“Overworked 30-year-old Panko meets bike shop owner Ryouhei, whose kindness helps her finally stand up for herself.”
Takahashi from the Bike Shop
自転車屋さんの高橋くん
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Overworked 30-year-old Panko meets bike shop owner Ryouhei, whose kindness helps her finally stand up for herself.
From unwanted advances from her boss to work dumped onto her by coworkers, thirty-year-old Tomoko Hanno, or Panko for short, struggles to stand up for herself. But when her rusty bike breaks down, she meets Ryouhei Takahashi from the neighborhood bike repair shop. Although he can be a bit overbearing, Panko finds herself relying on his considerate nature and her world begins to shift... (Source: Yen Press)
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A Manga Publication
- Published Apr 2019 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M60149 catalog