Manga like Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san

Misoshiru de Kanpai!

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

Zenichirou is a middle school boy in a single-parent family. His breakfast usually consists of onigiri and instant soup from the convenience store. Yae, his childhood friend, couldn't stand to see him eat such a poor breakfast, so she decides to make him fresh miso soup every morning…

This story conveys a simple message: eating with another person makes miso soup taste more delicious and hearty!



Included one-shot: Seishun Re:verse(青春Re:verse)

Tags: Food , Iyashikei , Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Coming of Age , School

Shinya Shokudou

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

A manga that revolves around an old-fashioned all-night food stall, the various dishes that the stall owner prepares to suit the tastes of different customers, and the joys, griefs, trials and tribulations of his faithful patrons.

Notes:
Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award (2009)
Winner of the 39th Japan Cartoonist Awards Grand Prize (2010).

Tags: Food , Seinen , Episodic , Restaurant

Maid-san wa Taberu dake

Also known as The Food Diary of Miss Maid.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

What's a maid to do when she finds herself suddenly stuck in Japan for a year? Eat, of course! Follow maid-in-training Suzume Tachibana as she tries all sorts of Japanese food, from sweets like taiyaki and melon bread to savory snacks like takoyaki and onigiri! Be warned, though—while Suzume sates her appetite through delicious treat after delicious treat, she might just end up whetting yours!



Tags: Maids , Food , Iyashikei , Seinen , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Educational , Episodic , Yuri , Military

Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan

Also known as Today's Menu for the Emiya Family.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

TYPE-MOON's Fate/ series is renowned for its unique take on the fantasy genre. But in Today's Menu for the Emiya Family, instead of experiencing the fantasy and lore of Fate/, we are invited into the Emiya family home to dine with Shiro, Saber, Rin, Taiga and more.

So enough talking (and fighting)―Emiya, what's for dinner?!

Each chapter is followed by an actual recipe from food consultant Makoto Tadano.



Tags: Seinen , Food , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Tanned Skin , Iyashikei , Episodic , Ensemble Cast

Suitou-to!

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Momose is an ordinary college student who harbors two secrets. The first is that, despite posting lots of sweet and sugary foods onto her social media, she actually hates them and wants to eat more fatty, rich meals. And the second is...

Note: Chapter count includes 23 regular chapters and 1 extra.

Tags: Food , College , Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen

Samenai Machi no Kissaten

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Supernatural

One day, Suzume finds herself unable to wake up, lost in a place known as the "Unwaking Town," Lutetia. There, she works at a coffee shop named "Quatre".

Tags: Iyashikei , Work , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Twins , Chibi , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation

Skip to Loafer

Also known as Skip and Loafer.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very different (and overwhelming) city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school. Luckily, she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke, a handsome classmate who’s as laid-back as she is over-prepared. Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side?



Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best General Manga category in 2023.

Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Iyashikei , Urban , Acting , Love Triangle , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes

Shokugeki no Souma

Also known as Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi

Yukihira Souma's dream is to become a full-time chef in his father's restaurant and surpass his father's culinary skill. But just as Yukihira graduates from middle schools his father, Yukihira Jouichirou, closes down the restaurant to cook in Europe. Although downtrodden, Souma's fighting spirit is rekindled by a challenge from Jouichirou which is to survive in an elite culinary school where only 10% of the students graduate. Can Souma survive?



Included side stories:
Volume 1: Shokugeki no Souma (pilot).
Volume 3: Kimi to Watashi no Renai Soudan.
Volume 8: Natsuyasumi no Erina.
Volume 13: Shokugeki no Soma X Isobe Isobee Monogatari.
Volume 13: Betsubara! #1 & #2 (counts as one chapter).
Volume 15: Betsubara! #3 & #4 (counts as one chapter).
Volume 20: Betsubara! #5.
Volume 21: Betsubara! #6 & #7 (counts as one chapter).
Volume 31: Kareinaru Bansankai.

Tags: Food , School , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Nudity , Educational , Time Skip , Tsundere , Incest , Desert

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

Also known as Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Set hundreds of years in the future after an environmental catastrophe, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (also known as Yokohama Shopping Log) centers on the simple life of Alpha, an android who runs a small coffee shop in coastal Japan. Alpha stands witness to chronicle the end of humanity’s days with coffee, a slice of watermelon, and the sound of her moon guitar backed by distant seagulls. Quiet and bittersweet, this tale is about the melancholy beauty that can be found even as the end approaches.



Tags: Iyashikei , Post-Apocalyptic , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Philosophy , Rural , Robots , Time Skip , Lost Civilization , Coastal , Artificial Intelligence , Seinen , Episodic , Work , Yuri , Mopeds , Travel , Restaurant , LGBTQ+ Themes , Family Life , Motorcycles , Nudity

Hirayasumi

Also known as Hirayasumi.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

With a carefree outlook on life, Hiroto knows better than anyone that slowing down is sometimes the best way to move forward.

At 29 years old, carefree Hiroto Ikuta doesn’t have a girlfriend, a full-time job, or a plan for the future—and he couldn’t be happier. Hiroto’s breezy attitude isn’t easy for everyone to understand, though. In a world filled with anxiety, confusion, and grief, Hiroto and the people who surround him are all just doing their best to figure out this thing called life.

After developing an unlikely friendship with the grouchy old granny who lives in his neighborhood, Hiroto suddenly finds himself inheriting not just her house, but some rather difficult emotions as well. His 18-year-old cousin Natsumi moves in with him, but as a struggling art student, she has her own troubles to deal with and may just put Hiroto’s easygoing lifestyle to the test.



Tags: Seinen , Iyashikei , Family Life , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , College , Drawing , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Filmmaking , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist