He is a bullied schoolboy who can lipread and she is the top senior student and school idol. Their paths rarely cross apart from him staring at her through his class window… One day though things change, and their propensities are revealed…!

Komatsu transfers to the most gourmet school in the world to pursue his dream of becoming a chef. He spends his days with the "gourmet banchou" Toriko and his friends. Toriko and his friends will go full throttle, in search of new gourmet delights! (Source: Shueisha, translated)

The story centers around Aoyama, the #1 scout for girls who work at cabaret clubs in Tokyo's trendy Shibuya ward. Aoyama "roams the streets to find beautiful blooming flowers in the world" of Tokyo's nightlife.

Collections of one-shots that won the monthly Hop Step Award from 1987 to 1996.