Toumei Kei's works really are one of a kind. Her illustration style and character designs are easily recognisable, but perhaps what makes her works stand out among the sea is her slower-paced storytelling and attention to naturalism without pitching herself too close into the corner of 'slice-of-life' cliches. She captures the heartwarming feel and slight awkwardness of simple conversations and mundane situations, and her strong character writing believably renders characters and their day-to-day struggle on the page - female characters especially. And she does this all while focusing on and progressing a central mystery and drama!
What makes her work more appealing is her central
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Alternative TitlesJapanese: 百木田家の古書暮らし InformationType: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
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Status: Publishing
Published: Dec 1, 2021 to ?
Genre:
Slice of Life
Demographic:
Seinen
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Grand Jump Authors:
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Your Feelings Categories Apr 23, 2024
I have just discovered this nice family story set around a used books shop set in the Tokyo neighborhood of Jimbocho. It is a witty observation of the ups and downs of the trade added with the slices of life of the three Karakida sisters who have moved there from Yokohama after inheriting the store and its attached apartment from their grandfather. Tsugumi, the middle sister, has left her job to become the store manager. Her older sister Ichika, who works for an architecture magazine, provides the stable salary to support the loss-making book store. Their younger sister Minoru is finishing high-school and is a
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