Our Dining Table
僕らの食卓 (Bokura no Shokutaku)
Mita Ori
A lonely salaryman who cannot eat in front of other people is asked by two brothers to teach them to cook.
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- manga
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- 3 in English
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Track record Third place for Best Comic at the 2018 BL Awards. A live-action drama aired in Japan in 2023. Source: Wikipedia
Our take
A salaryman who cannot eat in front of other people starts cooking with two brothers he meets in a park. Food, found family, and a romance that sneaks up on everyone.
Synopsis
Yutaka is a good cook who has eaten alone for most of his life. Then he meets Minoru and his much younger brother Tane, who love his rice balls and want lessons. Shared meals become the best part of his week, and Minoru becomes more than a friend. A sequel series, Seconds, Please!, picks up afterward.
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