AOI's Recommended Manga & Anime

Hello everyone, my name is AOI. Nice to meet you! This time, I'd like to recommend "Okaeri Suiheisen" (おかえり水平線), currently serialized on Jump+. Some of you might already know it, but this work won 1st place in the "Next Manga Awards 2026." It's a unique coming-of-age drama set in a small, desolate port town (the Kansai dialect is fantastic!) with a public bathhouse as its central theme. All the characters have really strong personalities, but my favorite is the protagonist's grandfather. Seriously, this grandpa is incredibly cool. I bet this will get an anime or live-action adaptation someday, and I'm really looking forward to it. I hope you all read it too! See you again...