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That Is the Bottleneck (2020)

That Is the Bottleneck poster
Original title
それだけがネック
Genre
slice of life anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rated
10
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series is set in a small family-run convenience store in a suburb that makes its own side dishes. Among the staff is a silent part-timer named Muto who never speaks and constantly makes something, with no one ever seeing his face. The story follows the other employees who all have their own secrets as they interact with this mysterious figure.

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What happens

『それだけがネック』は、TIAによる日本のテレビアニメ作品。2020年10月13日から2021年1月5日までテレビ東京ほかにて放送された。 舞台はとある郊外の手作り惣菜を売りにしている個人経営ローカルコンビニ「ホットホットマート」。 一見どこにでもありそうでどこにでもいそうな店とバイトを含む従業員。だが、その中に全くしゃべらず、何かを黙々と作り続け、誰も顔を見て話をしたことがないバイトが一人。 武藤という名のその謎多きバイトを軸に「ワケアリ」な登場人物と共に物語は紡がれる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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