

TV series
That is the Bottleneck
2020, Japanese, on TV Tokyo.
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?
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 12
- Episode length
- 4 min
- Status
- Ended in 2020
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Where to watch That is the Bottleneck
That is the Bottleneck is streaming on Crunchyroll in India.
Availability in India as of 3 November 2026. Streaming data by JustWatch.
Latest episode
S1 E12: The Neck of an Onigiri
Aired 28 December 2020
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Shingo OgayaAdam (voice) · 12 ep
- Masaki SawaiNekomaru (voice) · 12 ep
- Ui HinagataTabata (voice) · 12 ep
- Taisei NishinoUeno (voice) · 12 ep
- Chihiro AsakiSorae (voice) · 12 ep
- Yuki KimisawaMutō (?) (Voice) · 12 ep
- Toshimasa NiiroTenchou (voice) · 12 ep
- Tsubasa KizuŌtsuka (voice) · 12 ep
- Taiga FukazawaAkiba (voice) · 12 ep
- Otake KoichiOda (voice) · 12 ep
- MoeMiTsukiko (voice) · 12 ep
- Eimi NaruseUmina (voice) · 12 ep
Details
- First aired
- 12 October 2020
- Last aired
- 28 December 2020
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- Original title
- それだけがネック
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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That is the Bottleneck: quick answers
Is That is the Bottleneck worth watching?
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How many seasons of That is the Bottleneck are there?
That is the Bottleneck has 1 season and 12 episodes, about 4 minutes each.
Is That is the Bottleneck finished?
Yes. That is the Bottleneck ended in 2020, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is That is the Bottleneck on?
That is the Bottleneck is streaming on Crunchyroll in India. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
That is the Bottleneck parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
No age rating is listed for That is the Bottleneck yet.
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