Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss!

For a gacha game enthusiast like Hashimoto, work is essential to earn money for his unusual spending habits. However, his office job serving the cruel demon boss, Makoto Shirase, is a living hell. Whenever he has the time to rest, Hashimoto immerses himself in an online game and often complains to his friend "UMA" about his stringent manager. While the two become close virtually, they mutually decide to arrange an offline meeting. Hashimoto looks forward to finally seeing the person behind the screen, but UMA is someone he least expects... [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Online Game Nakama to Sashi Off shitara Shokuba no Oni Joushi ga Kita began as a web comic on the author's Twitter account under the title Online Game (オンラインゲーム), where 19 chapters were released from September 15, 2017 to November 8, 2019. The series was published in book format with extras by Ichijinsha on March 13, 2020. The series has been published digitally in English as Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss! by Kodansha USA since September 14, 2021, and in print as 2-in-1 omnibus volumes since May 28, 2024.