Tsumiki Ogami’s Not-So-Ordinary Life, vol. 1 | Review

Tsumiki Ogami’s Not-So-Ordinary Life, vol. 1

Story and art by Miyu Morishita

VIZ, released 7/8/25

Age rating: Teen 

School is back in session and Halloween is almost upon us, so I think now would be the perfect time to introduce a new adorable werewolf in the manga scene. 

Yutaka is a new student constantly worried about what others think of him. However, at his new school, Yutaka learns that his fellow students are “mythfolk,” supernatural creatures who co-exist in the human world. Yutaka finds himself a new friend in Tsumiki, a popular female werewolf. Yutaka wants to be as confident as Tsumiki but learns how truly different humans and mythfolk are, especially when he meets Tsumiki’s family. 

Tsumiki Ogami’s Not-So-Ordinary Life is another take on learning how to embrace yourself as you are, as well as to accept the differences of those around us. 

A lesson we desperately need to re-learn in today’s climate. 

While Yutaka is very anxious about meeting new people, Tsumiki’s confidence is something she needed as Tsumiki knows she’s different and is in a world not used to mythfolk like her. So much so that others could judge Tsumiki just for being a werewolf and commit unfortunate microaggressions.

When Yutaka meets Tsumiki’s siblings, he learns that Tsumiki invited him over not only because they’re friends, but also because Tsumiki’s siblings have never left their den and learned that it’s safe to go into the human world. Yutaka does fumble while trying to connect with the younger siblings but he gets assurance that all he needs to do for acceptance is to just be himself.

With a diverse cast of characters, such as invisible students, vampires who rely on the seduction trope (which may cause readers to go “hey now”), and other mythfolk, it’s a great allegory on race relations as well as the treatment of marginalized communities.

Like I mentioned earlier, something we need to learn again. 

While the manga does tend to get a little slow at times, Tsumiki Ogami’s Not-So-Ordinary Life is a breath of fresh air during a turbulent time. If humans and mythfolk can get along, maybe there’s still a chance for us.

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