Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia (Insomniacs After School)

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English: Insomniacs After School

Japanese: 君は放課後インソムニア

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: May 20, 2019 to ?

Genres: School, Slice of Life, Seinen

Authors: Ojiro, Makoto (Story & Art)

Serialization: Big Comic Spirits

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Score: 8.40¹ (scored by 2,075 users)

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Ranked: #171²

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Popularity: #1681

Members: 8,048

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MangaBig Comic SpiritsOjiro, Makoto (Story & Art)

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It all started with the death of one of the Astronomy Club's members. From this, the rumored ghost of the club came to life.

Grumpy insomniac Ganta Nakami stumbles across the moderately rebellious yet easygoing Isaki Magari in the Astronomy Club's abandoned observatory. Magari is jolted awake and tries to escape from the scene, only to have a broken door prevent that, forcing the two inside. The two forge an unlikely friendship, leading them to use the observatory as a safe space for them to interact.

Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia follows the insomniacs Nakami and Magari's time in the starlit observatory as they help each other cope with insomnia and the lasting effects it has on student life.

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Magari, Isaki

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Nakami, Ganta

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Shiromaru

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Anamizu

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Hakui

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President

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Nakami, Father

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Magari, Haya

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Kurashiki

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Nono

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Mar 30, 2021

55 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

Atlos (All reviews)

20 people found this review helpful

(TLDR at the bottom, thanks for reading.)

I'm going to start off this review with a bit of a personal anecdote of how I came to discover this manga. I was lying in bed at about midnight, trying to force myself asleep as I needed to wake up early the next day. I was tired but I just could not sleep so after about 20 minutes of trying to go to sleep I grabbed my phone (I know it was a stupid decision but I wasn't thinking straight). I decided to read some manga and after looking through the manga list of my friend's accounts and stumbled upon this so I decided to give it a go. Watching the characters wholesome interactions how they transform the school's observatory in an earnest attempt to try and fall asleep was incredibly soothing and is what allowed me to go to sleep.

Most slice of life manga (and anime) often make the same mistake, they don't give you a reason to care. Slice of life is heavily character-driven and so we need to have time to become familiar with the characters and watch them grow and change. But since insomniacs after school uses the insomnia of the main characters I cared because I wanted to see them sleep because I saw how hard they had worked for it. This allows you to become endeared to the characters without them having to have some interesting character dynamic or unique quirk to help flesh them out.

If I had to describe the two leads of this manga in one word it would be endearing, even despite their personal setbacks they try their hardest to the point you just want to see them act out the mundanities of everyday life because at this point you care. And because you care this manga shows why it is much better compared to other slice of life manga.

After the earlier chapter more iyashikei/slice of life approach the manga transitions into a more romantic slice of life series and proves that it is better than most romance manga too. This is achieved in a few ways. 1. There is no unnecessary drama to try and keep the series engaging allowing the manga to keep it's more laid back and calm tone. 2. It doesn't spread itself too thinly either as it just focuses on one relationship, due to this the show only has to focus on developing one set of characters and can therefore make the relationship between are two leads feel genuine. 3. There is a constant sense of progression, Ganta and Magiri's relationship is constantly moving forward. There is none of this "waiting multiple volumes for a character to confess their feelings". The manga is constantly moving forward and never just standing in place.

A quick note on the visuals as I feel like if I say anymore I'll just be repeating myself. The character designs are simplistic but still aesthetically pleasing (even though they are constantly changing outfits). But the real beauty of the artwork shines through in these very calming night time scenes which help sell the soothing feeling of this entire series.

TLDR: The slice of life is good and the romance is good. A perfect read for when you are half asleep.

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Apr 19, 2020

27 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

SubaChuva (All reviews)

16 people found this review helpful

“I want to sleep, but I can’t. All night long, I’m awake. This little observatory, it was our safe haven”. If you’re looking for wholesome content which isn’t rushed, this is the one. The pacing of this manga is absolutely great. The interaction between the characters is depicted in a realistic and relatable way, making this a really good slice of life manga. Just seeing the two characters open up to each other brought a fluffy feel to me. It made me realize how nice it must be to have someone who will side with you amidst your problems. The art truly brings out the read more

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Jul 2, 2020

25 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

ChillWeather11 (All reviews)

6 people found this review helpful

Story about two highschool students who share similarity as an insomniac. Its a solid story, also i personally like Makoto Ojiro art like what he did in Neko no Otera. The characters development has good pace, also the story is not rushed. Really enjoy reading this manga, i cannot give any criticism other than when i read Neko no Otera i kinda forgot what manga that i read because how similar they are. If u want to read some comfy manga, this is really a right choice to read in the middle of cold night while u get some insomnia. Kinda ironic isnt it ?

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Apr 19, 2020

27 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

not58sekkonds (All reviews)

5 people found this review helpful

The manga is a slice of life romance about two high school students who have insomnia. The story is just really comfy, and the bits of humor interspersed makes it all the more enjoyable. The art is very well done, with characters that have facial features that you can actually recognize. You can actually recognize characters from their facial features, not hair. Backgrounds are very aesthetically pleasing, and compliments the manga very well. The little things, like the minute details on the camera, is what really brings life to the story.

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