【Time Leap x Yuri】 A Heartwarming Story Unfolding in a Hot Spring Town. A Highly Acclaimed Work That Combines Workplace Manga with Yuri: Hanauta Memoir!

The protagonist, Sasaki Ume, is a high school senior struggling with her future plans after graduation. She returns to her rural hometown to help out at her great-grandmother's hot spring inn, “Hanatakiya,” during summer vacation. While spending busy days at the nostalgic inn, Ume reminisces about her childhood memories and reaffirms how special this place is to her. However, mysterious events await Ume at this special place.

One night, Ume slips and falls into the outdoor bath. The girl who pulls her out is a stranger named Fujino. To Ume's surprise, the season at Hanatakiya has changed from summer to winter, and there are unfamiliar charcoal heaters around. Ume realizes she's time-slipped. With Fujino's help, Ume has slipped back to the Taisho era, where she meets new friends and experiences life in a different time.

While moving between the present and the Taisho era, Ume works diligently at her great-grandmother's inn, using her initiative and adaptability to solve problems. Her bright and positive personality deepens her bonds with people from the past and brings a fresh breeze to the inn. However, once Ume returns to the present, she learns of the tragic death of Fujino, the geisha who helped her in the past, and resolves to go back in time again. Ume's struggle to change Fujino's fate, armed with knowledge of the future, is moving and strongly captivates readers' hearts.

“Hanauta Memoir” is a unique story set in a hot spring inn with elements of time travel. Ume's adventures between the present and the Taisho era depict the radiant memories of youth and bonds that transcend time. Particularly, Ume's cooking skills and initiative are remarkable, and the story progresses alongside her growth.

This work skillfully combines a variety of elements such as time travel, yuri, workplace dynamics, and mystery, making it a highly complete piece. The setting modeled after Higashiyama Onsen in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, is also appealing, making readers want to visit the actual place.

The scene where Ume decides to travel back to the past after returning to the present is particularly moving. As someone who knows the future, how she will face Fujino's fate raises high expectations for the next volume. “Hanauta Memoir,” with its captivating story development and charming characters, is a must-read.