RPG Fudousan (RPG Real Estate)

In a world at peace 15 years after the defeat of the demon lord, a newly graduated mage named Kotone Kazairo moves to Dali—the royal capital of the Kingdom of Actus—to begin a new chapter in her life. To find a place to settle, the 16-year-old goes to a real estate firm called Rent Plan Guide (RPG). There, she meets its employees: the pragmatic priest Rufuria, the tomboyish warrior Rakira, and the adorable demihuman Fa.

Coincidentally, Kotone is also set to work at RPG Real Estate and wastes no time learning about the business from her coworkers. With many housing options available to suit the varied eccentricities of its diverse customer pool, RPG Real Estate strives to deliver perfect matches for clients' specific needs, but it is not always an easy task. Even so, Kotone and her colleagues are determined to bring smiles to the faces of their patrons—one home at a time!

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RPG Fudousan was released on Blu-ray and DVD in three volumes from June 24, 2022 to August 24, 2022.

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"Make Up Life!" by Kotone Kazairo (CV: Honoka Inoue), Fa (CV: Hina Kino), Rufria (CV: Natsumi Kawaida), Rakira (CV: Manaka Iwami)

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"Awesome!" by Maneki Kecak (まねきケチャ)

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Jun 22, 2022

TheRockzSG

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With many CGDCT (Cute Girl Doing Cute Things) flooding the over-saturated market lately. Making a unique yet enjoyable CGDCT grows more difficult by the season. So studios and authors alike try out new concepts in an effort of standing out among others. For example, a Cute girl doing fishing (Slow Loop). Cute girl managing a cafe (GochiUsa). Cute girl camping (Yuru Camp), and many more. I am a huge fan of CGDCT, so when I heard there is a new CGDCT on Real Estate, by my favorite studio Dogo Kobo, I instantly got hyped and can't wait to watch it.

Dogo Kobo is well-known ...

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Jun 22, 2022

SanaeK10

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I'm a very simple person. Big Witch Hat = Good Show. And wouldn't you know it, like Elaina and Azusa, the MC in RPG Fudousan has a big witch hat.

I kid (not really), RPG Fudousan has got to be the most refreshing Kirara show I've watched in years. As much as I love the comfort and familiarity of Cute Girls Doing Cute Things with some weak gimmick attached to them, they all start to feel very samey after a few dozen. RPG Fudousan, on the other hand, while also having a weak gimmick attached to it, somehow feels very novel by virtue of its setting, ... its characters, and its slow burning but ever present plot (which unfortunately is nowhere near resolved by the end of the anime, but one which has a good jumping point to the manga proper).

RPG Fudousan is gorgeous, full stop. I just adore the character designs, the world and how beautiful everything looks and how comfy everything is. Gone are the utilitarian streets of modern day Japan as many CGDCT shows feature and what's here is a lush setting that is just so pleasing to experience. Doga Kobo may have half-assed this show by a country mile (all in favor of some mediocre romcom no one will remember in a week), but the strength of RPG Fudousan's own source material in terms of design still manages show itself even in this adaptation.

There isn't a single weak link in the main cast, and everyone has a memorable and distinctive role they play in the series. Sure one of the girls is basically a ripoff of Rize from Gochiusa (who is funnily enough voiced by Fuyu from the same series), but the characters still have a strong chemistry with each other and the world around them.

As I alluded to earlier, the central gimmick of the main girls operating a real estate company is weak. It's real estate on a very surface level where the girls help their customers find a place to live every episode or so without going into the actual real estate stuff like financing or mortgages. It's mainly there to serve as a vehicle for good jokes and to progress the overarching plot ever so slowly, but hey, it certainly is a more memorable gimmick than "4 Schoolmates Hanging Out" like many other CGDCT shows are.

CGDCT shows largely live and die on their characters, but RPG Fudousan has the additional merit of featuring an intriguing plot as well. For that, as well as its gorgeous visuals, I have this as one of my personal favorite CGDCT shows in a long time, and I greatly long for a second season for the show to tackle some really interesting plotlines the manga eventually goes into.

