Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori
Plot. Four young men run a tea house/café called Rokuhōdō together. They often help out customers with their worries. Characters. Other characters. Sui's older brother. Stoic and silent in nature, he is the Vice-President of East Side Grand Hotel, which belongs to his father. Though he shares fond childhood memories of Rokuhōdō, where he spent time with Sui and his grandfather, he currently resists coming to Rokuhoudou, saying that "he doesn't belong there". His relationship with Sui seems to be a bit strained, though Sui wants to make up with him. A chirpy , cunning character, Tsunozaki is a famous, top pâtissier, acknowledged for his skills, taste and originality. He works for the East Side Grand Hotel, though he also helps out in other pâtisseries at times. He is also Yakyō's friend. He was first introduced to the members of Rokuhōdō when he asks them to substitute another store in an event in a department store, without telling them his identity. But gives them trouble in the event, by calling in too many customers and the television, when they are not used to it. He later arrives at Rokuhōdō to know and understand  more about Sui. Though he appears cunning and unbearable at times, he is a loyal friend, who wants to help Yakyō reconcile with Sui, and also gives out tips on making his desserts better to Tsubaki. A proud, energetic old man and owner of the Amagamiya, a tea shop (selling tea leaves). He was a customer of the old Rokuhōdō and was encouraged by Sui's grandfather's tea to start business. In the present, he was having temper tantrums due to a customer cancelling their contract in favour of ready-made, bottled tea - this is the time Sui meets  him first. He makes a bet with Sui to determine whether he wants to sell Rokuhōdō his tea, and later enters a contract with them. He loves the food and tea at Rokuhōdō, though never admits it, instead coming over for 'inspections'. Wife of Takehiko Amagami. She has a calm demeanour as compared with her husband. Granddaughter of Takehiko Amagami. A school going child, her knowledge about tea has been tempered by her tea-loving grandfather, and she is a tea lover herself. Her knowledge regarding tea also seems to be high level, as she is able to tell the  individual tea leaves the from the tea mixture used at Rokuhōdō. She is also shy and timid child, but comes to Rokuhōdō to try to propose to them her grandfather's tea - though she never gets to it. She is also best friends with Gin Yonogura, who is her polar opposite in personality. She learns how to make matcha ice cream from Tsubaki to share with Gin. She also becomes a big fan of Rokuhōdō, often visiting the store with her grandfather. A man with a sweet tooth who works for the magazine G! Moto. He wanted to start a  new article in the magazine, listing fancy new cafes, but couldn't gather courage to actually visit said cafes, since they are usually the hangouts of women. He observes Tsubaki going to one such cafe fearlessly, and dubs him first a 'Hero'. He then visits Rokuhōdō, where after meeting Tsubaki, renames him 'Master' for showing him to actually relax in cafes. After this, he gains enough courage to start a new column named listing out cafes a single man can visit. He becomes a regular customer of Rokuhōdō. Media. Manga. "Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori" is written and illustrated by Yū Shimizu  and published in Japan by Shinchosha. It began serialization in the bimonthly seinen magazine "Go Go Bunch" on October 9, 2013. The chapters have been collected in twelve "tankōbon" volumes. Anime. An anime television series adaptation was announced in the 19th issue of Shinchosha's "Go Go Bunch" magazine. The series is directed by Tomomi Kamiya at Zexcs, with scripts written by Deko Akao and character designs by Kei Anjiki, and aired from April 10 to June 26, 2018. The opening theme is , performed by former SKE48 member Aki Deguchi.