@Archmage MCI'd like to know what anime/manga you've been watching/reading...most, that I know of, take place in Japan. Obviously with some cultural differences because not everything you see is as it is in real life. Which definitely isn't limited to anime. Turn on your television and flip through the dramas, every high school student in America is played by overly glamorized adults with a serious sex drive for god sake. Even the nerds look like the hit the gym 6 days a week. There are some anime outside of Japan (that are not in their own world), but even then most of those are actually in Europe with a handful that I can name in America. Point is: Whether it be anime or your favorite sitcom neither is meant to be a 100% accurate portrayal of real life
In regard to work schedules... What do you think we're playing? We will be high school students, going on wild adventures and surely saving the city (or world) from impending doom. Tell me where you're going to find the time to have a job