It's Tough Being Neeko

Niito Nemuko, nicknamed Neeko, is 23 years old and still unable to find a job. This is her everyday life as she struggles with the fact that she's basically just a NEET. ___ **Additional Links:** - [VTuber Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLsVuE0A_hUQyeCDNQelxA)

50 chapters

Chapter 39.5 — Volume 6 extras
Chapter 39 — It's Tough Being Neeko
Chapter 38 — The NEET Starts Job Hunting
Chapter 37 — The NEET Has a Serious Talk With Her Mother
Chapter 36 — The NEET Drinks with Her Father
Chapter 35 — The NEET Has Fun with Imoko
Chapter 34 — The NEET Starts a Part-Time Job
Chapter 33
Chapter 32.5 — Volume 5 extras
Chapter 32
Chapter 31 — Neeko Fails to Find a Job
Chapter 30 — The NEET Goes Out For a Drink With Friends
Chapter 29 — The NEET's Dad Bought a Smartphone
Chapter 28 — The NEET Goes to a School Festival
Chapter 27 — Imoko Gets Drunk Off Sweet Sake
Chapter 26.6 — Volume 4 extras
Chapter 26.5 — Ikinokore! Shachiku-chan Collab Manga
Chapter 26 — The NEET Goes to Comiket With Her Friend
Chapter 25 — The NEET Gets Taken to Her Relatives'
Chapter 24 — The NEET Goes to the Summer Festival
Chapter 23 — The NEET at the Pool
Chapter 22 — The NEET Helps a Friend Work on Her Manuscript
Chapter 21 — The NEET Works Part-Time
Chapter 20.6 — Volume 3 extras
Chapter 20.5
Chapter 20 — The NEET Excitedly Going to Buy a Switch
Chapter 19 — Neeko's Mom's Meeting With Her Daughter's Friend
Chapter 18
Chapter 17
Chapter 16
Chapter 15
Chapter 14.7 — Volume 2 extras
Chapter 14.6 — Vol 2 Afterword
Chapter 14.5 — The Neet when she makes a useless effort
Chapter 14 — The Neet when she tries to make lunch for her father
Chapter 13 — The Neet when she stays over at the house of a friend from college
Chapter 12 — The Neet when she hangs out with a friend from college
Chapter 11 — The Neet when her sister brought a friend home
Chapter 10 — The Neet when she plays an MMORPG
Chapter 9 — The Neet when she aims to become a Youtuber
Chapter 8 — The Neet when she can't refuse a job from the neighborhood
Chapter 7.6 — Volume 1 extras
Chapter 7.5 — Vol 1 Afterword
Chapter 7 — The Neet when she wants to have a job
Chapter 6 — The Neet when she is reminiscing about the past
Chapter 5 — The Neet when being spoiled by her father
Chapter 4 — The Neet when her mother is worried about her
Chapter 3 — The Neet when feeling threatened by her own little sister
Chapter 2 — The Neet when being contacted by an old friend
Chapter 1 — The Neet when realizing she is the only person not moving forward

It's Tough Being Neeko

It's Tough Being Neeko is a completed manga by aldehyde, first published in 2017. It blends comedy, drama and slice of life. You can read all 50 available chapters of It's Tough Being Neeko online for free on MangaPulse; the newest is Chapter 39.5, added 2026-07-18. The series is finished, so you can read it from start to end in one go.

aldehyde · 2017 · Completed

Comedy · Drama · Slice of Life