What Did You Eat Yesterday? 3 [Paperback]

Not a home cooking semi-pro’s partner for nothing, when Kenji prepares himself instant ramen in Shiro’s absence, the level of dedication is rather inspiring.“While I was initially drawn to this manga because of the food—the recipes are actually really good, mostly simple, practical Japanese home cooking—I also fell in love with the story itself. It’s one of the nicest depictions of an ordinary middle-aged couple who happen to be gay that I’ve seen anywhere.” — Makiko Itoh,Just Hungryblogger and author ofThe Just Bento CookbookOver 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.CA