洋菓子職人を目指す安藤奈津は、就職活動中に和菓子職人の梅吉・竹蔵と出会う。彼らの働く「満月堂」は、江戸時代から続く老舗でありながら、跡継ぎを失い、若い職人を求めているというのだ。体と心にやさしい和菓子の味と、厳しくも温かい職人の世界に魅せられた奈津は…。
Natsu Ando, who aspires to be a Western-style confectioner, meets Umeyoshi and Takezo, Japanese confectioners, while job hunting. The “Mangetsudo” where they work is a long-established store that has been in business since the Edo period, but they have lost their successor and are looking for a young craftsman. Natsu is fascinated by the taste of Japanese sweets that are good for the body and mind, and the strict yet warm world of the craftsmen…