Mariko Hananakanishi outsources her chores to a robot double in Copy BOT

Kodansha releases the first Japanese collection of Kayu Machida’s workplace science-fiction manga on November 13.

Kodansha releases the first Japanese collection of Kayu Machida’s workplace science-fiction manga on November 13. Mariko turns 40 and lands an unexpected promotion. Her workload mounts, the housework piles up and she finds herself running out of energy for both. A robot arrives that looks exactly like her, giving her a

chance to delegate work and chores to a second version of herself. Machida builds the story around what that arrangement does to Mariko’s life. Kodansha says the collection includes material published on Comic Days from June through October 2026. Official source. Image credit: Kayu Machida / Kodansha, official

first-volume cover. Official image. Additional official source.

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