reason Youko abandoned him [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|because she didn't want to bog him down]].


[[Sarcasm Mode|Naturally,]] [[Blatant Lies|Hilarity Ensued.]]
[[Sarcasm Mode|Naturally,]] [[Blatant Lies|Hilarity Ensued.]]
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A manga by Sahara Mizu, it combines decent art with a heartwarming, captivating story. Can be read [http://www.mangareader.net/887/my-girl-sahara-mizu.html here]. Also has a drama adaptation.
A manga by Sahara Mizu, it combines decent art with a heartwarming, captivating story. Can be read [http://www.mangareader.net/887/my-girl-sahara-mizu.html here]. Also has a drama adaptation.


Not to be confused with the [[Macaulay Culkin]] movie ''[[Film/My Girl|My Girl]]'', nor the unrelated manhwa, [[Rule of Three|or the song by The Temptaions]].
Not to be confused with the [[Macaulay Culkin]] movie ''[[My Girl (film)|My Girl]]'', nor [[My Girl (manhwa)|the unrelated manhwa]], [[Rule of Three|or the song by The Temptations]].


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=== Provides examples of: ===

* [[Cheerful Child]]: Koharu.
* [[Cheerful Child]]: Koharu.
* [[Children Raise You]]
* [[Children Raise You]]
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* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Masamune is good at sewing (he made Koharu a reindeer costume for her Christmas play), handycrafts (he made ladybug shaped erasers that he gave to Youko as gifts), and cooking (at least, according to Shuu).
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Masamune is good at sewing (he made Koharu a reindeer costume for her Christmas play), handycrafts (he made ladybug shaped erasers that he gave to Youko as gifts), and cooking (at least, according to Shuu).
* [[Seinen]]
* [[Seinen]]
* [[Sink or Swim Fatherhood]]: Subverted; Masamune gets a lot of help from Youko's mom and his own parents (Although his mom is quite snarky about it).
* [[Sink-or-Swim Fatherhood]]: Subverted; Masamune gets a lot of help from Youko's mom and his own parents (Although his mom is quite snarky about it).
* [[Slice of Life]]
* [[Slice of Life]]


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Latest revision as of 13:45, 17 March 2016

Pleasure to live with you...

Kazama Masamune is a 23-year-old bachelor with an ordinary job. He had an old flame, Youko, who left him for some unspecified reason. But one day, he hears that Youko has passed away, leaving a child behind in the care of her mother. His child, whom he didn't even know existed, and who also happens to be the reason Youko abandoned him because she didn't want to bog him down.

Naturally, Hilarity Ensued.

A manga by Sahara Mizu, it combines decent art with a heartwarming, captivating story. Can be read here. Also has a drama adaptation.

Not to be confused with the Macaulay Culkin movie My Girl, nor the unrelated manhwa, or the song by The Temptations.


Tropes used in My Girl (manga) include: