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Two coworkers named Jin and Akitaka became fast friends after joining the same company following graduation, bonding over their shared love of music. To save money on rent, they decided to live together, and ten years passed in what felt like an instant. What began as a practical arrangement transformed into a domestic partnership where they spent their days like family. However, a small incident caused a change to come over them. Both men became aware of their romantic feelings for the other, confessed, and officially began dating. Just when it seemed their cohabitation life would continue smoothly, they found themselves encountering a series of firsts, from going on proper dates to studying physical intimacy together. The story follows these two men, a friendly and straightforward guy paired with a cool and hidden-eyed man, as they navigate this slightly stimulating and heartwarming step-up love story.

The main characters are Jin, described as a friendly and easygoing young man, and Akitaka, who appears cool and keeps his eyes hidden. Their dynamic forms the core of the narrative as their relationship slowly shifts from platonic roommates to romantic partners. The setting is primarily their shared home and the workplace where they are both employed, focusing on the intimate, quiet moments of their daily lives as well as the new tensions and excitement that arise from their changing relationship.

The narrative is divided into key arcs. The initial story, published as a one-shot in February 2022 before receiving serialization from May to November 2022, covers the discovery of mutual feelings and the beginning of their romantic relationship. This arc deals with the awkwardness and joy of redefining a decade-long friendship. The compiled volume was released in March 2023. A sequel titled Tabetaku Nacchatta Motto, released in late December 2024, continues the story. In this follow-up, the couple is happily living together as lovers when Akitaka is assigned a month-long business trip. Anxious about being apart for the first time in ten years, the two maintain contact, but their longing for each other only grows. During his trip, a lost Akitaka is helped by a kind young man who turns out to be Jin's younger brother, Umi. While they hit it off discussing shared hobbies, Umi asks Akitaka about the nature of his relationship with Jin, putting Akitaka in a difficult position as he searches for an answer.
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Tabetaku Nacchatta
食べたくなっちゃった
Type: Manga
Date: 02/11/2022
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Romance
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  • Story & Art
    Tsunechika Obata