A man killed himself. Due to his death, three of his former classmates from art school, reunite for the first time in a long while. These three people have connections to the man in different ways, including his ex-girlfriend, the manager of a rugby club where the man played, and his ex-boyfriend. While struggling with their own lives, these three people begin to meet and have meals together.
Oda Chiharu worked as a designer for a company she has long coveted to work for, but, due to bullying by her boss, she quit her job. She finds pleasure in cooking and serving her food to other people. When she is alone, she often eats food from the convenience store. Nakamura Seiko works in the PR department for a cosmetics company. Being influence by her family, she has grown up with the idea that marriage is mandatory and not optional. She now has a strong desire to marry, but her fiancé, who works in the same department, suddenly breaks off their engagement.
Amagai Eiji worked as a designer for an advertising agency, but he was suddenly transferred to the sales department. He doesn’t know what he wants to do anymore. He is a gay man, but he hasn't revealed his sexual orientation to his parents.
Oda Chiharu worked as a designer for a company she has long coveted to work for, but, due to bullying by her boss, she quit her job. She finds pleasure in cooking and serving her food to other people. When she is alone, she often eats food from the convenience store. Nakamura Seiko works in the PR department for a cosmetics company. Being influence by her family, she has grown up with the idea that marriage is mandatory and not optional. She now has a strong desire to marry, but her fiancé, who works in the same department, suddenly breaks off their engagement.
Amagai Eiji worked as a designer for an advertising agency, but he was suddenly transferred to the sales department. He doesn’t know what he wants to do anymore. He is a gay man, but he hasn't revealed his sexual orientation to his parents.
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner and Old Fashioned Cupcake for me are like two sides of a coin. The are similar in that it’s a workplace setting, superior/subordinate relationship that is at first resisted or ignored by one side. Old Fashioned Cupcake is more light and fluffy where The Director Who Buys Me Dinner is heavier with more depth and a past with it.
Both of these are BL (gay romances).
Old Fashioned Cupcake is a Japanese production.
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner is a South Korean production.
Both of these are BL (gay romances).
Old Fashioned Cupcake is a Japanese production.
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner is a South Korean production.
Both are wildly charming food-centered romances focusing on characters learning to find joy, love, and meaning both in their existing relationships and in the world around them.
OFC falls slightly more on the mature side of the spectrum than Aki wa Haru, but both are very wholesome stories over all.
OFC falls slightly more on the mature side of the spectrum than Aki wa Haru, but both are very wholesome stories over all.