RPG Real Estate
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| RPG不動産 (Āru Pī Jī Fudōsan) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Chiyo Kenmotsu |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| Magazine | Manga Time Kirara Carat |
| Original run | July 27, 2018 – October 27, 2023 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tomoaki Koshida |
| Written by | Yoshiko Nakamura |
| Music by | Makoto Miyazaki |
| Studio | Doga Kobo |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, TVA, KBS, Sun TV, BS NTV |
| Original run | April 6, 2022 – June 22, 2022 |
| Episodes | 12 |
RPG Real Estate (RPG不動産, Āru Pī Jī Fudōsan) is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Chiyo Kenmotsu. It was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat from July 2018 to October 2023. It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Doga Kobo aired from April to June 2022.
Plot
[edit]The story begins 15 years after the demon king was defeated. The world has become peaceful. Kotone, who graduated from school and became a magician, inquired the kingdom-affiliated RPG Real Estate in order to find a new home. In reality, RPG Real Estate was Kotone's place of employment, and together with Fa, a demi-human, the priest Rufuria, and the soldier Rakira, they help support the searches of new homes for the customers with various circumstances.
Characters
[edit]- Kotone Kazairo (風色 琴音, Kazairo Kotone)
- Voiced by: Honoka Inoue[1]
- The series protagonist, she is a girl with long pink twin-tailed hair. She takes up a job at the titular RPG Real Estate.
- Fa (ファー, Fā)
- Voiced by: Hina Kino[1]
- One of the workers are RPG Real Estate, she has light blue hair and a dragon tail. She is actually a dragon herself and can transform into one.
- Rufuria (ルフリア)
- Voiced by: Natsumi Kawaida[1]
- Rakira (ラキラ)
- Voiced by: Manaka Iwami[1]
- One of the workers are RPG Real Estate, she has long black twin-tailed hair. When she was young she was often mistaken for a boy due to her short hair, leading to her growing it out as she got older.
- Satona (サトナ)
- Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[2]
- Seira (セーラ, Sēra)
- Voiced by: Minami Takahashi[2]
- Mona (モナ)
- Voiced by: Honoka Kuroki[2]
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]Written and illustrated by Chiyo Kenmotsu, RPG Real Estate began serialization in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat on July 27, 2018. The series ended serialization on October 27, 2023.[3]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 25, 2019[4] | 978-4-8322-7090-9 |
| 2 | March 27, 2020[4] | 978-4-8322-7180-7 |
| 3 | April 27, 2021[4] | 978-4-8322-7270-5 |
| 4 | April 27, 2022[4] | 978-4-8322-7361-0 |
| 5 | February 27, 2023[4] | 978-4-8322-7420-4 |
| 6 | November 27, 2023[4] | 978-4-8322-9503-2 |
Anime
[edit]An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 26, 2021.[5] The series is animated by Doga Kobo and directed by Tomoaki Koshida, with screenplays by Yoshiko Nakamura, character designs by Motohiro Taniguchi, and music composed by Makoto Miyazaki.[6] It aired from April 6 to June 22, 2022, on AT-X and other networks.[1][7] The opening theme song is "Make Up Life!" by Honoka Inoue, Hina Kino, Natsumi Kawaida, and Manaka Iwami, while the ending theme song is "Awesome!" by Maneki Kecak.[8] Crunchyroll has licensed the series.[9]
