JOBMALS

Animals at work.

Twelve animals. Twelve jobs. One town. Jobmals are drawn in Japan — and tired in a way you'll recognize anywhere.

Born in Japan. Working everywhere.

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Nurse Rabbit mid-jump, arms wide, ears straight up

12 animals. 12 jobs. One town.

Nobody here is the sidekick. Each one is the main character of their own shift. Two have clocked in so far.

Nurse Rabbit, smiling

Nurse Rabbit

Nurse
Chef Bear

Chef Bear

Chef

2 of 12 clocked in

No. 1 — Nurse Rabbit

She hasn't sat down since 7 AM.

First-year, med-surg, still charting. No punchlines about patients — just the part every nurse recognizes: the time, the room number, the thing that happens every single shift.

Nurse Rabbit, standing

16 stickers. One whole shift.

Clocking in for nights

Clocking in for nights

Call light, again

Call light, again

Still charting

Still charting

Haven't had a break

Haven't had a break

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Off the night shift

Off the night shift

Report is running long

Report is running long

Got the IV

Got the IV

Going to take vitals

Going to take vitals

Starting rounds

Starting rounds

Paging the doctor

Paging the doctor

Go get an order

Go get an order

Staying late

Staying late

Left on time

Left on time

PTO approved

PTO approved

Otsukaresama desu

Otsukaresama desu

Copy that

Copy that

LINE (Japan) — submitted, awaiting review

Chef Bear, standing
No. 2 — Chef Bear

Asked my boss for a day off. I said no.

He's the boss. He looks like trouble. He isn't. Sixteen stickers from one kitchen — prep, the rush, the taste test, the shutter coming down.

16 stickers. One kitchen.

Omatase — here you go

Omatase — here you go

Slammed

Slammed

One bite. Trust me.

One bite. Trust me.

Closed. Shutter's down.

Closed. Shutter's down.

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Morning

Morning

Prepping

Prepping

Come on in

Come on in

Spicy!

Spicy!

Sweet!

Sweet!

Bitter!

Bitter!

Haven't had a day off

Haven't had a day off

Maido — thanks, as always

Maido — thanks, as always

Not to brag, but

Not to brag, but

So?

So?

Day off

Day off

Happy to.

Happy to.

LINE (Japan) — coming soon

Want these in English?

Some lines stay Japanese on purpose. Otsukaresama desu is what you say to someone who worked hard — roughly, thank you for your tiredness. Omatase is what a cook says as the plate lands: thanks for waiting. Everything else can be English. Whether that happens depends on who asks.

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Nurse Rabbit sitting down, waiting

Jobs × animals.

One animal, one job

The rabbit is the nurse. The bear is the chef. Twelve animals, twelve jobs, no repeats.

Everyone's the main character

No hero, no sidekicks. Each one has their own shift, their own bad day, their own story. Start with anyone.

One town

Same station, same café, same train. Sometimes one of them walks through another's story. We won't always point it out.

Drawn in Japan, about work everywhere

The art comes from a Japanese sticker tradition. The feelings come from work, which is the same everywhere.