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An adorable story following a cast of women and their passion for video games and respecting and working together in the workplace
This manga has the usual little bit of fanservice (which is more than fine because for once the cast are all adults for once) and cute scenes between the cast, but it is more than what it looks like at first glance.

New Game touches on the difficulties and significance of compliance, sacrifices, independence, teamwork, competitiveness, strong will, inspiration, and encouragement in a creative workplace. I really like how it supports being competitive in a creative industry in a positive manner by encouraging each other ... instead of knocking one another down. To put it simply, it's a representation of what the creative industry should be like and the power that the good old, indomitable human spirit truly has towards your passions.

Overall, a lovely, relaxing read created by a passionate creator, that I can recommend to all who are interested. Obviously, it is an iyashikei, so don't expect anything unexpected, but if you think you'll enjoy it based on the cover, you most definitely will.

A phenomenal story about working towards your dreams, overcoming obstacles, achieving your dreams, then helping others do the same thing.

The character development in this is excellent; starting from such a small beginning, to ending; much larger, and greater of an impact. This is what people imagine working towards your dreams would be like.

The story itself is able to teach you lessons, while filling you with some funny, & wholesome moments... it's the ideal job experience that anyone would want. It's very unique in many regards, this manga will introduce things that wouldn't be expected from it's description.

Worth the read, would recommend it to anyone.

I'm going to be honest, I've dropped this before. I only finished it after needing a palate cleanser from the last, way more dramatic manga I read.

Story: 6/10
There's kind of a story? It more about Aoba's career progress really. There are some mini-arcs though. Not anything bad, but nothing particularly good either, just what's needed to have progression in Aoba's character. It's not really a problem of course, you aren't reading this for the riveting plot, are you?

The author always makes sure to keep things in motion to prevent it becoming to static. For example, new characters are introduced every so often and the ... circumstances surrounding the game development change as well. All this makes sure it keeps the manga fresh instead of staying in status quo hell.

Art: 6/10
Pretty good, 4koma but there's good characters design (you'd hope so in a manga like this) and everyone looks distinctive.

Characters: 7/10
Pretty endearing characters. There are many of them but they're introduced over a while so it's not confusing. They all have distinct personalities. Their interactions are the core of this and they're quite cute. The character dynamics are great and everyone gets a chance to shine or hang out in different combinations. They all have goals that they work towards so they never become boring and it make them feel more real.

Overall: 6/10
Personally I didn't find this manga very funny but I think the relaxing atmosphere of the characters just hanging out (and working) is great. I'm giving this a very conditional recommendation here. I said before that I dropped it, maybe if you can enjoy pure CGDCT with a dash of drama or read a little of this at a time just to relax then this might be for you.

Good
• All the characters actually have goals, something where being in a corporate setting helps this manga

Bad
• A fair bit of fan-service. It's frontloaded mostly so it peters out by the end but there's still some
• A lot of yuri-bait
• There's a sort of romance between two characters that never goes anywhere, the one relationship that is actually mentioned to be romantic (one-sidedly anyway)