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title [10][a] | Directed by [10] | Written by [10] | Storyboarded by [10] | Original release date [12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to RPG Real Estate! Room-Searching for the First Time!" Transliteration: "Āru Pī Jī Fudōsan e Yōkoso! Hajimete no Oheya Sagashi desu!" (Japanese: RPG不動産へようこそ! はじめてのお部屋探しです!) | Tomoaki Koshida | Yoshiko Nakamura | Tomoaki Koshida | April 6, 2022 |
| 2 | "Troublesome Property! First Business Trip to the Dark Lord's Castle" Transliteration: "Okomari Bukken! Maōjō ni Hatsu Shutchō desu!" (Japanese: お困り物件! 魔王城に初出張です!) | Matsuo Asami | Yoshiko Nakamura | Masayoshi Nishida | April 13, 2022 |
| 3 | "For Real! Dragon, Ghost, Overwhelming Magic!?" Transliteration: "Detan desu......! Doragon to Obake to Sugoi Maryoku!?" (Japanese: 出たんです……! ドラゴンとお化けとすごい魔力!?) | Yūji Nakata | Tomoaki Koshida | Kōji Hōri | April 20, 2022 |
| 4 | "Always Together! A Property Packed with Pets, Dreams, and Friendship!" Transliteration: "Zutto Issho! Petto to Yume to Yūjō no, Gyutto Tsumatta Oheya desu!" (Japanese: ずっと一緒! ぺットと夢と友情の、ぎゅっとつまったお部屋です!) | Sekijū Sekino | Yoshiko Nakamura | Sekijū Sekino | April 27, 2022 |
| 5 | "Summer! We Found a Great House for Wearing Swimsuits!" Transliteration: "Samā! Mizugi ga Niau Sugoi Yoi Ouchi, Mitsukemashita!" (Japanese: サマー! 水着が似合うすごい良いお家、見つけました!) | Hodaka Kuramoto | Tomoaki Koshida | Hiroaki Yoshikawa Masayoshi Nishida | May 4, 2022 |
| 6 | "A Melody for the Grim Reaper!? We're All Friends! Let's Get Along!" Transliteration: "Shinigami ni Sasageru Merodi!? Tomodachi Damon! Minna Nakayoku desu!" (Japanese: 死神に捧げるメロディ!? 友達だもん! みんな仲良くです!) | Matsuo Asami | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Kōji Hōri | May 11, 2022 |
| 7 | "Doors, Doors, Doors! Open the Door to Summer Vacation!" Transliteration: "Doa Doa Doa! Tobira o Aketara, Fā♡ Natsuyasumi e Gō desu!" (Japanese: ドアドアドア! 扉を開けたら、ふぁー♡ 夏休みへGOです!) | Takashi Takeuchi | Yoshiko Nakamura | Shōgo Arai | May 18, 2022 |
| 8 | "Wha!? Finding a Dream Home through Fortune Telling!?" Transliteration: "Hoe!? Uranai de Unmei no Heya, Mitsukarimasu ka!?" (Japanese: ほえ!? 占いで運命の部屋、見つかりますか!?) | Hideki Tonokatsu | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Kenji Setō | May 25, 2022 |
| 9 | "Nyan! One More Deal Until We Meet Our Goal! Let's Make Our Wishes Come True at the Millennium Star Festival!" Transliteration: "Nya~n! Mokuhyō Tassei made Ato Ikken! Sennen Hoshi Matsuri de Negai Kanae Tamae!" (Japanese: にゃ〜ん! 目標達成まであと一軒! 千年星祭りで願い叶えたまえ!) | Hodaka Kuramoto | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Kōji Hōri | June 1, 2022 |
| 10 | "Woes of Longevity! I Need a Sturdy House That I Can Live in for a Long Time!" Transliteration: "Chōju no Onayami! Tonikaku Jōbu de Nagaku Sumeru Ie, Kibō!" (Japanese: 長寿のお悩み! とにかく丈夫で長く住める家、希望!) | Tōru Hamazaki | Yoshiko Nakamura | Masayoshi Nishida | June 8, 2022 |
| 11 | "Fa, Let's Go Home Together" Transliteration: "Fā, Issho ni Kaerō" (Japanese: ファー、一緒に帰ろう) | Tatsuya Nokimori | Yoshiko Nakamura | Kōji Hōri[b] Masayoshi Nishida[c] | June 15, 2022 |
| 12 | "Thanks, Everyone! RPG Real Estate's New Journey Begins!" Transliteration: "Minna Arigatō! Āru Pī Jī Fudōsan, Aratanaru Tabidachi desu!" (Japanese: みんなありがとう! RPG不動産、新たなる旅立ちです!) | Tomoaki Koshida | Yoshiko Nakamura | Tomoaki Koshida | June 22, 2022 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[11]
- ^ Credited in the episode from the broadcast, but not on the website episode.
