“Ex-salesman opens bakery with gay heartbreaker ex-crush and ex-boxer, facing past drama.”
Antique Bakery
西洋骨董洋菓子店 ~アンティーク~
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Synopsis
Ex-salesman opens bakery with gay heartbreaker ex-crush and ex-boxer, facing past drama.
Even though he is the top salesman at his company, Keiichirou Tachibana decides to quit his job to open a bakery. While looking over résumés for a head patissier, one name sticks out in particular: Yuusuke Ono, the young man who confessed his feelings to Keiichirou in high school—and whom Keiichirou harshly shot down. Now, Yuusuke is known both as a genius patissier for his skills in the kitchen, and for possessing a demonic charm that attracts even straight men into his bedroom. Despite their shared past, Keiichirou hires Yuusuke and starts working on making the bakery a success. Before long, the pair is joined by former boxer Eiji Kanda, who is searching for a new career after an injury forced him to retire early. Everything is looking up for the newly-opened bakery named Antique—but the ghosts of the employees' pasts threaten to upset their simple lives.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 18 sampled reviews
What 18 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.08 · split reception
4.9 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.0
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Running avg · Aug 2008 → Apr 2026
- 7 “The artwork is beautiful, and the characters make the series incredibly enjoyable and addictive. While there are no actual flaws to report, the experience is so evocative that it creates an...”
- 9 “I love the unique "mix and match" aesthetic, the music, and the well-written, easy-to-follow gay story that makes for a fun, chill watch. While the plot feels somewhat predictable and the...”
- 8 “This series is a short, sweet, and unexpectedly meaningful watch that features a likable cast, particularly the boxer Kanda, the owner Tachibana, and the bodyguard Chikage. While the production is...”
Watch Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Antique Bakery begins and ends here.
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- Format 12 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 24m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2008 – Sep 2008 Summer 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-3436 catalog
Produced by
- Dentsu Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
- Asmik Ace Producer
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
- Shinshokan Producer
Licensed by
- Nozomi Entertainment Licensor