Japan, 1950. The scars of war have yet to heal, and people's lives remain full of hardship. To support herself, seventeen-year-old Maki Sawada takes a job as a bus conductor immediately after finishing school. Every day, she encounters a wide variety of people and tries to help them as best she can.

The year is 1962. The "Iron Curtain" is being lowered. An archipelago in the Far East. In Tokyo, a city divided into east and west and separated by a wall. A girl, Emilia, crosses a dangerous bridge as an escape contractor. (Source: Shougakukan, translated)

Deployed to the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the destroyer Kofu was always on the front lines. Directly below the bridge, there were men who didn't handle weapons nor participate in the fighting. Instead, their job was to cook meals for their fellow sailors, as the "Cooking Officers." This is the story of the men who supported the war effort with their ultimate gourmet adventure! (Source: Kodansha, translated) *Note: Includes 13 extra chapters.*

The series tells the story through the eyes of Ogino, from the beginning of his career as a young train conductor in Osaka in the late 1940s to his involvement in the national railway's struggles that eventually led to privatization and breakup.

In Japan during the Meiji era, various private railway networks were engaged in a fierce battle to control the development of the railways. Against this backdrop, engineer Yasujiro Shima, head of the Kansai Railway Department, and the prodigious but stubborn driver Tetsundo Amamiya both aspired to take the railways to new heights, convinced that the future of the country depended on it. (Source: Kotodama, translated)

*A proud manga adaptation of the enduring classic 'The Meaning of Work', read by generations for over three decades.* Spanning from 1955 to 1970, the story chronicles the trials of a man working at a car manufacturer. Through his failures and his desperate struggle as a corporate employee, he finds a redemption in life that is only accessible to those who keep working. Times change, but the nature of work does not. Discover the essence of labor in this timeless tale. (Source: Comic Days, translated)

Kinshicho, Tokyo, in the 1965s. There was a large cabaret "Yugen" with a cast of over 200 people. Tonight too, in this restaurant, Various thoughts of life come and go. The number of customers who visit, the number of people who work... Every night, a drama with a rich flavor is born. (Source: Nichibunsha, translated)