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“Medieval fantasy izakaya Nobu serves Japanese cuisine, uniting diverse Aitherian patrons through unique food and drink.”
Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu
異世界居酒屋「のぶ」
7.67
2,126 rank · 8,955 readers · 67 favorites
Seinen
Adult Cast
Isekai
Iyashikei
Workplace
Fantasy
Gourmet
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Synopsis
Medieval fantasy izakaya Nobu serves Japanese cuisine, uniting diverse Aitherian patrons through unique food and drink.
Nobu is a modern Japanese izakaya, a type of bar, that exists in another world. Located in the medieval capital Aitheria, head chef Nobuyuki Yazawa and friendly waitress Shinobu Senke serve unique menus every day. Aitherian people from all social backgrounds are drawn in, settling down after a hard day of work to enjoy foreign Japanese-style food and drink. Bringing their everyday experiences with them, customers flock to Nobu, where delicious and unique food brings people together.
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.47
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σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Jun 2018 → Feb 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Isekai Izakaya “Nobu” is a manga series that is about characters having their minds blown by food. It doesn’t waste any time explaining what this izakaya is doing in a medieval fantasy world, nor...”
- 9 “If you love a good series that's all about eating delicious food, you're going to get hooked on Otherworldly Izayaka Nobu! Similar in concept to the donghua Cinderella Chef, Otherworldly Izayaka...”
- 8 “Another product of isekai genre, which focuses around food. This time, the setting is izakaya, a kind of bar that specialize in cheap snacks that go well with alcoholic beverages. A question, is...”
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A Manga Publication
- Published Jul 2015 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M34734 catalog