Umine the Island Inn
Japanese manga series
Umine the Island Inn (Japanese: あの島の海音荘, Hepburn: Ano Shima no Umine-sō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. It began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in January 2026, and has been compiled into three volumes as of September 2026.
Plot
Kazuma Shiozaki, a 19-year-old high school graduate, has just arrived in Asagiri Island to work at Umine Inn, an all-female boarding house and cafe run by his aunt Aya. Asagiri is said to be home to long-lost pirate treasure. While there, he gets to know the inn's residents, all of whom have their own eccentricities and interests. As Kazuma learns to adjust to island life, he finds out that life here is more interesting than he initially thought.
Characters
Kazuma Shiozaki (潮崎 一馬, Shiozaki Kazuma)
The protagonist, he moved to Asagiri Island in order to look for work, having been unemployed since graduating from high school. He is skilled in martial arts, having been trained by the Tsuruga school. He is implied to have trained under Ami Tsuruga, a character from Seo's previous series The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses.
Yuna Asagiri (朝霧 夕凪, Asagiri Yuna)
A high school student and a resident of Umine Inn.
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