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“Alice returns to her hometown after ten years, reuniting with childhood friend Harumi around a warm hearth.”
Alice-san Chi no Iroribata
アリスさんちの囲炉裏端
7.6
2,574 rank · 4,669 readers · 41 favorites
Seinen
Gourmet
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Alice returns to her hometown after ten years, reuniting with childhood friend Harumi around a warm hearth.
After ten years, Alice returns to her hometown from Tokyo to live alone in an traditional Japanese house with a sunken hearth. Harumi, her childhood friend, nervously meets her again after such a long time, but the warmth of the hearth with Alice is just as warm as it was in the past... (Source: Shueisha, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
7.1
/10
What 10 readers settled on.
90%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.51
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.51 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.4 pts
Recommenders 7.4 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.90
Running avg · Jan 2022 → Sep 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This series offers a warm, nostalgic, and cozy experience, featuring beautiful background art, emotionally resonant character designs, and delicious food. While the mature relationship is a...”
- 7 “This is a very cozy and relaxing romance manga that features excellent pacing, beautiful art, and mouth-watering depictions of food. There are no notable criticisms to mention, making this a highly...”
- 7 “This manga is a finely illustrated, feel-good story featuring endearing characters and interesting, informative cooking processes. However, the writing feels somewhat stilted and relies on...”
Verbosity
Short · 30%
Medium · 40%
Long · 30%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Alice-san Chi no Iroribata begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 31 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 08m approx
- Published Oct 2020 – Mar 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M59351 catalog