“Interior designer Oumi clashes with surly tailor Shida, but one gentle smile sparks an irresistible love.”
Queen and the tailor
女王と仕立て屋
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Synopsis
Interior designer Oumi clashes with surly tailor Shida, but one gentle smile sparks an irresistible love.
Accepting his superior's recommendation, interior designer Oumi Jouno pays a visit to a fabled tailor shop in the back of an antique street. He is skeptical about the shop's stellar reputation; apparently, an urban legend is making the rounds that donning their suit will bring instant success to the wearer. The shop's interiors may be classy and to die for, but his initial impression of the surly, blunt owner, Tetsuya Shida does nothing to improve his opinion—especially when Shida refuses to prioritize Oumi's order and calmly tells him to wait an entire month! Oumi is quick to leave, vowing never to visit the shop again. However, one glimpse at the tailor's gentle smile while he works is enough to intrigue the stubborn interior designer and bring him back. Joou to Shitateya is the story of what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object—and falls irrevocably in love.
What people say
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.67
Running avg · Oct 2018 → Jun 2025
- 10 “In simpler, more heartfelt words, I fell in love with this manga. The character development is beautiful, and it has everything I love: stunning artwork (the art in this manga is just gorgeous), a...”
- 9 “It's really a stunning manga in all aspects; the characters are sooo interesting, and there is a lot of character development in it. And both main characters are unique, and they are truly a...”
- 10 “I have trouble conveying what it is exactly that I love so much about this manga, but it's one of my absolute favorite volumes and I find myself coming back to it again and again so I will try my...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Jan 2013 – Apr 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M39670 catalog