What Did You Eat Yesterday? 4 [Paperback]

Shiro turns down an offer to become a celebrity and Kenji’s culinary adventures are reprised in a manga about a gay couple for mature-in the true sense-readers.“As always, Yoshinaga’s art is clean, clear, and delicate…What Did You Eat Yesterdayis a story that is by turns sweet, fascinating, and bitter, seasoned with all of the skill of a talented author and worth your time. Just remember not to read it when you’re hungry.” —Anime News Network

Over the past decade few female comic artists have been as beloved or as recognized for their work internationally as Fumi Yoshinaga. Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971, Yoshinaga is a graduate of Tokyo's prestigious Keio University. A lifelong comic artist and story teller, she made her perfessional debut in 1994 with her short series,The Moon and the Sandals, serialized in Houbunsha's monthly Boys Love anthologyHanaoto. Since her debut Yoshinaga has penned more than a dozen, with a good number of them having been adapted into motion pictures and animated TV series. Her work onAntique Bakerysent her into international fame and she has since been nominated in the United States for theEisner Awardfor her titles -Flowers of LifeandOoku.

In 2009 she was recognized with theJames Tiptree Awardfor her literary contributions covering the topics of gender in speculative fiction in her titleOoku. Ouku also received theOsamu Tezuka Awardand theShogakukan Manga Award.