Do You Really Want Only A Meal?

by Yasu Tadano

Genres: Manga, Romance
Pages: 162
Series: Do You Really Want Only A Meal? #1
Rating:

Synopsis:

Masamune Hanzawa, a 27-year-old office worker with no time for love or cooking, reluctantly tries a housekeeping service at his section chief’s suggestion. Enter Natsuki, a charming college student and his boss’s son, who quickly captures Masamune’s heart. After their first meeting, Natsuki boldly confesses his feelings, leaving Masamune torn. Though undeniably attracted to Natsuki, Masamune hesitates due to their age difference and the potential complications of dating his superior’s son. As they navigate meals and growing emotions, Masamune must decide whether to embrace this unexpected chance at love—or let it slip away.

Volume one of Yasu Tadano’s Do You Really Only Want a Meal? is very cute, with a weird mix of love at first sight and taking it slow that I wasn’t sure about. Natsuki is younger than Masamune, and the son of his boss, ending up meeting him because he looks for a housekeeping service for someone to cook for him.

They don’t even get as far as kissing in this volume, despite Natsuki almost instantly saying he loves Masamune (and Masamune pretty quickly getting a crush too), which was a bit of a relief. There are genuine reasons it wouldn’t be a good idea, but they keep finding themselves drawn together, and I did find myself believing in the chemistry.

I’ll read volume two when it’s out, especially if it comes up on Comics Plus (love that I get access to sooo many graphic novels and manga via my library). I might even buy it.

Rating: 3/5 (“liked it”)