| Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord | |
| Ja Kanji: | 毎月庭つき大家つき |
| Ja Romaji: | Maitsuki Niwa-tsuki Ooya-tsuki |
| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Yodokawa |
| Publisher: | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic: | Seinen |
| Magazine: | Comic Newtype |
| First: | June 29, 2021 |
| Last: | August 13, 2024 |
| Volumes: | 4 |
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is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Yodokawa. It began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Newtype on June 29, 2021 and was licensed for an English-language release by Yen Press in 2023.
The series follows Suga Asako as she moves into a detached house, with a garden after a recent breakup, only to realise after the fact that the landlady will be living with her.
Suga Asako, who is heartbroken after breaking up with her partner, decides she needs a fresh start and moves. Asako falls in love with a detached house that has a garden and a room she can use for her work as a manga editor and quickly agrees to rent it. However after Asako has settles it she finds her landlady living in the attic room, having not realised in her contract that the property is "monthly, with garden, with landlady."
Written and illustrated by Yodokawa, Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Newtype website on June 29, 2021. It is set to end serialization on August 13, 2024.[1] The series has been collected in four tankōbon volumes as of December 2023.
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Yen Press.[2]
In Anime News Network's Fall 2023 Manga Guide, Christopher Farris gave the first volume 3 out of 5 stars. Farris noted that volume 1 did not seem to want to fully commit to being "slice-of-life sweetness" but neither did it fully commit to harder plotlines; summarizing that "I can see this one becoming richer if it can settle in as it goes on, though as-is, it's still an entertaining, if very uneven, time." MrAJCosplay went on to also give the first volume 3 out of 5 stars, noting that "The writing is simple, but it has a lot of heart. It's nothing extraordinary, but it doesn't fail to elicit a smile with each passing chapter while also leaving little hints that there's probably a more serious revelation eventually coming down the road."[3]
Erica Friedman of Yuricon gave the third volume an overall 8 rating, noting that "this volume was so refreshing in every way. As silly as the initial premise is, we are rooting for Miyako and Asako to find happiness [...] I have said before that this kind of real-world slow life is my jam. I don’t need high school drama right now (or maybe ever again,) I do need adults building relationships.” [4] Adam Symchuk of asianmoviepulse.com wrote of the series "Visually, “Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord” is wonderfully expressive in capturing the characters’ emotions, great at interjecting subtle humor, and captures the comforts of home with detailed backgrounds."[5]