Manga like Itadakimasu, Gochisousama

Tonari no Metaller-san

Also known as The Metalhead Next Door.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Impoverished graduate student Kento nearly freezes to death outside his new cheap (unheated) apartment during a blizzard. Luckily, he's saved by neighbor Soushi, a quiet and somewhat frightening young man who dresses in all black. Although he exudes an aura that screams "keep away," his eyes, hidden behind long rocker hair, plead for something else. Over the following year, the two share meals together, but as the time passes, the closeted Kento finds it increasingly difficult to ignore his growing feelings. Will he choose to maintain the peaceful, happy times he's grown to love or risk it all for the possibility of something more?



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Metal Music , Food , Nudity , Snowscape , Disability

Recipe no Ouji-sama

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Second-year culinary student Sakai has always dreamed of opening his own little restaurant and being able to touch people's hearts with his cooking like his grandfather did. Except he's at his limit, fainting in class from overwork and fatigue from commuting three hours every morning just to get to school but there's no way he can afford to live closer.... Until his classmate tells him about an almost too good to believe room share nearby. And so begins the story of four misfit roommates.

Tags: Boys' Love , Food , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Acting , Anal Sex , Handjob

Tsunaida Koi no Kanaekata

Also known as Fated Attraction.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Kaoru has a special gift. He can see "the red string of fate" and cut it, too. In fact, that's his line of business. Unfortunately, because of this, he himself has no red string. Knowing that destiny will never attach him to anyone, he detaches himself from any chance of true love. That's why when his client Hara professes his love for Kaoru, he has no choice but to push him away. Hara doesn't give up, though, and Kaoru finally gives in to his love. Wanting to trust Hara's love for him, Kaoru decides to be with him... yet he still can't help but worry about the red string of fate on Hara's pinky...



Tags: Boys' Love

Itsumo no Jikan, Itsumo no Basho de.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Uda Natsumi, the owner of a food truck, finds himself becoming interested in one of his regular customers: a quiet, handsome young man who drops by after work to try out Uda's sweets and often ends up falling asleep at the counter.

Tags: Food , Boys' Love , Work , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast

Kare no Iru Seikatsu

Also known as Living With Him.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Ryota Natsukawa is starting university and he suddenly finds out that his roommate is going to be his childhood friend, Kazuhito Tanaka. Despite Kazuhito's picture-perfect looks, he doesn't have a girlfriend. Ryota is curious about why this is and attempts to point out his faults from a girlfriend's point of view. However, as Ryota gets to know more about Kazuhito, their relationship changes. Will they just remain friends? Or will their relationship blossom into something more?

Also, be sure not to miss out on the bonus story, Living With Him: Heating Up, where you can find out what happens later on!



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , College , LGBTQ+ Themes , Unrequited Love , Primarily Male Cast , Cohabitation

Jouren-san wa Kyou mo Ore no Gohan ga Suki

Also known as The Regular Loves My Cooking.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Igarashi, who spends his days running the teishoku-ya (Japanese food combo restaurant) and tavern he inherited from his father, secretly has a crush on Sora, an apprentice carpenter and regular customer. One day, Sora asks Igarashi to come hang out with him on his day off...! Despite the joy of being asked out, a certain thing in Igarashi's past makes it hard for the day to go in a hoped for direction....? This is a heart-throbbing story of a down-on-his-luck nice guy and a younger puppy-like guy.



Tags: Food , Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Gap , Male Protagonist

Gaman nante Oyoshinasai

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

After meeting on the train home, a student agrees to cook weekly for a lonely salaryman, starving for both homecooked meals and affection.

Note: Includes an extra chapter.

Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Age Gap , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Bisexual

Konya mo Kimi ni Gochisou-sama

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Taisei, a college student who runs a gourmet club, found a side dish shop, Nanohana. The shopkeeper Hanaoka, is beautiful and gentle, and the side dishes are delicious! Every day Taisei goes to Nanohana, and he fell in love with Hanaoka's rice at first sight. He wants to eat more of Hanaoka's rice, and wants to get closer to him.



Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Work , Food

Himitsu no Hodaka-kun wa Amai Nioi ga Suru

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

A shy and simple Sweets loving boy, Hodaka-kun and his secret hobby, making sweets. One day while he was eating his home-made Madeleines during Hanami, he found his company's idol Yamana collapsed at his door. Not knowing what to do, he gave him some water and Madeleines. Yamana loved the Madelaines Hodaka made so much that he started bothering him at the office the very next day. Hodaka, who started to feel cornered decided to invited Yamana to his house and....!?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Boys' Love , Food

Bergamot & Sunny Day

Also known as Bergamot and Sunny Day.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Every time café worker Riku sees the café's owner, Josh, he's asked on a date.

"He's a talented manager, but how could I go out with such a shallow man?!" Or so Riku thought, but after a bad breakup, Josh comforted him with homemade sweets. After being fully pampered, Riku woke up at Josh's house to find a clean shirt, a BLT sandwich, and a kiss on his way out.

This therapeutic BL features the ideal man who will pamper and spoil his love!



Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Gap , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Food