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Harukawa is an office worker who cannot eat out alone. Although nothing is seriously wrong, she has recently felt that her meals have become dull and unsatisfying. Hoping to find a dining companion, she turns to a matching app, but the only people who respond are those looking for casual hookups. Just as she grows weary of such messages, she receives a contact from a man with a reptile-like face and piercings named Mafuyu. His proposal is simple: once a week, just dinner. They agree to become meal friends, or mefure, a relationship that is neither romantic nor sexual but something in between. As they visit various restaurants and share meals, they slowly learn about each other's lives, work frustrations, and personal loneliness, always maintaining a careful but comfortable distance. The story follows their weekly dinners, the quiet conversations that drift between trivial and profound, and the way their bond evolves without a clear label. When Mafuyu is suddenly transferred to Fukuoka for work, the arrangement that has become a steady anchor for both is thrown into uncertainty, forcing them to reconsider what they truly want from each other. The series has received recognition including the anan Manga Taisho awards and the Renta Taisho staff category first prize, and it continues to explore the nuances of an ordinary adult woman and an enigmatic pierced man seeking a connection that is just right.
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  • Story & Art
    Sakura Sano