{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ba106f1f9bdf7c0d097c8a3a","clusterId":"c_0ae19e1821b361b496ad32c5","slug":"love-is-like-a-cocktail-creator-launches-new-romantic-comedy-manga","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Love Is Like a Cocktail Creator Launches New Romantic Comedy Manga","summary":"Crystal na Yōsuke, creator of Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara, will launch a new romantic comedy manga titled Tokoro de Machi Chūka wa Date ni Irimasu ka? in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X magazine on September 18. The story follows a love triangle involving a girl who loves binge-eating, a food company salaryman, and a food blogging live-streamer.","whyItMatters":"The announcement marks Yōsuke's return to Sunday GX with a new series after ending Bonnō☆Saiyūki, continuing his focus on food-themed romantic comedy.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCrystal na Yōsuke will start a new series in the next issue of Monthly Sunday Gene-X, due September 18. The manga, titled Tokoro de Machi Chūka wa Date ni Irimasu ka?, centers on a love triangle between a girl who loves binge-eating, a food company salaryman, and a food blogging live-streamer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYōsuke ended his previous Sunday GX series, Bonnō☆Saiyūki, with its 13th volume on January 19. He is best known for Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara, which ran on Shogakukan\u0026#39;s Yawaraka Spirits website from 2015 and ended in September 2019. That manga inspired a 13-episode anime short series that premiered in October 2017, streamed by Crunchyroll as Love is Like a Cocktail.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Crystal na Yōsuke's new series moves from the domestic warmth of Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara to a love triangle built on food media, a shift that trades quiet intimacy for public performance.","twitterPost":"Crystal na Yōsuke's new manga swaps the quiet couple dynamic for a love triangle centered on food blogging and live-streaming.","threadsPost":"Crystal na Yōsuke's new manga leaves behind the settled couple of Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara for a love triangle where food is filtered through cameras. The shift from private domesticity to public performance is the real change in his storytelling.","newsletterBlurb":"Crystal na Yōsuke, the creator behind Love is Like a Cocktail, will launch a new romantic comedy manga in Monthly Sunday Gene-X on September 18. The series revolves around a love triangle involving a binge-eating girl, a food company salaryman, and a food blogging live-streamer.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-19/love-is-like-a-cocktail-crystal-na-yosuke-launches-romantic-comedy-manga/.240702\",\"title\":\"Love Is Like a Cocktail's Crystal na Yōsuke Launches Romantic Comedy Manga\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4243,"outputTokens":653,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787201627,"createdAt":"2026-08-20T04:46:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T04:51:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T04:46:46.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0ae19e1821b361b496ad32c5","canonicalTitle":"News\nLove Is Like a Cocktail's Crystal na Yōsuke Launches Romantic Comedy Manga","representativeArticleId":"a_1ff7c668f93ebab17161dd59","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Tokoro de Machi Chūka wa Date ni Irimasu ka?\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Crystal na Yōsuke\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-20T03:35:07.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-20T03:35:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T04:51:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-19/love-is-like-a-cocktail-crystal-na-yosuke-launches-romantic-comedy-manga/.240702","title":"News\nLove Is Like a Cocktail's Crystal na Yōsuke Launches Romantic Comedy Manga"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Tokoro de Machi Chūka wa Date ni Irimasu ka?"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Crystal na Yōsuke"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}