Suzuki-kun's Mindful Life
Japanese manga series
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Suzuki-kun's Mindful Life (寿々木君のていねいな生活, Suzuki-kun no Teinei na Seikatsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Fujimoto. It began serialization in Hakusensha's Melody magazine in June 2022.
| Suzuki-kun's Mindful Life | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 寿々木君のていねいな生活 (Suzuki-kun no Teinei na Seikatsu) | |
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| Genre | Slice of life[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuki Fujimoto |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | HC Special |
| Magazine | Melody |
| Original run | June 28, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
Synopsis
Kaoru Suzuki is a large student who gives off an intimidating aura, which often leads to people picking on him. However, despite his appearance, Kaoru is a gentle giant who loves baking sweets and tending to plants. When Kaoru gets targeted by an intoxicated man, an attractive male student named Arata Haruna comes to his rescue and the two become friends.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Yuki Fujimoto, Suzuki-kun's Mindful Life began serialization in Hakusensha's Melody magazine on June 28, 2022.[2] Its chapters have been collected into four tankōbon volumes as of August 2026.[3]
On February 7, 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in July 2025.[4]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN | |
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| 1 | August 4, 2023[5] | 978-4-592-22251-4 | July 22, 2025[6] | 979-8-8554-0813-3 | |
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| 2 | August 5, 2024[7] | 978-4-592-22252-1 | December 16, 2025[8] | 979-8-8554-1919-1 | |
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| 3 | August 5, 2025[9] | 978-4-592-22253-8 | — | — | |
| 4 | August 5, 2026[3] | 978-4-592-22254-5 | — | — | |
Reception
The series was nominated for the 14th Anan Manga Award in 2023.[10] It won the 15th edition in 2024.[11] The series was ranked 12th in the 2025 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of best manga for female readers.[12] The series was ranked tenth in the 4th Crea Late Night Manga Award in 2025 hosted by Bungeishunjū's Crea magazine.[13]