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Sweet Bean Paste
by Durian Sukegawa
emotional
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A beautiful and sweet story on life, friendship, and dorayaki.
Sentaro mans a local dorayaki shop under the cherry blossom trees. Tokue is an old lady looking for a small job to help her pass time.
When Tokue introduces her version of the dorayaki filling to Sentaro, he lets her help him create the dorayaki sweets, and slowly Sentaro's life changes.
When Tokue's past makes trouble for Sentaro's boss, everything gets turned around and Sentaro has to find what is important in his life.
Sentaro mans a local dorayaki shop under the cherry blossom trees. Tokue is an old lady looking for a small job to help her pass time.
When Tokue introduces her version of the dorayaki filling to Sentaro, he lets her help him create the dorayaki sweets, and slowly Sentaro's life changes.
When Tokue's past makes trouble for Sentaro's boss, everything gets turned around and Sentaro has to find what is important in his life.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Alcohol