COOKING
34-sai Mushoku-san
2013-05-20
They say that the prime of one's career happens in their mid-thirties. During that time, women plan many things and tell themselves, “I won't let this year go by without doing anything!”And then, a 34 year-old's life begins.Hearing a new vacuum cleaner hum in the night shifts her moods as the Galactic Railroad runs in her mind...Shall we take a look at an unemployed's slow, laid-back daily life?
Aioi Musubi (Yaoi)
2015-05-30
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The story of a young owner of a long-standing small eatery and a puppy-like laborer.Kota attaches himself like a puppy to Makoto, who has been like a fatherly figure to him. Even after they have grown up, he still smiles and proclaims proudly that “Mako-san’s food tastes just like a mother’s does!â€The two get along as well as a family, but one day, a customer arrives who is a thorn in Kota’s side. The two appear friendly and Makoto shows expressions that Kota has never seen him make. And he acts differently than normal… And Kota is plagued with dislike and worry that he can’t shake off.
Amaama to Inazuma
2015-02-19
Inudzuka is a teacher who has been caring on his own for his little daughter, Tsumugi, since his wife's death. He's no good at cooking, so they've been eating packaged meals from the convenience store. A series of events lead him one evening to a restaurant run by the mother of one of his students, Kotori. Her mother isn't there, but Kotori does her best to feed them both. It turns out that Kotori is often alone, since her parents are divorced and her mother is frequently not around. The three of them begin to meet and cook tasty food together.
Bread & Butter
2014-06-05
Life isn't going too well for Yuzuki. She's a 34 years-old and without a boyfriend. The elementary school she works at is close to firing her, and to top it off she doesn't know what to do with her life at all. But even when she quits her job and tries an arranged marriage, things don't work out. Only the bread she eats at the small stationery store around the corner gives her comfort. So one day, she asks the store owner to marry her on a whim, and to her surprise, he agrees?
Cafe Detective Club
2011-01-14
Plot: Emina wants to start a detective club at her school, but there's one hitch in her plan. There is only one clubroom available, so she and four other students who want to start new clubs must compete for the space! Whoever can gather 5 club members will be allowed to found their chosen club. But with Emina's love of logic and problem-solving, will she be able to find a more creative solution?
China Girl
2011-01-14
Plot: Kamijou is the envy of all of his coworkers. At the office, he can solve any problem. Outside, he is chased by every girl under the sun. Kamijou, however, only has eyes for one girl: Xianglan, a Chinese immigrant who works as a waitress in the local Chinese restaurant. She can't see him as anything other than a customer, and her lack of fluency in Japanese prevents her from understanding him. Will Kamijou manage to woo Xianglan, or is he forever fated to fail?
Delicious Seasons Manhua
2011-05-13
Liang Qiu, a boyish-looking girl who just moved to the city, finds herself in a situation in which she has to help her classmate Lei Yi Xin by taking care of his meals while his mother is out of the country. Lei Yi Xin has the reputation of being a very hasty and cold person. Liang Qiu's friend, LuLu, warned her about that, and told her to be careful! How will their relationship work?From Tokyopop: Xiao Chiu dreams of becoming a great Chinese chef, always has the urge to cook food when she's in the kitchen, and cuts vegetables whenever she has a knife in her hands. Her passion for cooking was rewarded when she found a well-paying job - to be Lei's personal chef for a month. But Lei is arrogant, smokes, has a bad temper... and is very picky about food. He has a sensitive stomach and will throw up if something he ate does not agree with him. He also will not eat anything that doesn't suit his taste. What a hard-to-satisfy guy Lei just happens to be her classmate, too Poor Xiao Chiu Even worse, after one month, having spent day and night together, they develop tangled feelings towards each other Xiao Chiu feels confused. In seeing the one-month deadline approaching, she decides to run away. But, if she does not cook for him, Lei may get sick again... Xiao Chiu, what are you going to do?
Delicious!
2011-11-30
The main character is a cook named Ringo. She wants to become the greatest chef on earth. She meets Mahito on a popular cooking show. They become good friends... Recipes at the end of many issues are included. "Ringo Nonohara is a cheerful girl who dreams of becoming a TV celebrity. Although knows nothing about cooking, she is chosen to host a cooking program called "Delicious Time." She is really excited about this job and has the full support of her childhood friend, Kazuomi, who is a great cook. Kazuomi is always on Ringo's side, cheering her up and helping her out. With Kazuomi's help, Ringo gradually learns how to cook and "Delicious Time" becomes a great success. Ayami Hanamori has a crush on Kazuomi and tries to get in Ringo's way and generally be nasty. Ringo isn't bothered and always manages to create new dishes for the show with Kazuomi's help. Ringo decided to go into show business because she is a great fan of a teenage superstar Masato Ishizuka. One day, something unbelievable happens: Masato asks Ringo to go out with him. So starts a complicated love triangle between Kazuomi, Masato and Ringo. Then another cooking program is started which threatens Ringo's popularity. Masato's mysterious private life also adds spice to the story."
