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Manga Up! Global Adds Yang Can't Live Alone, Your Castle's Little Helper Manga

Manga UP! describes Yang Can't Live Alone:

Hardworking, diligent, and serious college student Yuu can do anything with ease—which causes most guys to find her far too intimidating. Longing to become someone's “number one,” she wonders if she'll have to change who she is to find love. That's when she meets Yang, an attractive and friendly Chinese exchange student. But looks can be deceiving, as she discovers his life-altering secret! What began as a “professional” arrangement between a headstrong girl and puppy-like boy blossoms into a heart-pounding pure romance!

sooncha launched the manga on Square Enix's Manga UP! service on December 5. The company shipped the first compiled volume on May 7.

In a forgotten corner of a vast castle, a starving child teeters on the edge of and death...until she suddenly awakens with the memories of Chihiro Sagami, an office worker from modern Japan?! Determined to survive at all costs, she stumbles upon a kindhearted chef and proposes a deal: food in exchange for work. Though small in stature, her nimble hands and capable skills quickly earn her the fond nickname “Little Helper” among the castle staff. But behind her infectious eagerness and penchant for delicious food, her mysterious golden eyes hold a great secret that could determine the fate of the world!

Kazuhito Minagi launched the manga on Square Enix's Manga UP! service in July 2024. Square Enix shipped the second compiled volume on March 7, and will ship the third volume on September 5.

The manga is based on Kazuhito Minagi's original story will illustrations by PenekoR. Minagi launched the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let's Become Novelists) website in April 2021, and ended it in June 2021. Square Enix published the story in book form in four compiled volumes.

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