- ^ Credited in the episode from the website, but not on the broadcast episode.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Mateo, Alex (October 27, 2021). "RPG Real Estate Anime's 1st Video Unveils Main Cast, 2022 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 27, 2022). "RPG Real Estate Anime Unveils More Cast, 2nd Key Visual". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (October 1, 2023). "Chiyo Kenmotsu's RPG Real Estate Manga Ends in October". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "RPG不動産" (in Japanese). Houbunsha. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ Loo, Egan (February 26, 2021). "RPG Fudōsan 4-Panel Manga About Fantasy Real Estate Agent Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (July 27, 2021). "RPG Fudōsan Anime Unveils Visual, Staff". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (March 7, 2022). "RPG Real Estate Anime's 2nd Video Previews Opening Song, Announces More Staff & April 6 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (January 27, 2022). "RPG Real Estate Anime Reveals Theme Songs, April Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (April 5, 2022). "Crunchyroll Streams Birdie Wing, Deaimon, Heroines Run the Show, Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost, RPG Real Estate, More Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Sutōrī|Terebi Anime "Āru Pī Jī Fudōsan" Kōshiki Saito" STORY|TVアニメ「RPG不動産」公式サイト [Story|TV Anime "RPG Real Estate" Official Website]. rpg-rs.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "RPG Real Estate - Watch on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "On'ea|Terebi Anime "Āru Pī Jī Fudōsan" Kōshiki Saito" ON AIR|TVアニメ「RPG不動産」公式サイト [On Air|TV Anime "RPG Real Estate" Official Website]. rpg-rs.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- RPG Real Estate (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
RPG Real Estate
View on GrokipediaPremise and Setting
Plot Summary
Set fifteen years after the defeat of the demon king, which ushered in an era of peace, the story follows Kotone Kazairo, a newly graduated mage who relocates to the capital city of Dali in the Kingdom of Actus to begin her adult life. Seeking affordable housing upon arrival, she visits RPG Real Estate, a kingdom-affiliated agency specializing in matching fantastical clients—such as non-human races, adventurers, and magical beings—with suitable properties tailored to their unique needs. Impressed by the company's innovative approach to real estate in a fantasy world, Kotone applies for a position and is promptly hired, embarking on a career that blends her magical skills with practical housing solutions.[7][8][4] The narrative unfolds in a slice-of-life format, consisting primarily of self-contained episodes centered on individual client consultations and property viewings. Each story highlights humorous and creative challenges inherent to serving a diverse clientele, including helping a necromancer find a home accommodating undead companions or assisting a guild receptionist in securing space for mythical creatures like pegasi. Kotone, alongside her colleagues, employs ingenuity and occasional magic to overcome obstacles such as unconventional location requirements or budget constraints, emphasizing the agency's role in fostering comfortable living in a post-war society.[4][8] Throughout the series, Kotone gradually adapts to her role, participating in team efforts to showcase and customize properties for clients ranging from elves to monsters, often resulting in satisfying resolutions that underscore themes of community and adaptation. While there is no central antagonist or major conflict, the plot features subtle progression through the agency's expanding reputation and Kotone's growing confidence in applying her academy-honed magic to everyday real estate tasks, such as illuminating properties or enhancing accessibility for non-human inhabitants. This episodic structure maintains a lighthearted tone, focusing on the joys and quirks of real estate brokerage in a harmonious fantasy realm.[9][8]World and Themes
The world of RPG Real Estate is set in the Kingdom of Actus, a medieval fantasy realm that has enjoyed 15 years of peace following the defeat of the demon lord and the Demon Army. This post-war era has transformed the landscape, with former battlefields repurposed into amusement parks, railroads connecting distant regions, and airships traversing the skies, blending archaic architecture with emerging conveniences. Governed by a king, officials, and a high priest, Actus's capital serves as a bustling hub where magic is a trainable skill integral to daily life, including revival rituals performed by priests on those whose souls escape critically wounded bodies.