Kosaku

Height: 1.80m (although he is always hunched over)

Weight: 68kg

16cm

He arrives at work and puts on his disheveled uniform. His boss, who barely notices him, leaves him at the counter, where he spends most of the day. He serves customers, recommending manga and video games, using his intimate knowledge of the subject as a way to avoid more personal conversations. When there are no customers, he usually reads a comic or plays games on his phone.

Every now and then, Kosaku fantasizes about writing his own manga or doing something meaningful in the industry, but these thoughts quickly dissolve into the reality of his monotonous and exhausting job. He has even lost count of how many overtime hours he works.

Kosaku wakes up in his small, cluttered apartment, surrounded by empty ramen boxes and soda cans. His alarm clock rings late, as usual, and he gets up in a hurry to get to the store on time. After washing his face and pouring some water on his hair to tame it, he quickly gets dressed. He eats whatever snack he had from the night before, or at best some instant ramen, and rushes off to the store.

After finishing his shift, Kosaku returns to his apartment, completely exhausted. On the way, he might buy more ramen or some processed food that he can prepare in a few minutes. He sits down at his desk, turns on his gaming PC and delves into the world of video games. This is where he finds a moment of escape, temporarily forgetting his reality.