The weather is cooling down here in Japan, which is as good an excuse as any to curl up with a cosy meal and warm your soul. Here’s a list of some of our favorite titles that feature stunning spreads of food! Maybe you can use them as inspiration for your own meals!
All My Neighbors are Convinced the Female Knight from My Rice Field Is My Wife
Jin Mita lives as a farmer in a small town in the countryside. One morning, he discovers a female knight collapsed in his rice paddy. Her name is Seraphim, and it appears that she has come from another world. She knows nothing about how this world works, and has nowhere to go. Unable to just ignore her plight, Jin suggests that she live with him, leading to his neighbors believing that she’s his wife! Farm work under the sun, and meals made with fresh ingredients…this is the start of a story about living a relaxing life with a female knight in the country side!
You can also check out our interview with the artist, Otoha Saori here!
The Maid’s Three-Star Cuisine in Another World I Used Real-Life Dishes to Become a Palace Sensation
Gluttonous girl Shirley has been reborn in another world, but there is one problem: the new world does not seem to have hamburgers, beef bowls, or ramen noodles she loves so much. While missing the previous life’s age of plenty, she rouses herself to action, declaring, “Well, if you don’t have one, you just got to make it yourself!” In order to recreate the modern-day dishes, Shirley busies herself with cooking every day and the rumor of her starts to spread. Then one day, a scout from the royal palace pays Shirley a visit and asks her to be a maid to make snacks for the prince?! B-grade gourmet food and sweets are her areas of expertise! A culinary maverick causes quite a stir in the royal palace?!
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!
Melphiera is an earl’s daughter who’s shunned by most of the nobility, thanks to rumors about her proclivity for monster-based cuisine. When she attends a party in hopes of finding someone to wed, she’s attacked by a vicious monster—only to be saved by Aristide of Galbraith, feared as the “Blood-Mad Duke.” He begins to take a liking to Melphiera…and before long, he’s even interested in the “hobby” she never dared to tell anyone else! Love, battle, and great cuisine await in this romantic fantasy!
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
From award-winning author Fumi Yoshinaga comes a casual romance between two middle-aged men and the many meals they share together. A hard-working middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo come to enjoy the finer moments of life through food. After long days at work, either in the law firm or the hair salon, Shiro and Kenji will always have down time together by the dinner table, where they can discuss their troubles, hash out their feelings and enjoy delicately prepared home cooked meals!
Sweetness and Lightning
A single dad and a little girl learn the magic of cooking to bring families together in this manga that inspired a hit anime. par par Having lost his wife, math teacher Kouhei Inuzuka is doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father. He’s pretty bad at cooking and doesn’t have a huge appetite to begin with, but chance brings his little family and one of his students, Kotori Iida, together for homemade adventures. With those three cooks in the kitchen, it’s no wonder this dinner table drama is so delicious.
Kitchen Princess
Najika is a great cook who likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart—and now she’s determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy, but attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika’s class think she doesn’t deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika’s cooking talent for what it is—magical. Is either boy Najika’s mysterious prince?
Drifting Dragons
The draking vessel Quin Zaza soars through the skies, hunting dragons that hide in the clouds. A single big catch means full coffers and all the meat they can eat, while failure means an empty wallet and an even emptier stomach. Join us as we log the crew’s grand adventures, chasing dreams of the sky, dragons, and gourmet cooking!
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