[10][11] Society in Actus emphasizes coexistence among diverse races, including humans, beastkin, demi-humans (half-human hybrids often viewed with prejudice akin to xenophobia toward foreigners), elves, dragons, and undead beings. These groups navigate shared spaces despite linguistic barriers and cultural tensions, such as risks associated with interspecies unions, fostering a motif of harmony in a multicultural environment. The economy revolves around gold currency (with 1G equivalent to approximately 120 yen or $1 USD), supporting adventurers—swordsmen, magicians, and others—who contribute to the kingdom's stability. At the heart of this society is the RPG Real Estate agency, a centrally located firm that facilitates housing for townsfolk, refugees, and fantastical clients, handling enchanted properties like guild halls or spell-infused forests through in-person visits or magical communication devices.[11][12] The series integrates RPG elements by parodying traditional fantasy tropes within a domestic, non-combative context, such as adventurers seeking post-quest housing or mages employing spells for virtual property tours, subverting expectations of high-stakes adventures into everyday transactions. Character names adhere to concise, four-phonetic-symbol formats reminiscent of early RPG designs, while classes like mage and priest inform professional roles without dominating the narrative. This fusion highlights the agency's role as a neutral hub for societal integration.[11][12] Recurring themes underscore community building through inclusive real estate practices that bridge racial divides and promote stable neighborhoods. The narrative derives humor from mundane challenges—like affordable yet flawed dwellings or bureaucratic hurdles—amplified in a magical setting, offering lighthearted commentary on how fantasy professionals maintain work-life balance amid client demands. Subtly, it addresses housing accessibility in diverse societies, mirroring real-world issues of affordability and prejudice while celebrating practical support for coexistence.[11]Characters
Main Characters
The main characters of RPG Real Estate form the core team at the kingdom's RPG Real Estate agency, a group of young women with diverse fantasy-class backgrounds who collaborate to match clients—ranging from adventurers to mythical beings—with suitable properties in a post-demon king world. Their ensemble drives the series' slice-of-life humor and problem-solving, blending magical and practical skills to overcome real estate challenges like accommodating oversized pets or haunted homes.[4] Kotone Kazairo serves as the optimistic newcomer and protagonist, a pink-haired twin-tailed mage who creatively applies her spells to real estate tasks, such as cleaning properties or enhancing appeal for sales pitches, despite initially seeking only housing upon arriving in the capital. Her affable and steadfast personality helps her adapt quickly to agency life, where she handles customer consultations and contributes enthusiasm to team efforts. In the anime adaptation, she is voiced by Honoka Inoue.[8][4] Fa, a laid-back blue-haired dragon demi-human with a prominent tail, acts as the agency's receptionist, greeting clients and leveraging her ability to communicate with animals and demi-humans to facilitate deals involving non-human needs, like spacious yards for beasts. Her free-spirited and mischievous nature adds levity to the group, though her forest-found origins and memory loss hint at deeper backstory. She is voiced by Hina Kino in the anime.[8][4] Rufuria, the cheerful blonde priestess, provides supportive energy through her healing magic, which she uses to repair property damage or improve living conditions, such as mending structures or soothing client anxieties during viewings. Diligent and professional yet fond of cute things, she aspires to higher priesthood while sharing a home with her childhood friend Rakira, ensuring the team's moral and logistical backbone. In the anime, Natsumi Kawaida voices her.[8][4] Rakira, a disciplined black-haired soldier with twin-tails, embodies the warrior archetype as the team's muscle, managing security for showings and performing heavy lifting like transporting furniture or deterring threats to the agency. Despite her tough exterior and sword skills, she displays girly traits and excels at cooking, balancing the group's dynamics with reliability. Manaka Iwami provides her voice in the anime adaptation.[8][4] The quartet's complementary skills—Kotone's innovative magic, Fa's empathetic interspecies communication, Rufuria's restorative empathy, and Rakira's physical strength—enable the agency to succeed in diverse client dealings, turning potential obstacles into successful transactions and fostering strong interpersonal bonds amid everyday fantasy mishaps.[11]Supporting Characters
