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. Three have clocked in so far.

Nurse Rabbit, smiling

Nurse Rabbit

Nurse

Chef Bear

Chef

Hairstylist Cat

Stylist

3 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.

Night shift. Let's go.

Night shift. Let's go.

Call light. Again.

Call light. Again.

Still charting.

Still charting.

No break yet.

No break yet.

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Survived nights.

Survived nights.

Report's taking forever

Report's taking forever

IV in! First try!

IV in! First try!

Checking vitals!

Checking vitals!

On rounds!

On rounds!

Paging the doc…

Paging the doc…

Need orders!

Need orders!

Staying late. Again.

Staying late. Again.

Left on time?!

Left on time?!

PTO approved!!

PTO approved!!

Otsukaresama! (good work today)

Otsukaresama! (good work today)

Got it!

Got it!

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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.

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No. 3 — Hairstylist Cat

Sit down. I'll handle it.

Cool on the surface, soft underneath — the tail gives her away. Sixteen stickers, start to finish: the consult, the cut, the mirror at the end.

Hairstylist Cat, standing

16 stickers. One chair.

Whole new look

Whole new look

I'd take any help right now

I'd take any help right now

Let's go short

Let's go short

Luck this way

Luck this way

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Morning

Morning

What are we doing today?

What are we doing today?

You pick

You pick

Anywhere itchy?

Anywhere itchy?

Still too hot

Still too hot

Looking good

Looking good

Feels lighter

Feels lighter

Playing nice

Playing nice

Otsukaresama deshita (good work today)

Otsukaresama deshita (good work today)

Everyone and their cat

Everyone and their cat

Thanks

Thanks

Wasted on me

Wasted on me

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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. The cat is the stylist. 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.