The Delayed High School Life of a Laborer
Japanese manga series
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The Delayed High School Life of a Laborer (中卒労働者から始める高校生活, Chūsotsu Rōdō-sha kara Hajimeru Kōkō Seikatsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Sasaki. It began serialization in Nihon Bungeisha's Comic Heaven magazine in October 2012. An original net animation adaptation aired on Production I.G's Anime Beans app in November 2018.
- NA: Pocket Comics
| The Delayed High School Life of a Laborer | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 中卒労働者から始める高校生活 (Chūsotsu Rōdō-sha kara Hajimeru Kōkō Seikatsu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Minoru Sasaki |
| Published by | Nihon Bungeisha |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Comic Heaven |
| Original run | October 9, 2012 – present |
| Volumes | 21 |
| Original net animation | |
| Released | November 30, 2018 |
| Episodes | 20 |
Characters
- Makoto Katagiri (片桐真実, Katagiri Makoto)
- Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda[2]
- Maaya Katagiri (片桐彩, Katagiri Maaya)
- Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama[2]
- Rio Ōsawa (逢澤莉央, Ōsawa Rio)
- Voiced by: Marina Yamada[2]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Minoru Sasaki, The Delayed High School Life of a Laborer began serialization in Nihon Bungeisha's Comic Heaven magazine on October 9, 2012.[3] Its chapters have been collected into twenty-one volumes as of April 2025.[4]
The series was published in English on Comico's Pocket Comics app.[5]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 29, 2013[6] | 978-4-53-713039-3 |
| 2 | January 29, 2014[7] | 978-4-53-713133-8 |
| 3 | September 29, 2014[8] | 978-4-53-713203-8 |
| 4 | May 29, 2015[9] | 978-4-53-713295-3 |
| 5 | November 29, 2015[10] | 978-4-53-713371-4 |
| 6 | May 28, 2016[11] | 978-4-53-713449-0 |
| 7 | November 28, 2016[12] | 978-4-53-713514-5 |
| 8 | May 29, 2017[13] | 978-4-53-713589-3 |
| 9 | November 29, 2017[14] | 978-4-53-713660-9 |
| 10 | May 28, 2018[15] | 978-4-53-713753-8 |
| 11 | November 29, 2018[16] | 978-4-53-713850-4 |
| 12 | May 29, 2019[17] | 978-4-53-713930-3 |
| 13 | March 28, 2020[18] | 978-4-53-714228-0 |
| 14 | September 28, 2020[19] | 978-4-53-714291-4 |
| 15 | April 8, 2021[20] | 978-4-53-714359-1 |
| 16 | September 29, 2021[21] | 978-4-53-714415-4 |
| 17 | May 27, 2022[22] | 978-4-53-714509-0 |
| 18 | January 27, 2023[23] | 978-4-53-714602-8 |
| 19 | September 28, 2023[24] | 978-4-53-714701-8 |
| 20 | April 26, 2024[25] | 978-4-53-714814-5 |
| 21 | April 28, 2025[4] | 978-4-53-717226-3 |
Original net animation
An original net animation adaptation was announced on September 27, 2018. It aired on Production I.G's Anime Beans app on November 30, 2018.[26][2]