One Day Outing Foreman - Vol. 4 Ch. 25 - Meandering

[MangaDex]

 

[chinchiro_addict]

A theory I've had is that the mangaka sees a lot of himself in Ootsuki. In this chapter, Ootsuki finds himself to be very burnt out and I feel like the same goes for the mangaka judging from the filler chapter

Cafes and coffee-shops in the countryside, especially those where they don't get a lot of customers, seem to be breaking even in terms of finances. They'll spend the entire day there watching TV and their kids will be there doing their homework and stopping to serve the customers as waitstaff. Sometimes the owner and their families live above the shop so the shop rent and housing costs are combined, and other times they could have bought it in the 80s/90s when prices were cheap so they're sitting on this low upkeep piece of property. Some shops are modernized with terminals, smart lighting and aircon, while others will keep the old aesthetic of being a "Showa spot" with old furniture, cutlery and atmosphere.

Chapter title: "Meandering". 流浪: vagrancy, wandering, nomadism. I think we'll go with meandering because Ootsuki wanders around with no real destination, and spends a lot of time taking in the sights and sounds of the small town in order to clear his head.

 

[keatsta]

Definitely agree that Ootsuki is a proxy for the mangaka in many cases. Hopefully not in the case of cheating and scamming poor desperate people too, lol. Another comfy chapter. I like the highlighting of not just the comfy low-key cafe, but the comfiness of a "just OK" chain restaurant. Sometimes that's what you need, some good hearty mid.

 

[chinchiro_addict]

Definitely agree that Ootsuki is a proxy for the mangaka in many cases. Hopefully not in the case of cheating and scamming poor desperate people too, lol. Another comfy chapter. I like the highlighting of not just the comfy low-key cafe, but the comfiness of a "just OK" chain restaurant. Sometimes that's what you need, some good hearty mid.

Yeah, I agree on all fronts. It's like chapter 18: can't enjoy the good times if every time is a good time. I hope this also answers your question in the main comment section as to why this has such a long serialisation compared to Tonegawa and Ichijou. This manga is pretty much...him.

 

[spectralSpices]

may be an odd chapter to realize this, but what does Teiai do with its female debtors...? There's the...OBVIOUS answer, but....
hm.

 

[chinchiro_addict]

may be an odd chapter to realize this, but what does Teiai do with its female debtors...? There's the...OBVIOUS answer, but....
hm.

They make an OF (OnlyForemans) page and pay it all off within a week

 

[spectralSpices]

They make an OF (OnlyForemans) page and pay it all off within a week

I'm sorry but I am enamored by the concept of female fans of this guy being enough that you could afford a plush figure of that size as like, a business decision.

 

[chinchiro_addict]

I'm sorry but I am enamored by the concept of female fans of this guy being enough that you could afford a plush figure of that size as like, a business decision.

Oh you'd be surprised. I hear that body type is in vogue right now!