Kusumi Masayuki

Just as a gunfighter drifting through the dry wilderness stops by a bar to quench his thirst with a drink, Ryosuke Higashimori, a businessman, enjoys a small party after work at "Yoshino," an oasis he found in the wilds of Tokyo, where he tastes the owner's cooking, drinks, and converses with the owner and nameless regular customers. The manga had to end in 2018 after the death of the artist, Shigeru Tsuchiyama.

Wakairo Moeko, was awakened to the importance of "effort" when she was in junior high school by the words of her admired senior, Amano. Having become a "person of hard work," Moeko continues to work hard even now, five years into her career, until one day she learns that Amano has quit his job. This triggers Moeko's sudden loss of energy and ill health. While taking a day off from work to help her grandfather in the fields, she meets her classmate, Hodaka, the son of a temple priest, for the first time in a long time... The breath of vegetables soothes Moeko's body and mind. (Source: Natalie, translated)

Following instinct alone, a tale of solo lunch exploration!! Hitomi, known as the "Lunch Bancho" for her unmatched passion for a good meal, lets her own 'lunch antenna' guide her once again today as she hunts down another perfect "nice lunch."

Three giant monsters in the shapes of an octopus, a squid, and a crab appear in Tokyo Bay and land in the fish market!! The Japanese government is helpless to deal with the rampaging monsters. However, the true identity of the monsters was seafood that Yuta Tanuma, the only son of a sushi restaurant, dropped into the sea. Yuki has been made into a manga!!

Yomogino An is the young daughter of working parents, and while they are away, she loves to take up the challenge of cooking. She visits the chefs working at popular restaurants nearby for advice, and even adds her own little charm to each dish.

A food manga that has produced a new chemical reaction by the combination of Kusumi Masayuki, the original author of "Kodoku no Gurume" (The Solitary Gourmet), and Takeda Sun, the author of "Gleipnir"! Two female manga editors, Jinbo Machiko and Okano Hijiki, gobble down not only the final dish after eating and drinking, but also the final dish for various situations, such as after work or before dieting!!

Asakusa, Tokyo. Nono Samejima is a rickshaw driver. One day, she finds a flyer and decides to move into "Yugeso," an apartment with a rent of 40,000 yen, a shared kitchen and toilet, and no bath! Together with her roommate, the clumsy girl Shuuko, and the Japan-loving foreigner Alyssa, the three of them live in a public bath together, and so begins their life together!

Takeshi Kasumi, who has reached retirement age, discovers the deliciousness of ordinary yakisoba and ice-cold beer while taking a walk in the afternoon. Then, he realizes the joy of eating alone and begins searching for the blissful deliciousness that will satisfy both his heart and stomach. There are nine stories in total, including "Hot Tanmen that will blow away the feeling of a cold'', "Sukiyaki that is an over-eager feast'', "Lord's Barley Toro Meshi'', and "Breakfast at a guesthouse''. As an electronic-only bonus, the new edition includes a newly written essay by the original author, Masayuki Kusumi!!

Through the ordinary small events of his professional and personal life, a forty-year-old man lets himself go on impromptu escapades at random along the paths that the big city offers. This vagrant impulse soon takes on the appearance of a sentimental journey, punctuated by images of the walker's youth.

This manga simply describes how Gorou Inogashira, the main character, chooses and takes a meal. Unlike other gourmet manga, Gorou likes to eat at cheap restaurants and no trivia on cuisine is given. The authors are trying to depict the essentials of the act of "eating" by Gorou's monologue, which comprises most of the lines of this manga.