Dungeon Meshi
2015-03-31
After getting his sister devoured by a dragon and losing all their supplies in a failed dungeon raid, Ratos and his party is determined to save his sister before she get digested. Completely broke and having to resort to eating monsters as food, they meet a dwarf who will introduce them to the world of dungeon meshi - Delicious cuisines made from ingredients such as the flesh of giant bats, walking mushroom, or even screaming mandrakes.
Himitsu No Recipe
2012-08-07
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The president of the cooking club helps one of the members with a dilemma.Â
Honey Sweet Kitchen
2013-06-21
Introducing Minato, who just after entering university dropped out and became the board chairman of the cooking school her recently deceased grandmother left behind. The head of confectionary – Nakamura, explains to Minato the school’s current position. Heading the advice of her childhood friend and current Chinese cuisine chef Ichika-kun, Minato inquires the popular Japanese cuisine chef, the handsome Akiyama, and the Italian cuisine chef – Maeda, to become lecturers at the school. The kind and gentlemanly Akiyama, the unfriendly and strict Maeda, the splendid, despite his cute exterior, Ichika, the cool and mysterious Nakamura….Together with the 4 handsome chefs, Minato is opening the cooking school. What will happen from here on…!?
Kinou Nani Tabeta?
2011-01-14
A story of a gay couple trying to live a peaceful normal life as well as sharing hearty meals together.
Kitchen Palette
2013-02-13
From Tasty Kiwi Scans:Komugi, a wealthy young woman, who loves delicious food, decided to become a chef at the Italian restaurant L'aurora. She was hired on the condition that she would live by supporting herself and on a low pay. But what will become of her, when every single day she's being tormented by the skilled, but sharp-tongued top chef Tetsuri, poverty, and, more than anything, hunger...!?
Kitchen no Ohimesama
2011-01-14
Najika is a great cook and likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart, and now Najika is determined to find him. The only clue she has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy. At Seika she meets two brothers Daichi and Sora, could one of them be the boy from her childhood?
Kyou, Curry!
2012-01-28
Haruse Urara is a little girl who helps her papa with his curry shop. Traveling in the car that makes up his shop, they sell curry all around a small, supernaturally quirky island. Two teenage girls--the rambunctious and cheerful Subaru, and the shyer, less adventurous Yoriko-- also work with Urara and her papa. Each day, they come up with new curry flavors and get to know the strange, friendly, and occasionally magical inhabitants of their tiny island!
Little Forest
2011-01-14
The story of a girl called Ichiko, who lives alone in a forest. Each chapter features a dish or meal scavenged or harvested from Ichiko s surroundings in rural Komori (little forest). While there are no wild flights of fancy as in Witches or Hanashippanashi, the organic linework and majesty of nature featured within tap into that same source of magic. Little Forest is a very acquired taste on its own, but just another piece of the stunning tapestry Daisuke Igarashi continues to weave today.(Source: MangaUpdates)
Mister Ajikko
2011-02-02
Plot: Ajiyoshi Yoichi is a culinary prodigy who manages the eating house together with his mother. One day, Murata Genjiro appears in the eating house and is surprised at the delicious taste and delicate culinary skills of the katsu-don prepared by Youichi. Subsequently, Youichi is being invited to the Aji-oh Building in which he is involved in a spaghetti match with the in-house Italian chef, Marui. Youichi's novel culinary ideas, coupled with his enthusiasm of serving the best for his guests, allow him to defeat Marui in the match. From then on, Youichi begins to compete with other rivals in the race for the best tastes and dishes.
Muteki Kanban Musume
2011-12-11
The poster girl for the Onimaru Ramen Shop is an attractive young woman - so long as she doesn't open her mouth! Miki Onimaru is rude, has a short attention span, throws up all over the place, and kicks everyone's butt with her very own Onimaru brand of martial arts! She may think she's helping the family business, but Miki's smart mouth and penchant for fighting has turned the restaurant into a magnet for disaster!
