On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance
Japanese manga series
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On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance (Japanese: 会社と私生活－オンとオフ－, Hepburn: Kaisha to Shiseikatsu: On to Ofu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinnosuke Kanazawa. It began publication as a webcomic published on the author's Twitter account in April 2023. It later began serialization on the author's Pixiv account the following month. It was later acquired by Square Enix who began to serialize it on the Pixiv Comic website under their Gangan Pixiv brand in December that same year.
| On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance | |
First wideban volume cover, featuring Soutaro Amada (back) and Akira Hanku (front) | |
| 会社と私生活－オンとオフ－ (Kaisha to Shiseikatsu: On to Ofu) | |
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| Written by | Shinnosuke Kanazawa |
| Published by | Square Enix |
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| Imprint | Gangan Comics Pixiv |
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| Original run | May 12, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
Synopsis
Soutaro Amata and Akira Hanku are employees of the same company with contrasting personalities and reputations; Amata is sociable and considered popular, while Hanku is reserved and considered unapproachable. However, what the two have in common is when they're not working they indulge in the subculture they're most interested in; Amata is interested in lolita fashion, while Hanku is interested in punk fashion. After a chance encounter while indulging in their respective favorite fashion, the two become friends and then almost immediately learn about each other's identity.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Shinnosuke Kanazawa, On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance initially began publication as a webcomic published on the author's Twitter account on April 25, 2023.[2] It later began serialization on the author's Pixiv account on May 12, 2023.[3] It was later acquired by Square Enix who began to serialize it on the Pixiv Comic website under their Gangan Pixiv brand on December 9, 2023.[4] Its chapters have been compiled into four wideban volumes as of March 2026.[5]
The series is published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global website and app.[6] During their panel at Anime Expo 2024, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they would begin releasing volumes of the series in 2025.[7]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN | ||
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| 1 | December 21, 2023[8] | 978-4-7575-8969-8 | June 3, 2025[9] | 978-1-64609-367-0 | ||
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| 2 | June 20, 2024[10] | 978-4-7575-9256-8 | September 16, 2025[11] | 978-1-64609-390-8 | ||
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| 3 | January 21, 2025[12][13] | 978-4-7575-9630-6 978-4-7575-9631-3 (SE) | March 17, 2026[14] | 978-1-64609-447-9 | ||
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| 4 | June 20, 2025[15] | 978-4-7575-9924-6 | November 3, 2026[16] | 979-8-8991-0001-7 | ||
| 5 | March 21, 2026[5][17] | 978-4-301-00404-2 978-4-301-00405-9 (SE) | — | — | ||
Reception
The series was nominated for the tenth Next Manga Awards in the web category, and ranked 18th.[18] It was also nominated for the eleventh and twelfth edition in the same category.[19][20] The series was ranked sixth in AnimeJapan's "Manga We Want to See Animated" poll in 2026.[21]