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Burned-Out Rika Can't Take Care of Herself

USD 1.99 / 199pt
When middle school teacher Rika's lack of self-care catches up to her, she quits her job to recover her health and ends up taking a part-time gig at the local Chinese restaurant: no overtime, no take-home work, and two delicious employee meals a day. The owner Momose and his lack of brain-to-mouth filter prove to be a handful, but his amazing cooking shoots Rika's quality of life straight through the roof! This exhausted overachiever is realizing that being a "proper adult" is harder than it seemed... and her journey of healing might just come with a side of romance!
Burned-Out Rika Can't Take Care of Herself

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5.0 (131)

  • Oct 13, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 6
    Heartwarming and wholesome!
    A lovely, nourishing read. The character interactions are super sweet, and grow so smoothly. Absolutely enjoyed it!!
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  • Sep 11, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 1
    Heartwarming
    Just what I needed while going through burnout. Easy to read, heartwarming, and filled with little sparks of wisdom. I also appreciated that it didn’t extend the manga needlessly.
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  • Sep 05, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 1
    One of the most beautiful stories I have ever read
    This review contains spoilers. I love this manga so, so much. I'm in awe of how the manga has fleshed out the main characters so beautifully with depth and complexity. I love Rika especially; she's nice and warm but not weak. She's so introspective and thoughtful and her inner dialogue about her career and other characters in the story is so interesting to read. I found her dynamic with her mom so relatable and so realistic. I also love how Rika is really funny and playful. One of my favorite female leads for sure. I'm honestly writing this super late at night after binging the manga, so my brain is not capable of writing a review but please support this manga, it's so wonderful.
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  • Jul 31, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 1
    I love this slice of life so much!
    Gave me a lot of perspective for someone who's also in their 30's reading this. Great life lessons. Graphic novels are made to read by all walks of life!! Growing up reading Shojo as a teen, but now as an adult it's not as relatable. I'm glad the author has this kind of story in mind that's relatable to people like me who still loves to read manga! Reminds me of another manga about an older lady who ventures off feeling like she was a burden at home from her kids who had their own family. She finds love but turns out the man was starting to have Alzheimer's and his daughter was pressed about him having a girlfriend at his age. Daughter forbid the lady to see him again and so much more adventures play out for the main character. I love reading slice of life stories like this and the one I just mentioned, very niche, yet interesting, exploring human feelings their perspectives, and how conflict plays out, and totally relatable!
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Reviews from Japan

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4.8 (77)

Japanese reviews were originally posted on Comic C’moA. Some reviews may contain spoilers for unreleased content or topics unrelated to MangaPlaza services.

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    Posted by Readers in Japan

    Jun 10, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English
    はまってしまいました。笑
    いつ購入していたのかすら分からない1〜4巻!本棚にあるから…と読んでみたら面白かった!結果、はまって買い足す結果に!笑
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Mangaplaza staff reviews

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Olivier

Like if a warm bowl of soup was a manga
A soothing, relatable story about a woman finally learning to give herself a break. As someone who's been in a similar spot as Rika once upon a time, this one hits pretty close to home, but it keeps things light and focuses more on the warmth and healing than anything. It's a great look at all the different shapes happiness, family, and success can take. Plus, the domestic moments with Momose and little Hinata are so cute!!!

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