posted on by Alex Mateo
Kodansha‘s K MANGA platform announced on Sunday that it has added the Strayboy Overkill manga from Needy Girl Overdose (known as Needy Streamer Overload in English on Steam) writer nyalra as a simpub.
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The manga centers on Hinako, a government worker who works for social services. She is a devoted fan of the streamer Hōjun Amama Pink-chan (Amapi for short), who has gone missing. When Hinako goes to a house for a social service call, she finds a boy who looks exactly like Amapi. Together with him, Hinako falls deeper into the abyss of the internet.
nyalra debuted the manga in Kodansha‘s Good! Afternoon magazine on April 7. Though the manga’s description does not explicitly state that the manga is connected to Needy Streamer Overload, the manga’s title implies the connection. nyalra is credited for the original concept, Needy Streamer Overload character designer Ohisashiburi is credited for original character designs, Sōzō Adamuno is credited for the story, and Ōuchi is drawing the art.
nyalra wrote WSS (Why So Serious) Playground and Xemono’s Needy Girl Overdose (Needy Streamer Overload in English on Steam) game. WSS playground and Xemono released the game simultaneously in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean on PC via Steam in January 2022, with the title Needy Streamer Overload in English, and Needy Girl Overdose in Japanese. The game has over 3 million downloads. The game is also available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
The game inspired a television anime. The anime premiered on April 4. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired, and it also streamed an English dub.
