Tummy tales

After six years of marriage, the hardworking couple of Yu Murata and Ayako Murakami barely see each other due to mismatched work schedules. Despite their busy lives, they’ve found the ultimate secret to keeping their love alive—late-night drinks together! From sharing a quiet toast to getting a little too tipsy, their drunken heart-to-hearts keep their bond strong and their passion burning.

Tomoya Ishida is a newbie editor at fashion magazine Sophia Monthly. After his senior's sudden hospitalization, he's hastily assigned to collect a column manuscript from the famous culinary researcher Ayumu Mitsuya. He pays him a visit soon after, and to his surprise, finds an affable, older man who speaks in a Kyoto dialect.

"Let's get drunk!'' "Let's have a toast!'' Kamino Yoshiko is an elegant young lady, but her flaw is that she looks a little scary and is feared by those around her. Recently, Yoshiko has become addicted to “standing bar”! Potato salad, sea cucumber, yakitori, fried chicken... This is the story of a young lady who doesn't fit in at a standing bar, but finds the best standing bar gourmet and her companion!

Yoru is a vampire, a predator of the night dwelling among humans. But compared to a meal of fresh blood, he'd much rather partake in the culinary delights of the human world—fragrant stews, tasty meat buns, and sweet pastries are all irresistible delicacies to him. Unfortunately, being a vampire means he cannot stomach human food…unless he first drinks blood as an appetizer.

Since her parents were getting a divorce, Natsumi had to leave home and got transferred to a boarding primary school, staying in a dormitory. All of her classmates in the dorm seem to be in all sorts of situations. The dorm is famous for its delicious food. The one who runs the dorm is Natsumi’s uncle, Takurō. Though they’re kids, BECAUSE they’re kids, a lot goes on. But since they’re kids, all they need is some food to eat!

A remote worker learns that the guy he had a crush on at work is getting married! Heartbroken, but hungry, he ponders what to eat and smells the delicious cooking from the neighbor next door. While trying to place the familiar scent, he vows to recreate the dish himself. He then passes by a good looking guy at his apartment. What is this mysterious dish, and who could the handsome stranger be?

Wakako Murasaki, 26, lives to eat. She was born with a taste for alcohol and good food, so every night she searches for a good place to enjoy her meals alone. Perhaps she will sit next to you tonight?

Three friends, all women aged 29, who get together and socialize regularly and indulge in their common passion: drinking.

Most people would be concerned about getting a ticket to go around the country by rail, alone, for their wedding anniversary, with their significant other calling it a special break from them - but not Daisuke Nakahara. For this thirty-five year old train and ekiben (train station box lunch) enthusiast, a trip around Japan - spotlighting each region's seasonal delicacies - is the present of his dreams.

Impoverished graduate student Kento nearly freezes to death outside his new cheap (unheated) apartment during a blizzard. Luckily, he’s saved by neighbor Soushi, a quiet and somewhat frightening young man who dresses in all black. Although he exudes an aura that screams “keep away,” his eyes, hidden behind long rocker hair, plead for something else. Over the following year, the two share meals together