That is the Bottleneck

That is the Bottleneck

2020 · 1 season · 12 eps · ★ 7.2 · Animation , Mystery , Comedy

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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?

Directed by Noboru Iguchi

Network: TV Tokyo

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The Machine GirlThe Machine Girl · 2008
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Tales of Bliss & HeresyTales of Bliss & Heresy · 2023
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Uzuku Kage," in which a mysterious man who looks like a "shadow" appears behind the back of a woman mentally trapped by her power-harassing boss; "Kataude no Hana," about a high school boy who is attracted to and played around with by a woman with one arm; and "Bakuba," about a young man who feels guilty about eating and defecating due to childhood trauma and a woman who works at a coffee shop. A young man who feels guilty about eating and defecating due to childhood trauma and a woman who works at a coffee shop fall into the realm of love that should never be touched in "Bataille's Table. The stylish images intersecting the episodes depict a man and a woman, each with their own secrets, who transcend their relationship of submission and domination to reach a perverted love.
Keitai Deka Zenigata RaiKeitai Deka Zenigata Rai · 2006
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Karate-Robo ZaborgarKarate-Robo Zaborgar · 2011
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HelldriverHelldriver · 2010
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