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Office lady manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
OL Shinkaron (OL進化論, Ōeru Shinkaron, literally "Theory of OL Evolution") is a yonkoma manga series by Risu Akizuki about OLs, or office ladies. It follows the daily lives of Minako and Jun, the coworkers, friends, family, and neighbors. It also had a short, spin-off series titled Okusama Shinkaron that focused on housewives.
| OL Shinkaron | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| OL進化論 (Ōeru Shinkaron) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Yonkoma[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Risu Akizuki |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Morning |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1990 – present |
| Volumes | 42 |
| Manga | |
| Okusama Shinkaron | |
| Written by | Risu Akizuki |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Volumes | 1 |
Several different translations in English, including two bilingual Japanese/English series titled Survival in the Office and OL Revolution, have been published. The manga, along with Akizuki's other works, won the 2004 short story award at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes.
The manga is episodic and follows the daily lives of Minako and Jun, two office ladies working in post-bubble Japan. Each vignette contains a gag about happenings at the office where Minako and Jun work, socializing after work, vacations, or interactions with their friends, family, and neighbors.
As the series progresses, there are a number of secondary characters who make regular appearances in the manga, including Jun's boss and his wife, Ichirō, Satsuki, Keiko, Hiromi, Tanaka, an old man who runs a diner, Morishita, Jun's parents, and others.
OL Shinkaron began running as a yonkoma manga series[1] in 1989 in issue 50 of Weekly Morning, a seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha.
The manga was collected in the following tankōbon, published by Kodansha under their Wide KC (ワイドKC, Waido Kei Shī) imprint:
Two volumes under the title The OL Comes of Age were published as part of Kodansha's English Library series:
Kodansha also published bilingual editions through Kodansha International:
Survival in the Office:
OL Revolution:
OL Shinkaron had a number of spin-offs and related works:
This series, in conjunction with Akizuki's other works, received the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in the short story category in 2004.[2]
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