What Did You Eat Yesterday? Vol. 14

きのう何食べた? [Kinō Nani Tabeta?] #14

by Fumi Yoshinaga

今回のメニューは白がゆサバの竜田焼ニラとトマト入り麻婆豆腐フェナンシェ豚の角煮カツ丼ピーマンとじゃこの和風パスタ…etc

Genres: Manga, LGBT, Comics, Slice Of Life, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Queer

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 23, 2018

About the author

Japanese: よしなが ふみ

Fumi Yoshinaga (よしなが ふみ Yoshinaga Fumi, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works.

Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She attended the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo.

In an interview, she said that "I want to show the people who didn't win, whose dreams didn't come true. It is not possible for everybody to get first prize. I want my readers to understand the happiness that people can get from trying hard, going through the process, and getting frustrated."

Little is known about her personal life. She mentions that her favourite operas are those by Mozart in the author's note of Solfege.

She debuted in 1994 with The Moon and the Sandals, serialized in Hanaoto magazine, but was previously a participant in comic markets.

Of Yoshinaga's many works, several have been licensed internationally. She was also selected and exhibited as one of the "Twenty Major Manga artist Who Contributed to the World of Shōjo Manga (World War II to Present)" for Professor Masami Toku's exhibition, "Shōjo Manga: Girl Power!" at CSU-Chico.

Outside of her work with Japanese publishers, she also self-publishes original doujinshi on a regular basis, most notably for Antique Bakery. Yoshinaga has also drawn fan parodies of Slam Dunk, Rose of Versailles, and Legend of Galactic Heroes.

Reviews

[Eressea · Rating 5 out of 5]

20220713 2nd read
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20191227 1st read
這部到十四集時間跨度大約十三年，筧律師從四十歲到五十三歲
臭臉小秘書從高中剛畢業變年近三十的少婦
好像第一次看到日常系作品時間跨度那麼長的
日本人好早就結婚了喔
雖然主角群都是中年人了，但看起來他們的父母也沒很老

當食譜來用的話
步驟都寫在劇情裡了
買電子書查找好像沒那麼方便....
等我想到要把想吃吃看的菜記下來時
已經看到十幾集了...

雖然史朗是個六點就下班的社畜
但每天都做那麼多道菜是幾點才能吃上飯啊？
從劇情來認真考究一下
模擬一下如果是自己的話
要是六點下班，大概六點半到家
(從書裡看史朗通勤時間也差不多要四十分鐘)
回家路上還要先買食材
笨手笨腳的我要弄出這麼多菜
八點都還不一定能吃飯呢....
不過一個人吃飯也沒辦法弄那麼多花樣，唉

雖然有許多同性戀生活上的描述
不過想起來以日本民情，這套的世界還是十分烏托邦吧

[Miss Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

the way this series always has me wanting to trot off to the closest asian grocery store so i can get cooking

4 stars

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

This took me way too long to finish because of work and also because I don’t know when the next volume comes out. *sniffles*

Regardless, I enjoyed this volume a lot. It was fun to see Shiro and Kenji’s coworkers dealing with their day to day and also an unexpected job opportunity (if you can call it that) for Kenji.

[Sol · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find it very satisfying that Shiro made a couple slip-ups during his mapo tofu episode in this volume. When I cook, I constantly get things wrong or go "Huh, that doesn't taste how it should..." so seeing that happen to Shiro gave me a small bit of relief. XD

Also finally... FINALLY... REIKO LEFT HIRO'S SHITTY ASS !!! CONGRATS REIKO!!!
And we're finally on to one of my favorite developments in the series: Kenji as the boss of the salon!!! I'm so happy for him!! He deserves it!! Congratulations Kenji!! <3

[Rozarka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Old married gay couple enjoys home cooking and deals with adult life (did you know an indoor grave can cost ¥800 000 O_o)...

Best manga ever <3

[jude · Rating 4 out of 5]

i love this series so much ;__;

[Loz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful series! A comfortable and exciting volume for our two heroes with friends, work drama, and tons of delicious foodery. Great art!

[Rocky Sunico · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's something about the brevity of this volume compared to others that slightly disappointed me since I really wanted more. Sure, the New Year's issue was delightful and juggled some interesting issues for Shiro, Kenji, and their little circle. But beyond that, the other stories didn't quite feel as satisfying.

I guess it can't be helped - I understand the need to further explore the stories of the other supporting characters, but I've never particularly gotten all that interested in the likes of Tabuchi's unusual relationships.

This isn't a bad volume in itself, but the others really carried me away more.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's much like recipe than romance but I still love daily life parts of Kakei and Yabuki

[Natalie]

this slice of life story is all i ever need in life

[Moriah Venable · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been looking forward to see how Reiko would divorce her husband, and he never saw it coming.

Now that the manager is in a different country, Kenji is now in charge of the salon.

[Becky]

賢二要當老闆啦！

[KathleenB · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining and cozy, but sometimes recipes being presented end up sounding a little forced

[Carina Stopenski · Rating 4 out of 5]

wholesome volume! i appreciate getting to see the lives of secondary characters a bit more.

[DrCalvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

We discuss family graves, mapo tofu, New Year's habits for "four gay guys who don't have super close ties to their families" and why Lenji isn't the type to go to hostess bars om a company account... Also loads of delicious food, I got so hungry reading this

I felt this volume had a bit more zing than some lately, I approve.

[Veronica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hope this series never gets any less delightful or any more of a plot. It's the perfect slice of life story, and I love tuning in to see what everyone is up to without having to worry about anything. The recipes, as always, sound delicious!

[Annu · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how Kenji's exasperated WHAAAT?! is drawn throughout this volume. Hilarious and adorable.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series - I find it such a relaxing read, and it's great for learning about Japanese cuisine.

[Aidan]

What a great volume, it went in so many different directions, and I look forward to the next volume.