And the big hat. Don't forget about the big hat.

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Jun 22, 2022

KANLen09

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I feel sad for authors trying to make a mark where people have already established their names like stans on sub-genres that have well defined their premise and such. And one such prominent sub-genre will always be the CGDCT theme: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, where this season, mangaka Chiyo Kenmotsu's latest Manga Time Kirara work has become an anime, after a fair few works to her (I assume it's a female) name. If you're a fan of Iyashikei / CGDCT themes, then RPG Fudousan a.k.a RPG Real Estate will certainly please you like Sweetness and Lightning, but I can understand why the score here ... doesn't reflect so well because of its shallowness. This is directed by Tomoaki Koshida, who's also the director for Spring 2019's Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san, so if you've been looking forward to watching a spiritual successor to Senko-san, please watch "Shachiku-san wa Youjo Yuurei ni Iyasaretai." instead.

So first off, RPG Fudousan is on the contrary, not the first anime to have done the whole real estate shenanigan. That award goes to last Spring's Dragon, Ie wo Kau. a.k.a Dragon Goes House-Hunting, which is a show that even exactly after a year since it was released, while the majority still shrugged it off like the typical love-hate game, I still remember loving this show immensely and haven't quite forgotten that feeling. That is, until RPG Fudousan appeared this season for those memories to come back, and frankly, I can't envision this show being as enjoyable as the former. But, make no mistake that the latter is still good in spots, it's just that the show itself is what you would expect of a 4-koma a.k.a 4-panel manga adaptation.

RPG Fudousan is just exactly as what the source lingers: a Manga Time Kirara SoL premise with no overarching plot and endearing characters to make up the charm of the series, and thankfully it does what it's intended to be done. The RPG (that stands for Rent, Plan, Guide) real estate small business firm that's run by its employees: the happy-go-lucky mage Kotone Kazairo, pragmatic priest Rufuria, the tomboyish warrior Rakira, and the adorable dragon demihuman Fa, selling houses to their patrons, one house at a time. And these houses can come in all sorts of settings and fashions that are always unique to the patrons that the 4 girls accompany throughout their business, it's a fun time of exploring both the outside world and its canonical themes that at times are nice to watch, that as highlighted, can feel shallow at times.

The brilliant shining moments are always in characterization, something that themes like CGDCT will always tend to leverage, and I think that RPG Fudousan did a nice job giving the 4 girls each of their unique quirks and features of their personalities. I can always think of Rufuria and Rakira being like the Yuri couple where the clique needs a man-like figure to stand out, and the warrior Rakira fits the bill of being a cutesy stronghold that can go blush at times, while Rufuria is the mother figure of the business. Kotone is the typical employee that does her job as she was told to do, and Fa is the dragon demihuman that's the gel bond of the group, understanding creature language and even going as far as to do literal translations of it, which I feel adds to the strong points of the show for small comedic punches.

When it comes to CGDCT, you can always trust that Doga Kobo will be tasked to produce it, and where it seems like a requirement to have at least one CGDCT show per season, it's a good chance that it will be done to the T, just as good as it looks. The Chibi/moe style is definitely a plus in portraying the light-hearted aspect of the show, and it is certainly enjoyable depending on the beholder of the person watching. Really though, no problems here at all. This also trickles down to the OST, which again, is what I have come to expect of a cheerful OP and ED, and of similar themes as the rest of the show as well.

RPG Fudousan is a comfy show, where at the behest of many shows featuring heavy action and fantasy, a guilt trip like this is much needed for a stress reliever of sorts. While I admit that this show isn't for me, if you're looking for a show that isn't much to swallow for entertainment, I'd think this show would do a great service to you. And even against yet another similar cusps of a feel-good show this season (Shachiku-san wa Youjo Yuurei ni Iyasaretai.), it just screams a good time, so ride those good times away for a comfortable watch.

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