Before We Forget Kindness

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #5

In the fifth installment of the beloved Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, the enigmatic café where time travel is possible—so long as you return before your coffee cools—opens its doors to four more hopeful visitors:

• A father unable to give his blessing for his daughter’s marriage

• A woman who never found the courage to offer Valentine’s chocolates to the one she cherishes

• A young boy longing to show his smile to his divorced parents

• A mother holding an unnamed child, burdened by a past she cannot forget

Each guest must obey the café’s unyielding rules, yet each arrives with a yearning that only a journey into yesterday might soothe.

Tender, contemplative, and filled with the quiet magic that defines Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s storytelling, Before We Forget Kindness follows these travelers as they revisit their most pivotal moments—seeking the closure, peace, and understanding they need to step into a brighter future.