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Bartender

Also known as Bartender.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The story of the Sasakura Ryu and Eden Hall, a small cocktail bar in the Chiba area of Tokyo, where troubled customers come for the "glass of the gods," which with Ryu's assistance helps them to resolve their often highly emotional problems.

Tags: Bar , Seinen , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Iyashikei , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Historical

Anri no Kutsu

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

In Tokyo's Asakusa district there is a shoemaker named Anri, who wears a prosthetic leg and runs her own shop. People with various troubles come to her, such as a high school boy who want to wear heels and a widow trying to let go of her cherished shoes.

Through the shoes she creates, Anri touches the lives of those who have walked their own paths. Her shoes become the power that helps them take a step forward into tomorrow.

This is the heartwarming tale of a shoemaker, where people are connected through a single pair of shoes.

Tags: Disability , Fashion , Seinen

Golondrina

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

The betrayal of her lover sends Chica into despair and as a result she attempts to end her own life. She is saved by a man called Antonio, who helps nurse her back to health. After the devastating experience, Chica chooses to lead the rest of her life as a matador. It is then Chica that decides and swears: "I will become a bullfighter. By becoming one, I will be able to die in front of my lover." But little does Chica know of the difficult road that lies ahead and the trouble she must face to follow the path of a matador...

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Foreign , Seinen , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist

Kanda Gokurachou Shokuninbanashi

Also known as Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories From Kanda's Gokura-chou.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

It's not about the money. It's about heart. Here in this masterpiece historical anthology, that heart will be laid bare to you: the spirit of craftsmanship, flowing from fingertip to final product, be it a barrel, indigo cloth, razor-sharp sword, soft tatami mat, or even complete plastered building... Notes: Originally released as a one-shot in Comic Ran, the series was picked up for full serialization by Torch web-magazine starting 2022-10-19. - Won the New Creator Prize at the 28th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards in 2024. Nominated for the 17th Manga Taisho award in 2024. Ranked first in Freestyle magazine's Kono Manga wo Yome 2024.

Tags: Historical , Work , Seinen , Episodic , Female Protagonist

Hadashi no Tenshi

Also known as Barefoot Angel.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

One winter day, Turner, a shoemaker in modern-day England, comes across Benny, a seemingly homeless young man barefoot and shivering on a park bench. Concerned about this stranger who claims to be a former angel, Turner decides to invite him into his home to avoid the bitter English winter. As the two get closer, Turner decides that he wants to make shoes for Benny, who's putting his all into learning about the human realm. Benny ends up living with Turner during the months-long shoemaking process, but will their arrangement come to an end when the shoes are complete?



Note: Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Angels , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Work , Cohabitation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Demons , Fashion , Time Skip , Age Gap , Religion

Kutsu no Muku Mama

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

"Good shoes will take you to good places." Those were the words Yusai Ayumi remembered when she took over her late mother's shoe-making workshop. As she makes each pair of shoes, it's as if she is casting a spell to help the wearer go a good place, by gently wrapping someone's first step every day. This is a story of a shoemaker who is still inexperienced, but still warm and caring.

Tags: Seinen , Fashion , Work , Female Protagonist

Kanmuri-san no Tokeikoubou

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Kanmuri Ayako owns a watch workshop where many different people visit her – each with their own unique past, anecdotes and thoughts. A heartwarming, gentle story.

Tags: Work , Female Protagonist , Educational , Iyashikei , Seinen , Slapstick