Manga like Futari de Okashi na Kyuujitsu wo

Kinou Nani Tabeta?

Also known as What Did You Eat Yesterday?.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Shiro Kakei, lawyer by day and gourmand by night, lives with his boyfriend, Kenji Yabuki, an out-going salon stylist. While the pair navigate the personal and professional minefields of modern gay life, Kenji serves as enthusiastic taste-tester for Shiro’s wide and varied made-from-scratch meals.



Note: Nominated for the first annual Manga Taishou Award (2008).

Tags: Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Food , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , Iyashikei

Mitsuya-sensei no Keikakuteki na Ezuke.

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

"This pounding in my chest is more than just admiration!?"

Tomoya Ishida is a newbie editor at fashion magazine Sophia Monthly. After his senior's sudden hospitalization, he's hastily assigned to collect a column manuscript from the famous culinary researcher Ayumu Mitsuya. He pays him a visit soon after, and to his surprise, finds an affable, older man who speaks in a Kyoto dialect. Being asked to wait, Tomoya is served a simple dish that entices his stomach, and soon he finds himself eagerly awaiting their next encounter!



Tags: Age Gap , Boys' Love , Food , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Primarily Male Cast , Photography

Old-Fashioned Cupcake

Also known as Old-Fashioned Cupcake.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

At 39 years old, Nozue lives a routine, if not melancholic, life of sleep and work. Togawa, his younger subordinate, finds it troubling and takes it upon himself to shake up Nozue’s routine. During a lunch outing, the two go to a pancake shop full of exuberant young ladies to "do what girls do," and it’s just the thing to breathe life into Nozue. The two men start an unlikely friendship—and perhaps something a little sweeter! Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Age Gap , Work , Urban , Food , Bisexual , Unrequited Love , Male Protagonist , Office

Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna

Also known as She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

Cooking is how Nomoto de-stresses, but one day, she makes way more than she can eat by herself. And so she invites her neighbor Kasuga, who also lives alone. What will come out of this dinner invitation?



Tags: Food , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Estranged Family , Asexual , Cohabitation , Body Image , Urban , Agender , Transgender

Sakasama no March

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

The soft and sweet story of two childhood friends with neighboring shops.

Tags: Boys' Love

Weekend Citron

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Souichi Kinoshita, a magazine journalist, came to a Western confectionary shop run by twin brothers to write an article. Although the interview with the pâtissier Reizei Jin had just begun, for some reason, Jin struggled to answer and the interview quickly dwindled to an awkward silence. That's when the other brother in the pair of twins, Ai, tells him about Jin's past…?



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

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

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 , Time Skip , Metal Music , Food , Disability , Nudity , Snowscape

Mitasu no wa Kuufuku Dake desu ka?

Also known as Do You Really Want Only a Meal?.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Masamune Hanzawa, a 27-year-old office worker with no time for love or cooking, reluctantly tries a housekeeping service at his section chief’s suggestion. Enter Natsuki, a charming college student and his boss’s son, who quickly captures Masamune’s heart. After their first meeting, Natsuki boldly confesses his feelings, leaving Masamune torn. Though undeniably attracted to Natsuki, Masamune hesitates due to their age difference and the potential complications of dating his superior’s son. As they navigate meals and growing emotions, Masamune must decide whether to embrace this unexpected chance at love—or let it slip away.

Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Josei , Boys' Love , Food , Age Gap , LGBTQ+ Themes , Work , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast

Aki wa Haru to Gohan wo Tabetai

Also known as Let's Eat Together, Aki and Haru.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Two boys who share a room and love to make and eat dinner together. Aki is in charge of cooking, and Haru is tasked with cleaning up, and despite their personality differences, they come together over their love of food.



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Food , Male Protagonist , Cohabitation , Unrequited Love , Iyashikei

Uo to Mizu

Also known as Fish and Water.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Having met at a mutual friend's wedding, Akira, a business sales administrator, and Koji, a freelance writer, quickly become close buddies. One day, during a visit with a farm client, Akira is offered a case of freshly picked cabbage. Since no one at his office wants it, and he is no cook, Akira decides to see if Koji (who loves to cook) might be interested. Lonely and in the midst of pandemic-related shutdowns, Akira uses this as an excuse to come hang out at Koji's house. Once they get past how to be COVID-cautious, they become quite relaxed with each other, creating an amusing but emotionally confusing scenario. Akira and Koi grapple with deciding if they are just friends or something more.



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Food , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Pandemic , Boys' Love , Nudity