More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of illness and death.

On her day off from work, Takako goes to the Jimbocho neighborhood, filled with secondhand bookshops, to visit her uncle Satoru at his store, the Morisaki Bookshop. Years ago, Takako came to stay at the bookshop after she discovered her boyfriend cheating on her. She struggled to overcome the heartache, but with the guidance and support of her uncle and a newfound love of reading, she moved on. At the bookshop, she also reunites with her aunt Momoko. Momoko left Satoru years ago but returned after Takako left the shop. When she came back, she revealed that she had had cancer, and though she and Satoru now live happily together, Satoru and Takako worry that Momoko’s illness may return. Momoko makes Satoru and Takako tea, and Satoru excitedly shows Takako new books that he bought at an auction.

The Morisaki Bookshop is a secondhand bookstore that attracts a wide variety of customers. Many are regulars, and Takako has grown fond of them, worrying about them occasionally.