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“Veteran bartender Ryuu Sasakura returns to Japan, crafting perfect drinks and healing hearts at bar Lapin.”
Bartender
バーテンダ
8.02
866 rank · 20,175 readers · 338 favorites
Seinen
Adult Cast
Workplace
Gourmet
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Synopsis
Veteran bartender Ryuu Sasakura returns to Japan, crafting perfect drinks and healing hearts at bar Lapin.
After spending eight years in Europe, bartender Ryuu Sasakura returns home to explore the local bar scene. As a seasoned veteran of the industry, Sasakura knows how to make the perfect drink to match a patron's mood and circumstance. Serving patrons at the bar Lapin, Sasakura utilizes his expertise and compassionate ear. Thanks to his excellent service, Sasakura's customers always have something special in store.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
7.7
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.48
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.48 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.29
Running avg · Sep 2010 → Feb 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Im a big fan of slice of life mangas. As well as a big fan of different styles of alcoholic beverages. And this manga seemed to appeal to me when I first read the description of the story. I found...”
- 9 “Story: 8/10 - the story gets kind of repetitive. Most of the story revolves around the history of a particular cocktail or liquor, what it means to be a bartender and the various troubles adults...”
- 9 “TLDR: read it, enjoy it, mull it over, and try not to become a drunk in the process (xD). As is the case with stories such as these, Bartender is about the characters. A brilliant young bartender...”
Verbosity
Short · 43%
Medium · 29%
Long · 29%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 167 × 21 ch × vol
- Total read 22h 16m approx
- Published Dec 2004 – Dec 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3165 catalog