Set during the Meiji period, Chirori follows the eponymous character, a hard-working young woman who's an attendant at a coffee shop in Yokohama.
8 Volumes (Complete)





As of today, we're only 3 chapters in. So there is only first impressions for now.
From the very first panel this manga looks like an adoption of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou into another time. The resemblance is striking if not blatant. Of course, also Aria would come to mind sooner or later ... but that goes without saying for basically anything with a YKK vibe.
Not going to deep into the story, but let my just say, you'll instantly see YKK's (and a few similar works) influence. Chirori is your super thick double concentrated see-the-nice-things-in-everyday-life pot of coffee about a girl working in a cafe, which works for me.
The art, while in my opinion really trying hard, is somewhat different from YKK (as in: not as good as), not as crisp and clear and simple, but a bit more ... dunno how to put it, there is an awful lot of parallel lines for screen tones (you'll know when you see ... somewhat similar to YKK, but just too much), which is to say there seems to be an awful lot of ink in general, where YKK's less-is-more approach might've created nicer images with still lots and lots of detail, but not so much distraction. Also the scenes are nice and cute and whatnot, but just don't quite pack the punch where some YKK panels left you speechless for a minute or two. Don't get me wrong -- I'm totally fine with art that doesn't look like YKK's, but the heavy resemblance makes it hard to not compare ...
From this point onwards, this could grow to be gem ... or not. Let's just wait and see 😀