Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #cooking(10)

I liked how this story evolved between the two main characters; the change in perspective for the younger seme and the transition towards becoming adult partners. I feel the story was a little lost in the appearance of secondary characters at times. For example, how others seemed to be attracted to the father of the MC, and even worse, the totally needless backstory of the uke’s relationship with the pastry chef. These elements the mangaka added would be better left out as they jarred the reader from the warmth of the main characters story.

This is a gentle, fluffy story where a first love becomes the forever love. Romantic, caring, lovely.

3 couples stories, all intertwined and connected as school friends and family fall for their special guy. Lots of assertive uke’s which is always fun to read.

Like a basket full of fluffy kittens, this story was adorable beyond words!

I love a younger seme story, especially when they have the sweet yet dominant characteristics of Takeyoshi in his pursuit of Nishida. He was so positive and adorable, and I loved how he was able to tease his fiesty uke, Nishida.

Loved it! Nono is the head Chinese cuisine chef. This former delinquent and bad boy motorcycle club president still dresses like a punk. He can be loud and brash but he is really a protective nurturer. Misato is the new audit department manager. Elegantly dressed, formal and somewhat reserved, this career driven man can lose his cool when near Nono. I love their dynamic together, this was so surprisingly sweet.

This is one of the sweetest stories ever drawn. Tiny but feisty, college student Isumi Sakuraba is ID checked late one night by Officer Amasawa who mistook the pretty faced youth for a minor on the streets. The little tsundere met Amasawa again at his place of employment, a local convenience store frequented by the local police. At this second meeting the the tall officer with the sunny disposition and sweet smile sought help choosing a meal and Sakuraba (a member of the cooking club) selected a thoughtful combination of foods that was received with much appreciation. This is the beginning of a new friendship where as the reader I fell for Sakuraba’s cat like eyes and rare smiles, and Amasawa’s gentle sweetness and kind ways. Their romance was so endearing it was sad to turn that last page.

Ryou (hard working, senior high school student, excellent cook) x Aizumi (32yo, salaryman, lonely). This was such a gentle, loving kind of yaoi. Aizumi found Ryou cute from the first few moments and was quite obviously falling for him every time they spent time together. A totally smitten and loving seme who was honest with his feelings and waited for the guy he loved to graduate before moving beyond kisses is pretty perfect to me. Ryou was so earnest and honest, he was completely adorable.

The cutest story with a truly endearing FL. Helen is a caretaker who can’t resist a creature in need. Her unique brand of scrumptious home cooked meals, naïveté, nurturing, and a sunny nature prove irresistible to the injured war correspondent currently residing at the Love Mansion. Sweet, cute and fluffy, I really enjoyed this story.

An enjoyable old style manga about 2 highly competitive chefs and their respective careers. I didn’t really feel any good connection for them to fall in love at first but as the story progressed spanning years you could see that they were a good fit. The oneshot in the middle was a serious flop for me.