Me~teru no Kimochi
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, aka Love Laughs at Locksmiths, is a manga
by Hiroya Oku
, best known for his creation of the Gantz
series. It was serialized in Shueisha
's Weekly Young Jump
from 2006 to 2007.
The story concerns a common problem in Japan known as hikikomori
, a problem of social reclusiveness.
Koizumi Shintarou is a 30 year old who has been isolated in his room for 15 years. His father, who he blames for his condition, brings him food and manga to read, and tries to encourage him to come out, without success.
When his father gets married, to an extremely beautiful woman, and then soon dies afterward from cancer, the hermit is left to deal with a woman younger than he is, who he is very attracted to, living in his home, and taking care of him.
The title of the series "め〜てるの気持ち" literally means "the feeling of め〜てる" where め〜てる is a non-existing word in Japanese. め〜てる most likely is a reference to the character Maetel in another manga series Galaxy Express 999
who acts as a mother figure to the protagonist of the series. め〜てる could also refer to mater, which is Latin for mother.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Hiroya Oku
Hiroya Oku
is a manga artist who is the creator of Gantz, Zero One and HEN, all of which have been serialized in Young Jump. He is currently working on Phase 3 of Gantz, which began in October 2009...
, best known for his creation of the Gantz
Gantz
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. Gantz tells the story of Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato who die in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous "game" in which they and several other recently deceased people are forced to hunt down and kill aliens...
series. It was serialized in Shueisha
Shueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
's Weekly Young Jump
Weekly Young Jump
, launched in 1979, is a weekly Japanese magazine that publishes various seinen manga in each issue. It is published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines.- History :...
from 2006 to 2007.
The story concerns a common problem in Japan known as hikikomori
Hikikomori
is a Japanese term to refer to the phenomenon of reclusive people who have chosen to withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement because of various personal and social factors in their lives...
, a problem of social reclusiveness.
Koizumi Shintarou is a 30 year old who has been isolated in his room for 15 years. His father, who he blames for his condition, brings him food and manga to read, and tries to encourage him to come out, without success.
When his father gets married, to an extremely beautiful woman, and then soon dies afterward from cancer, the hermit is left to deal with a woman younger than he is, who he is very attracted to, living in his home, and taking care of him.
The title of the series "め〜てるの気持ち" literally means "the feeling of め〜てる" where め〜てる is a non-existing word in Japanese. め〜てる most likely is a reference to the character Maetel in another manga series Galaxy Express 999
Galaxy Express 999
is a manga written and drawn by Leiji Matsumoto, as well as various anime films and TV series based on it. It is set in a space-faring, high-tech future in which humans have learned how to transfer their minds into mechanical bodies, thus achieving practical immortality.The manga won the...
who acts as a mother figure to the protagonist of the series. め〜てる could also refer to mater, which is Latin for mother.