The supporting characters in RPG Real Estate encompass recurring secondary figures and episodic clients who drive the narrative through their unique interactions with the agency, emphasizing the fantasy world's diverse inhabitants and their housing dilemmas. Satona, the agency's owner and a powerful necromancer, manages operations and assists the team with challenging deals involving dark magic or eerie properties like abandoned mansions. Voiced by Yōko Hikasa, her expertise highlights the unconventional aspects of fantasy real estate.[4][13] Seira, an elf archer in need of nature-integrated housing that accommodates her long lifespan and affinity for forests, represents clients from non-human races whose requirements blend architectural innovation with environmental harmony. Voiced by Minami Takahashi, she introduces elements of elven lore through her quest for a durable, tree-embraced abode.[4] Mona, the receptionist of the adventurer's guild seeking spacious accommodations for guild operations, brings administrative and guild-related dynamics to the series as a client whose needs reflect the post-war economic shifts in the kingdom. Voiced by Honoka Kuroki, her arc underscores the agency's role in supporting communal fantasy institutions.[4] Additional recurring characters, such as the agency's owner and rival realtors, along with fantasy officials like guild masters, contribute comic relief and plot catalysts by complicating deals or enforcing kingdom regulations. These figures, through brief but vivid backstories, illustrate the broad spectrum of client motivations—from personal hauntings to professional expansions—while showcasing societal diversity in a peaceful fantasy realm.[4]Production
Manga Development
RPG Real Estate is a four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Chiyo Kenmotsu, a manga artist whose prior works include the ecchi comedy Aroma-chan wa Konya mo Hazukashii (2017–2019) and illustrations for the Pokémon spin-off Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners.[14][15] The series debuted in Houbunsha's monthly seinen magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat on July 27, 2018, initially appearing as a guest serialization before becoming a regular feature.[2][16] Kenmotsu maintained a consistent monthly release schedule throughout the series' run, with no reported major hiatuses, allowing for steady progression over its five-year duration.[2] Serialization concluded in the magazine's November 2023 issue on October 27, marking the end of the ongoing narrative after 62 chapters compiled into six tankōbon volumes.[2] The manga employs a classic yonkoma (four-panel) format to deliver punchy, humorous gags centered on real estate dealings in a fantasy world, where characters like mages and adventurers seek homes tailored to their magical needs.[2] This structure highlights concise setups and punchlines, often focusing on client interactions and property quirks inspired by RPG tropes blended with daily life elements.[17]Anime Adaptation
The anime adaptation of RPG Real Estate was produced by the studio Doga Kobo, known for its work on slice-of-life and fantasy series.[18] It was directed by Tomoaki Koshida, who handled the overall vision for transitioning the source material's humorous tone to animation.[18] Series composition was overseen by Yoshiko Nakamura, ensuring the episodic structure retained the manga's lighthearted focus on fantasy real estate dealings.[18] Key production staff included Motohiro Taniguchi for character designs, who adapted the original manga's yonkoma format into more dynamic, fluid animations suitable for television.[18] The music was composed by Makoto Miyazaki, incorporating upbeat tracks that complemented the fantasy setting and comedic elements, such as whimsical melodies for client interactions. The adaptation followed a 12-episode format, condensing the manga's standalone client stories into cohesive episodes while enhancing them with expanded dialogues and visual gags to fit TV pacing.[4] This approach aired from April 6 to June 22, 2022, allowing for a serialized flow that built on the source material's serialization in Manga Time Kirara Carat.[4] Casting decisions emphasized voice actors who could capture the characters' quirky personalities, such as Honoka Inoue's energetic and youthful tone for the mage protagonist Kotone Kazairo, highlighting her enthusiasm in real estate scenarios.[19] Other main roles included Hina Kino as the receptionist Fa, Manaka Iwami as the warrior Rakira, and Natsumi Kawaida as the priest Rufuria, selected to convey their distinct fantasy archetypes through expressive performances.[19]Media Release
Manga Publication
The manga RPG Real Estate was serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine from the September 2018 issue to the December 2023 issue.[2] It has been compiled into six tankōbon volumes under the Manga Time KR Comics imprint by Houbunsha, with releases aligning roughly biannually to collect chapters from the ongoing serialization. The first volume was published on April 25, 2019, and the final volume appeared on November 27, 2023. Each volume includes color illustrations and compiles serialized chapters, with some featuring additional artwork tied to the series' fantasy real estate theme.[20][21] The following table lists the release dates for each volume:| Volume | Release Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | April 25, 2019 |
| 2 | March 27, 2020 |
| 3 | April 27, 2021 |
| 4 | April 27, 2022 |
| 5 | February 27, 2023 |
| 6 | November 27, 2023 |
