I'm writing for Beauty and the Feast. It's a heartwarming foodie manga about a young widow, Yakumo Shuko, and her new neighbor, Yamato Shohei, a high school student who's living alone away from his family while going to high school. She used to love cooking for her late husband, but lost motivation after he died. Seeing that the perpetually hungry Shohei is living off convenience store food, she invites him to come over and have dinner with her every night.
Shuko begins taking joy in cooking and life in general again, and Shohei, who is struggling a bit after joining the baseball team, finds motivation in her encouragement. They gradually form a friendship and find comfort and support in each other's company as they eat together.
Although Shohei develops a crush on Shuko, she's still grieving for her husband, and both are aware that a romantic relationship would be inappropriate, and that line is never crossed. Shuko also makes sure to get permission from Shohei's parents to have him over, so there's nothing hinky going on. So it's all platonic friendship, although it's hinted at the end after Shohei is an adult, that something more might be possible.
I love the friendship between the two (and I do ship the two, though only after Shohei grows up), and I love the mouthwatering descriptions and drawings of the food that Shuko makes! I highly recommend the manga, but it's definitely not something you should read while hungry unless you have some delicious food on hand.
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Date: 2025-09-13 21:46 (UTC)Shuko begins taking joy in cooking and life in general again, and Shohei, who is struggling a bit after joining the baseball team, finds motivation in her encouragement. They gradually form a friendship and find comfort and support in each other's company as they eat together.
Although Shohei develops a crush on Shuko, she's still grieving for her husband, and both are aware that a romantic relationship would be inappropriate, and that line is never crossed. Shuko also makes sure to get permission from Shohei's parents to have him over, so there's nothing hinky going on. So it's all platonic friendship, although it's hinted at the end after Shohei is an adult, that something more might be possible.
I love the friendship between the two (and I do ship the two, though only after Shohei grows up), and I love the mouthwatering descriptions and drawings of the food that Shuko makes! I highly recommend the manga, but it's definitely not something you should read while hungry unless you have some delicious food on hand.