Neko Ramen
2011-01-14
Neko Ramen is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga. The comedy centers around a cat (Taishou) and his encounters while running a ramen shop.Taishou is the entrepreneurial ramen chef and sole proprietor of Neko Rahmen, the only restaurant in Tokyo run
Oishii Kankei
2011-01-24
Fujiwara Momoe, a girl who loves to eat, was raised by her rich parents eating only the best. When her father dies from heart disease and Momoe has to support her and her mother, she cant stand the food that she makes(she never cooked before). One day, she walks into a little French restaurant and recognizes the food from its taste. She had eaten it several years earlier when celebrating her birthday at a 5-star restaurant with her parents. She asks to work there as a cook under the head chef, Oda-san. She falls in love with Oda, but he doesnt notice her feelings and only considers her an annoying apprentice. This series goes through joy and heartbreak, as experienced by Momoe. How does the situation end? (Source: M-U)
Ou-sama wa Shitsuji-sama
2015-01-10
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Komori Fuji thinks she’s found the perfect job at a maid cafe, but it turns out, she actually got a job working for the butler cafe one floor above the maid cafe. When she first meets the ace butler, Yashiro Koyomi, she thinks he’s quite the gentleman, but he turns out to be more of a pervert and more than she can handle.
Private Table
2011-01-14
From mochi*mochiTaki wants to become a great chef just like his dad. His best friend Issei understands this very well, but when he calls his cooking "crap" Taki can't help but feel hurt...
Recipe No Oujisama (Yaoi)
2012-11-02
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Second-year culinary student Sakai has always dreamed of opening his own little restaurant and being able to touch people's hearts with his cooking like his grandfather did. Except he's at his limit, fainting in class from overwork and fatigue from commuting three hours every morning just to get to school but there's no way he can afford to live closer.... Until his classmate tells him about an almost too good to believe room share nearby. And so begins the story of four misfit roommates.
Shiawase Shokutaku
2015-04-03
Chiyuki's dream is for making food and make Futoshi Mori, her favourite actor, eat it. And that dream almost came true. But when she found out that Futoshi is rarely eats at home, she was disappointed. Yet, she met Tsubasa, the second son from Futoshi's family.
Shinya Shokudou
2011-11-20
A food manga that revolves around curry.Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award (2009).Won the 39th Japan Cartoonist Awards Grand Prize (2010).
Sono Te No Netsu Wo Kasanete (Yaoi)
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Nagisa Takakage just opened a restaurant, and finds himself with a strange regular customer. All the chefs agree that Kouga Nagisa is a real looker, and nobody minds that he shows up to ask them questions at work. After Kouga gets himself drunk at the restaurant though, Nagisa is forced to take him home, and finds things heating up a bit.
The Egg of Kings
2011-12-18
From Entropy:A volume of one-shots from the author of Perfect Girl Evolution.
Umaimon Kuwasero! (Yaoi)
2013-06-20
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. [From MegKF]:A talented young Japanese chef deals with working for the father of the only chef who always gets the best of him. But what are they going to do as this rivalry develops into something else?There are two extra at the end of each volume. V
Yagami's Family Affairs
2011-01-14
Yagami-kun's Family Affairs follows Y?ji Yagami, a high school student with a problem: his mother, Nomi, looks very young and Y?ji has a crush on her. To complicate matters, his high school homeroom teacher is also infatuated with her due to how young she looks. Nomi is oblivious to all of this and is head over heels in love with her husband, Y?ji, and frequently displays this affection very publicly, which causes more embarrassment for Y?ji.Y?ji's high school friends constantly tease him about his "mother complex". When Valentine's Day comes around, though, Y?ji receives a box of handmade chocolates. The name on card can be read multiple ways, the most common way being Masayuki Ikari (??? ?? ,Ikari Masayuki?), a male name, so his friends tease him throughout the day until it's time to meet the person who sent the chocolates at the front gate after school.The girl who sent the chocolates (the name is actually read "Mayuki") starts meeting him after school so they can walk home together, and they eventually become an item. The remainder of the story follows Y?ji and Mayuki as their love grows and as Y?ji works to resolve his "mother complex" issues.
Yumeiro Patissiere
2011-01-14
Amano Ichigo is incredibly clumsy and can't seem to do anything right until she is scouted at a Sweets Festival by Henri-sensei, who acknowledges her ability of taste. Henri-sensei suggests that she transfer to St. Marie academy, which she recognizes as the school her Grandmother, a skilled patissiere, was enrolled at. Ichigo has trouble adjusting, but with the help of the three Sweets Princes and their magical Sweets Spirits, as well as her own Sweets Spirit, Vanilla, she gains confidence and is able to work towards becoming a fantastic patissiere.