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Mr. Admin

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Mr. Admin (がんばれ！ アドミンくん) (2005- ) is a weekly Japanese yonkoma webcomic published on a technology news portal site. It is notable for being the first Japanese comic aimed at IT professionals. Stories usually revolve around the IT staff at an unnamed company in a shabby building somewhere in the sprawl of Tokyo. Though most of the recurring characters have proper names, the persevering main character, a system administrator, is known only as "Mr. Admin." The original Japanese comic has run since November 2005, and the English version since 2008.

Main characters

Mr. Admin features a variety of characters:

  • Mr Admin: The main IT guy for an unnamed medium-size Tokyo-based company. Typical Tokyo IT worker. An earnest guy working insanely long hours. Not especially flexible in his approach.
  • Ms. Shiratori: Kind-hearted and clever accountant. Friends with Mr. Admin.
  • Dept. Manager Kuroiwa: Ill-natured middle manager over Mr. Admin, Shiratori, Shimoyama, Suzuki, and Akada.
  • The Company President: Kuroiwa's boss. Incompetent and gullible with an explosive temper.
  • Hiroshi Shimoyama: Mr. Admin's IT department co-worker. Not quite as knowledgeable, but hard-working.
  • Mr. Suzuki: Gadget geek. Good-natured. Joker.
  • Ms. Akada: In a permanent bad mood.

    • References

    Mr. Admin Wikipedia
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