Tag: Cafe

My new home is my grandmother’s house that also functions as a café. Due to my grandmother’s recent illness and hospitalization, however, she was forced to close the café until further notice. When I heard about my grandmother’s situation from Chisato Komada (a childhood friend who is like an older sister to me), I looked around the desolate café and…

Let us live on this land so arid. KARAKARA. It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race. The “Age of Dusk.” It is a time of senescence for the human species, during which hybrids known as…

Oriibu Village… that was the name of this town, as well as this world. This otherworldly town has a nostalgic, retro-like flavor. For ages, it has prospered, and continues to prosper without end. Every corner of the place is bustling with people, and warmth. It is both old-fashioned, yet refreshingly new. Neither magic nor spells exist here, but there is…

“Let us live on this land so arid.” KARAKARA. It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race. The “Age of Dusk.” It is a time of senescence for the human species, during which hybrids known as…

Eri is an ordinary looking freshman who attends Crobi Academy. With her parents working as researchers overseas, she is left all alone at her grandparents’ house after her grandfather’s death. Left by herself, Eri continues to obsess over her ball jointed dolls; a hobby she’s unable to tell anyone about, even her friends.

What’s NEKOPARA? Why, it’s a cat paradise! Minaduki Kashou, the son of a long line of Japanese confection makers moved out to open his own shop “La Soleil” as a patisserie. But upon moving out, hidden amongst his things were two of the catgirls (“neko”), Chocola and Vanilla, that the family had been raising. When he tried to send them…

Kei agrees to take a part-time job at his brother Iori’s cafe. Then he learns that it’s a maid cafe run by crossdressers, and his cute coworkers are actually boys. He doesn’t understand why men would want to wear women’s clothing, but he’s about to learn.

Takuya Sakuragi has recently moved to Tokyo to go to college. Conveniently, his brother Takashi and his new wife live in the area, so Takuya moves in with them while he goes to school. In lieu of paying rent, Takuya begins to work at the family cake shop part-time. One day, out of nowhere, a beautiful blond woman appears in…

Giniro is a beautifully crafted fantasy tale comprised of four chapters. It is a bittersweet story of the legendary Silver Thread which is fabled to grant any wish to its holder…

Wanting to forget his bitter breakup with dear Junka, Kazuma chose the farthest place he could to run to: Europe. There he learned about wine and how to serve it with style, and eventually became employed as an expert sommelier at fine restaurants. After several years of this lifestyle, he crossed paths with his former love. Junka had grown even…

My dad was getting old, so I suppose I should have expected him to eventually collapse like he did the other day. His beloved cafe wouldn’t stand his absence while he recovered in bed, though, so I knew my duty – I gave notice at the office job I’d worked since graduating college, and entered the whole new world of…

Natsuki Hayami is an ordinary college student who lives with his sister-in-law. Just when he was confused with his boring college life, he ran into Hinata, his teacher, he once had a crush back in high school. For the sake of the sweet feelings he once had with Hinata, Natsuki ended up taking the job offer at her little coffee…