English Title: Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
Japanese Title: 弱キャラ友崎くん — “Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun”
Author: Yuuki Yaku — 屋久ユウキ
Illustrator: Fly
Translator: Winifred Bird
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Run: May 2016 – ongoing
English Run: July 2019 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Gagaga Bunko (Shogakukan)
English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press)
Volumes in Japanese: 9 (In Progress)
Volumes in English: 5 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Paperback $12 — Kindle $8 — Nook $8

• English Website — Japanese Website
• MAL Entry — Forum — Anime-Planet
• Baka Updates — LNDB.info — Novel Updates

Synopsis: Tomozaki is one of the best gamers in Japan, and in his opinion, the game of real life is one of the worst. No clear-cut rules for success, horribly balanced, and nothing makes sense. But then he meets a gamer who’s just as good as him, and she offers to teach him a few exploits…

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Volume 1
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Paperback released July 30, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1975358259

Volume 2
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Paperback released November 26, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1975384586

Volume 3
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Releasing April 21, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1975384593

Volume 4
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Releasing August 18, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1975384609

Volume 5 
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Releasing December 1, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 9781975384616

Reviews of Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki

• Manga Bookshelf: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5
• Anime UK News: Vol 1
• The OASG: Vol 1
• Justus R. Stone: Vol 1

Illustrations Sampler

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Anime Adaptation

MAL Entry — Aired January 8, 2021 –

Manga Adaptation

MAL Entry — 2 volumes — Published December 2017 – October 2018 (Japan Only)

If you liked Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, you might also want to try…

• My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected — rom-com with a similarly cynical main character
• A Sister's All You Need — romance, comedy, similar character dynamics

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