Essayist Natsuo Soseki doesn't eat out except for sushi. Mr. Soseki, who loves cooking for himself, big butts, and cats, is visited by many people with different quirks, including his editor, Mr. Wakai. Many original recipes by Mr. Soseki, who is a good cook, are also included!
The main character, Kaneichiro Yamagata, is a writer who is angry by the frivolous values of the Japanese people and uses his pen to reform society. Although he is constantly pressed by deadlines, he is also the ultimate hobbyist who values the time spent drinking and eating, and pursues truly delicious food with a unique commitment. Fascinated by his personality and cooking, there is no end to the number of people who visit his room in the cheap apartment where he works. A former real estate company president who lost everything when the bubble burst, a high school student who aspires to be Yamagata's mistress, a ronin student aiming to get into a top university, an elite young banker, a former beautiful proprietress of a hot spring inn, and more are once again being served Yamagata's knowledge and home-cooked meals. They gather in his room to meet each other. The menu that Yamagata eats and talks about is as follows. [Noodle version] Stall ramen / Snow country ramen / Standing ramen / Somen / Kamaage udon [Noodle version] Chinese cabbage hotpot / Lots of vegetables, mushrooms and seafood hotpot / Simple Chinese cabbage hotpot [Men's cooking version] Katsudon / Shrimp Gyoza / Bacon and watercress spaghetti [Alcohol version] Plum wine / Beer / Beer aged for a week / Red wine [Sushi version] Squid / Flounder / Seki horse mackerel / Flatfish / Aoyagi / Live shrimp / Sea bream / Small horse mackerel / Conger eel / Egg
A young boy, Usaji Yamano, who has come to a remote mountain hot spring town with his father, tries to lessen his father's burden by helping him with his work, as his father is working hard to earn money to pay for his mother's hospital bills. There, he encounters Ponta, a geisha from the Yamayu hot spring, Akko-sensei, his school teacher, Kosugi Mizuno, his classmate, and Bechi, the owner of a strip club, leading to a series of comedic adventures! Received a digital release in Japanese in June of 2021.
Hitoshi Ishida is a high school student who suddenly finds himself living alone after his father's company goes bankrupt and his parents run away in the night. Unlike his older sister Yuko, who lives in a dormitory on a scholarship and has excellent grades, Hitoshi, who has nothing to his name, ends up living in a shabby apartment. But then, Watanabe and Negishi say they will live together in the shabby apartment to keep an eye on things... (Source: CoMax, translated)