Manga like Do You Really Want Only a Meal?

What is Do You Really Want Only a Meal? about?

Status: Finished

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 , Work , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes

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Futari de Okashi na Kyuujitsu wo

Also known as Confessions of a Shy Baker.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Toshimitsu Yamamura owns a real estate company and loves baking delicious, healthy snacks in his spare time. When his coworker comes to him one day with the idea of advertising their real estate agency as LGBT-friendly, Toshi realizes this little change could really help people who often face discrimination in his industry. He's terrified, though, because he worries this move will out him as gay. Joined by his boyfriend Gonta who inspired him to bake in the first place, Toshi navigates a changing world that's slowly becoming more accepting, faces his fears and discomfort, and bakes some incredibly lovely treats along the way.

Tags: Food , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Josei , Cohabitation , Primarily Adult Cast , Boys' Love , Work , Educational , Bisexual , Yuri

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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 , Office , Male Protagonist

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Pixiv Comic

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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

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