Hokuō Futari-gurashi
Japanese manga series by Datarō
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Hokuō Futari-gurashi (北欧ふたりぐらし, lit. "Nordic Life for Two") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Datarō. It was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal Zero from November 2021 to November 2025, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes.
| Hokuō Futari-gurashi | |
First tankōbon volume cover featuring Fuyumi (left) and Taoka (center) | |
| 北欧ふたりぐらし | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Slice of life[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Datarō |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| Imprint | Young Animal Comics |
| Magazine | Young Animal Zero |
| Original run | November 9, 2021 – November 8, 2025 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Synopsis
The series is centered around a couple moving from Japan to Sweden for a new life. Fuyumi and Taoka have been dating only recently, and after a day where they were both tired after work, Fuyumi sees an ad about Sweden and remarks "I want to go there", then Taoka suggests to her if they should move there and get married and Fuyumi agrees.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Datarō, Hokuō Futari-gurashi was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal Zero from November 9, 2021, to November 8, 2025.[2][3][4] Its chapters were compiled into five tankōbon volumes released from October 28, 2022, to December 25, 2025.[5][6]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 28, 2022[5] | 978-4-592-16061-8 |
| 2 | July 28, 2023[7] | 978-4-592-16062-5 |
| 3 | May 29, 2024[8] | 978-4-592-16063-2 |
| 4 | March 28, 2025[9] | 978-4-592-16064-9 |
| 5 | December 25, 2025[6] | 978-4-592-16065-6 |
Reception
The series won the grand prize in the "I Want to Deliver It to the World!" category at the 2nd Rakuten Kobo E-book Manga Awards.[10]