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The Manga Works

Make history with manga! Turn your work into anime, drama, and even movies!

Released Jul 24, 2022 Developer Kairosoft Co.,Ltd Platforms Windows Choose Your Own Adventure Management Education 2D Platformer Colony Sim

View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

70.5%positive288 reviews

Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Ahh… The Manga Works. This…. This is quite the game… I think it’s a nice looking game, and had fun playing it casually. Although, I will say, it is a difficult game if you want to go beyond Novice. I initially brought the game in 2023 and… quickly became overwhelmed by the work…”

— a player, Steam review · 91 hrs played

Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

231all-time peak

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

6achievements

47.0%median completion

6.8%rarest: Let's walk the path of manga with Kairobot.

Almost everyone has

91.4%Let's start by drawing. — Proof of drawing a manga for the first time.

59.1%This manga is amazing ! — Proof of winning the manga award.

49.2%Admirable manga studio. — Proof of hiring an assistant.

Rarest badges of honor

6.8%Let's walk the path of manga with Kairobot. — Proof of serialized with Kairo Publisher.

18.7%Please look forward to sensei next work. — Proof as working as manga artist for many years.

47.0%Aim for your dream royalties. — Proof that 1 million copies of book were sold.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 14, 2022
RELEASE DATE: July 25th, 2022

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Jun 17, 2022
RELEASE DATE: July 4th, 2022

Jun 04, 2022
RELEASE DATE: June 13th, 2022

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

Genres	Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tags	Choose Your Own Adventure · Management · Education · 2D Platformer · Colony Sim · Life Sim · Economy · Female Protagonist · 2D · Strategy · Cute · Comic Book (Steam store community voting)
Features	Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
Languages	English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai
Controller	Full support
Achievements	6
Official site	https://kairosoft.net/game/appli/manga_ippon.html

Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel Atom® x7-Z8750 Memory: 1 GB RAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 250 MB available space