Manga like Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna

Minegishi-san wa Ootsu-kun ni Tabesasetai

Also known as Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu.

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

A delicious Boys’ Love manga series about how opposites attract!

Minegishi is a handsome, friendly salaryman rising through the ranks at work. He does have one insatiable desire at the office: he loves to feed his grumpy co-worker, Otsu. Otsu might be taking the food, but he’s not taking the bait—he thinks Minegishi’s coolness is a challenge, and refuses to be charmed like everyone else in the office! But the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, and Minegishi’s attention might be reflecting a hunger for something more. Can he break through Otsu’s hard shell? This sweet BL office comedy is sure to satisfy!



Note: Includes five extra chapters.

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

Saenai Boku wa, Kimi no Hero

Also known as I'm Kinda Chubby and I'm Your Hero.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Lights, camera, Boys' Love!

Honjirou is a rookie actor trying his best to land a breakout role, but he fears that his weight stands in the way of his dreams. One day, he's surprised by fan mail full of sweets. The package came from Konnosuke, a local pastry chef–Honjirou's first major fan! As Konnosuke supports Honjirou's work and gives him new confidence to face the stage, will their relationship grow beyond just aspiring star and fanboy?



Tags: Acting , Work , Food , Josei , Urban , Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes

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

Kaketa Tsuki to Doughnuts

Also known as Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Uno Hinako throws herself into makeup, fashion, and falling in love, hoping that will make her seem “normal” to the other people at her job. But no matter how hard she tries, she’s a self-doubting mess inside, and her attempts at “normal” romance with men just keep failing. When she starts to think she might be alone forever, a new normal presents itself–in the form of her relationship with Sato Asahi, a level-headed woman who works at her company, which starts as respect until it becomes far more intimate.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Asexual , Office Lady , Female Protagonist , Work , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Office , Kuudere , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love

Senpai, Oishii desu ka?

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

Miho Miyata is a college girl who loves to eat but doesn't have anyone to share her interest. She is tired of her friends trying to fix her up with other guys, so she asks her brother to pretend to be her boyfriend, only for him to cancel at the last second! When Miho calls, he tells her that he had found someone to take his place. The person who shows up is Mori-senpai, famous for being the most beautiful girl in the entire school! This is a girls-love story about a traumatised girl and a beautiful senior who bond with each other through food!

Note: Includes four extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Food , Disability , College , Seinen , Nudity

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

Watashi no Onaka no Sekinin Totte!

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

A girl that loves food, and the girl that enjoys feeding her manage the battle of overeating vs delicious food in this romantic comedy! Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Food , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Yuri , College

Haru to Ao no Obentoubako

Also known as Haru and Ao's Lunch Box.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

You may be eating alone, but you're not really alone. Today's lunch, homemade just for you, feels like a warm hug.

Geeky Haru normally shrugs off the pitying looks of strangers that don't understand her priorities in life, but one day a fluke comment leaves her down in the dumps. That same day, she meets androgynous young Ao. The two of them really hit it off and, on the spur of the moment, decide to become roommates. Except, one of the house rules is a homemade lunchbox exchange...?! Make sure to get a taste of this gentle, heartwarming story of passing messages through edible correspondence!



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Food , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Agender , Aromantic , Seinen , School , Found Family , Otaku Culture , Asexual

Shinmai Shimai no Futari Gohan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

"But suddenly, I had a little sister. That was the problem."
After her father's remarriage, Sachi suddenly has a new stepsister, Ayari. At first, their interactions are awkward, and very brief. However, they soon discover a shared love... of food?
Sachi soon discovers Ayari's passion for cooking, and the two step-sisters soon begin to bond over Ayari's delicious cooking, and begin to overcome the barriers that had once kept them apart. While their parents are away on their honeymoon, they learn to cope with their differences, and bond over a seemingly insignificant thing!

Tags: Food , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Family Life , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Photography , Primarily Teen Cast , School

Kakeochi Girl

Also known as Run Away With Me, Girl.

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

Maki's first love was her high school classmate, a girl named Midori. But Midori broke up with Maki at graduation, saying they were now "too old to be fooling around dating girls." Ten years later, Maki still can’t get Midori off her mind, and when the two women reconnect after a chance encounter, Maki realizes that, while her feelings haven’t changed, Midori has long moved on—in fact, she's engaged. Yet the more Maki hears Midori talk about her soon-to-be-husband, the more red flags she notices. And Midori has another secret, one she hasn’t yet shared with Maki. Will it be the last blow to Maki's hopes that their romance might be rekindled? Or will it be the push that sets them on a new path—one they'll travel together?



Note: Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Josei , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Marriage , Primarily Adult Cast , Bisexual , Cheating , Time Skip , Pregnancy , Unrequited Love , Nudity