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Japanese: コトノバドライブ


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Type: Manga
Volumes: 4
Chapters: 35
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 25, 2014 to Jan 25, 2017
Genre: Slice of Life Slice of Life
Theme: Iyashikei Iyashikei
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Afternoon
Authors: Ashinano, Hitoshi (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.221 (scored by 11441,144 users)
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Ranked: #58002
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Popularity: #5054
Members: 3,975
Favorites: 29

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Suu-chan lives a laid back life, alternating her time between her part-time job and aimlessly riding on her bike. Occasionally she encounters mysterious scenery that engulfs her.

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Tenchou
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2 Recommended
2 Mixed Feelings
0 Not Recommended
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Oct 12, 2023
jeeps
Recommended
"Relaxing your speed can open up mysterious gaps, even in familiar places"

tldr: really easy/relaxed manga to read; no complex storyline, just everyday slice of life. its short, sadly. you need to slow down and take in every page/drawing to enjoy this manga.

As I await Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Omnibus 4 physical book next year (2024), with a new e-reader for night reading (Kobo Libra 2), I decided to choose this manga, since its the same author. I really wanted more from the author. I loved this person's take on seeing beauty in everyday life.

Suu-chan, the main character, does everyday life in the story, from vistiting ...
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Sep 29, 2017
Akunmehchai
Recommended
Preliminary (29/35 eps)
Kotonoba Drive is the latest series from Hitoshi Ashinano, writer of the highly acclaimed Slice of life manga Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou. Despite that, it surprisingly doesn’t have any reviews yet. Time to put that right!

In Kotonoba, we follow the laid-back everyday life of Suu, a young woman with a part time job at a spaghetti restaurant and an ability to see mysterious sights such as landscapes of the past and humanoid forms of birds and insects, but only 5 minutes at a time. Each chapter tends to focus on one of her supernatural encounters, ranging from heart-warming to melancholic to mildly creepy, but always mysterious ...
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May 5, 2018
BlueKite
Mixed Feelings
I’ve long admired Ashinano Hitoshi for his slice-of-life masterpiece Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and his landscape eye candy Kabu no Isaki. His minimalistic art style won me over with his expressive strokes which gives a lighthearted aesthetic whenever I read his works. The relaxed pacing, the simple yet insightful characters, the calm world-building, this is evident in all his manga. While this includes Kotonoba Drive, it pales in comparison to his previous works.

I can’t help but feel disappointed that this manga was short-lived. Maybe if it was extended to another 50 chapters or so, it could have fleshed out things better. The characterization is fairly weak, ...
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