New Game started as one of the many "look we have moe girls doing slighlty yuri stuff" manga,so I find awesome how is turnig into something more than that.
Exactly what I thought of it. While I adore these moe slice of life series, they're definitely becoming a dime a dozen kind of thing. So many similar character archtypes, yuri-bait, plotlines etc. Plus, they tend to tack on some random hobby, sport, job, club, activity the girls do that the author has some background in and just half-heartedly roll with it.
New Game doesn't actually provide as much insight into the game industry as say Shirobako did for the anime industry, but it does show some pretty relatable workplace drama and has some belivable characters.
Ko and Yun in particular feel realistic albeit extremely cute for the kind of people they are. Ko is the typical workhorse, "do everything in the group project by themself" extremely driven type of person who works 60+ hours a week. You know they are gonna be someone important someday(or already are)but can be a pain to work with because of their inhuman work schedule and perfectionist qualities. Yun is on the opposite spectrum and much more common. A person who does their job well enough to be considered valuable to a company, but not driven enough to get ahead with their own talent. That moment when she said that she doesn't care about the art competition because what's the point if someone like Ko is gonna win anyway is so believable that I'm pretty certain that something like that actually happened to the author or someone he knows.
The only unbelievable part in New Game(besides the cute girls) is no one in Eagle Jump is a shitty employee. Everybody seems like a joy to work with. Like HR wouldn't even be necessary. Everybody just has endearing flaws, nothing worth complaining or being fired over. They have crunch time like every company, but no one really seems mind. In that aspect, New Game could be better, but it's a feel good series at the end of the day.
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