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That is the Bottleneck
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That is the Bottleneck

2020-10-12 · 4 min / episode · ★ 7.2

Animation · Mystery · Comedy

Themed around the ambiguities of modern communication, the story of Soredake ga Neck is set in the Hot Hot Mart convenience store, where the mysterious young man known as Muto works in the company of Nekomaru, the slightly sinister store's cat. Is Muto the savior of the Hot Hot Mart? Or is this merely an ominous existence? What sort of stories await at the convenience store?

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TIA
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

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Shingo OgayaShingo OgayaAdam (voice)
Masaki SawaiMasaki SawaiNekomaru (voice)
Ui HinagataUi HinagataTabata (voice)
Taisei NishinoTaisei NishinoUeno (voice)
Chihiro AsakiChihiro AsakiSorae (voice)
Yuki KimisawaYuki KimisawaMutō (?) (Voice)
Toshimasa NiiroToshimasa NiiroTenchou (voice)
Tsubasa KizuTsubasa KizuŌtsuka (voice)
Taiga FukazawaTaiga FukazawaAkiba (voice)
Otake KoichiOtake KoichiOda (voice)
MoeMiTsukiko (voice)
Eimi NaruseEimi NaruseUmina (voice)

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