Reviews for Bathtub de Kurasu

Written by Shiki Taiga who also wrote Miri Lives in the Cat's Eyes. Unlike his previous two novels which are very depressing and brutal, this one is actually quite heartwarming. It’s the story of a shut-in girl who could not face work and society anymore and decided to live inside a bathtub. Luckily she has a geek older brother who transformed the bathtub into some kind of state of the art automated living environment, including air conditioning, internet and computer, hi-end audio equipment, etc.

The premise might sound a bit sad but she ended up getting addicted to gaming and eventually became a very popular ASMR vlogger, live streaming everything from inside the bathtub! It’s surprisingly a very motivational read, and it also showed how family support could heal a broken soul.

Shiki Taiga’s writing and prose is always the best. You might wonder if you are actually reading a bungei novel instead of a light novel.