Manga Up! Global Adds 'Unwinding with the Aloof Girl at the Standing Bar' to Its Catalog
Square Enix's digital manga platform Manga Up! Global has added Taichi Okubo's romantic comedy Unwinding with the Aloof Girl at the Standing Bar (known as Sorinokoshi in Japan) to its catalog. According to Anime News Network's report dated August 23, 2026, the series has met international readers on the platform's global version.
Having begun serialization in August 2025 on the Manga Up! app in Japan, Sorinokoshi is set in one of the traditional Japanese standing bars known as tachinomi. The story, in the romantic comedy genre, depicts the relationship between a character who stops by this place after work and a woman who draws attention with her cold and distant demeanor. Okubo's new series combines the "aloof girl" theme with a warm and intimate venue atmosphere.
Taichi Okubo is known for the action-comedy series Kimi wa 008, which was previously published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday and completed in 14 volumes. Okubo's new work also draws attention for his transition from action to romantic comedy. Manga Up! Global, on the other hand, launched in 2021 as the English-language global version of the Manga Up! app that Square Enix started in Japan in 2017. The platform delivers many series from Gangan magazines to international readers.
The addition of the series' global version means that readers outside Japan can follow the story officially and stay up to date. On Manga Up! Global, chapters are generally published in English, and the first chapters can be read for free. Whether Sorinokoshi is still ongoing in Japan and how often the global version will be updated are among the topics readers are curious about. For Okubo fans and romantic comedy lovers, this addition stands out as one of the freshest works in the platform's catalog. The upcoming chapters are expected to be published regularly on Manga Up! Global.
