Jimoto Saiko!

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Jimoto Saiko!
Cover of the first volume
地元最高!
(Jimoto Saikō!)
GenreDark comedy, stoner comedy, slice of life
Manga
Written byUsagi
Published bySaizusha
Original runFebruary 28, 2021 – present
Volumes8
Original net animation
Directed byTokio Igarashi
Written byRyō Takada
StudioMAPPA
Licensed byNetflix

Jimoto Saiko! (Japanese: 地元最高!, Hepburn: Jimoto Saikō!) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Usagi. It began serialization on Usagi's X account in February 2021, with Saizusha compiling it into eight volumes as of August 2025. An original net anime (ONA) adaptation produced by MAPPA has been announced and is set to premiere worldwide on Netflix.

Premise

The series follows the daily lives of girls living in their hometown, with each girl facing their issues and having their own quirks, such as being smokers or taking drugs. Their hometown itself has a seedy reputation, with crime and drug use among other issues rampant. Chanel and her friend Chihiro learn to live with their environment, including becoming involved in the world of crime through working for the criminal group leader Kurea. Despite their hometown's issues, the girls love living there, seeing life there as the best.

Characters

Chanel (シャネル, Chaneru)
A twintailed girl who lives with her mother and sister. They live in a run-down apartment, with her mother having a boyfriend.
Chihiro (ちひろ)
Chanel's friend.
Kurea (紅麗亞)
The leader of the Kurea Group, which Chanel starts working with. She is a cat lover.
Shizuka (しづか)
The leader of the Shizuka Group, she is a yakuza member and Kurea's rival.

Development

Usagi originally began posting a web manga about cute girls living in an impoverished town on X (then known as Twitter) in February 2021. Shinya Kusaka, the series' editor, had previously collaborated with Usagi on crime books published by the company Saizusha.[1] After Kusaka saw Usagi post two chapters of the manga, he was impressed by her work and offered to become her editor. After she accepted, he started working on the series from the sixth chapter.[1]

Usagi had been inspired to create the series after noticing that slice of life series tended to focus on happy lives and cheerful girls, and wanted to create a series that instead focused on the more impoverished parts of society.[1] The series was inspired by her own upbringing in a stagnant rural town, with several chapters being based on real-life events.[1]

Media

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Usagi, who began serializing it on her X account on February 28, 2021.[1] Saizusha later began compiling the chapters into volumes, releasing the first volume on August 25, 2022.[2][3] Eight volumes have been released as of August 25, 2025.[4]

No. Release date ISBN
1August 25, 2022[2]978-4-8013-0609-7
2February 20, 2023[5]978-4-8013-0644-8
3June 23, 2023[6]978-4-8013-0671-4
4November 24, 2023[7]978-4-8013-0695-0
5April 11, 2024[8]978-4-8013-0714-8
6August 23, 2024[9]978-4-8013-0735-3
7January 24, 2025[10]978-4-8013-0760-5
8August 25, 2025[4]978-4-8013-0785-8

Anime

An original net anime (ONA) adaptation was announced during the "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" livestream event on June 19, 2026. It is produced by MAPPA and directed by Tokio Igarashi, and features scripts by Ryō Takada and character designs by Rio. The series is set to premiere worldwide on Netflix. The 2009 song "Milk" performed by Aiko was used in the series' teaser trailer.[11][12][13]

Other

The series collaborated with the retail chain Don Quijote in 2024, with merchandise being sold at the chain's stores.[14]

References

  1. "《泥棒市、本気のヤキ入れ、底抜けの貧困》アウトロー系女子の"超ハードモードな日常"とは「はんぺん、だいこん…おでんを"ある順番"で注文すると違法なアレが」". Bunshun Online (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. September 17, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  2. "地元最高！（１）" (in Japanese). Saizusha. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  3. "バイオレンス日常漫画『地元最高！』が最安109円　破格のKindleセール開催". Kai-You (in Japanese). February 3, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  4. "地元最高！（８）" (in Japanese). Saizusha. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  5. "地元最高！（２）" (in Japanese). Saizusha. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  6. "地元最高！（３）" (in Japanese). Saizusha. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  7. "地元最高！（４）" (in Japanese). Saizusha. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  8. "地元最高！（５）" (in Japanese). Saizusha. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  9. "地元最高！（６）" (in Japanese). Saizusha. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  10. "地元最高！（７）" (in Japanese). Saizusha. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  11. "SNSで話題のマンガ「地元最高！」MAPPA制作でアニメ化！ 原作ファン・aikoの「milk」にのせたティザーPV公開". Anime! Anime! (in Japanese). June 19, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  12. "問題作「地元最高」Netflixでアニメ化へ。「関係者全員ク●リやってんのか」の声". Modelpress (in Japanese). June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  13. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 19, 2026). "MAPPA Reveals Jimoto Saiko! Anime For Release on Netflix". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  14. ""いま最も「ドンキ」と相性がいい漫画"と話題　『地元最高！』×「ドン・キホーテ」コラボの内容は？". Real Sound (in Japanese). February 16, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2026.