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きのう何食べた? [Kinō Nani Tabeta?] #8
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 8
For Kenji's birthday Shiro gifts a trip together to Kyoto, but the lawyer's uncharacteristic spree has the easygoing hair stylist fearing the worst. Also in this volume, "brownies" enter Shiro's lexicon and repertoire.
160 pages, Paperback
First published September 16, 2014
About the author
Fumi Yoshinaga
129 books229 followersJapanese: よしなが ふみ
Fumi Yoshinaga (よしなが ふみ Yoshinaga Fumi, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works.
Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She attended the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo.
In an interview, she said that "I want to show the people who didn't win, whose dreams didn't come true. It is not possible for everybody to get first prize. I want my readers to understand the happiness that people can get from trying hard, going through the process, and getting frustrated."
Little is known about her personal life. She mentions that her favourite operas are those by Mozart in the author's note of Solfege.
She debuted in 1994 with The Moon and the Sandals, serialized in Hanaoto magazine, but was previously a participant in comic markets.
Of Yoshinaga's many works, several have been licensed internationally. She was also selected and exhibited as one of the "Twenty Major Manga artist Who Contributed to the World of Shōjo Manga (World War II to Present)" for Professor Masami Toku's exhibition, "Shōjo Manga: Girl Power!" at CSU-Chico.
Outside of her work with Japanese publishers, she also self-publishes original doujinshi on a regular basis, most notably for Antique Bakery. Yoshinaga has also drawn fan parodies of Slam Dunk, Rose of Versailles, and Legend of Galactic Heroes.
Fumi Yoshinaga (よしなが ふみ Yoshinaga Fumi, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works.
Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She attended the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo.
In an interview, she said that "I want to show the people who didn't win, whose dreams didn't come true. It is not possible for everybody to get first prize. I want my readers to understand the happiness that people can get from trying hard, going through the process, and getting frustrated."
Little is known about her personal life. She mentions that her favourite operas are those by Mozart in the author's note of Solfege.
She debuted in 1994 with The Moon and the Sandals, serialized in Hanaoto magazine, but was previously a participant in comic markets.
Of Yoshinaga's many works, several have been licensed internationally. She was also selected and exhibited as one of the "Twenty Major Manga artist Who Contributed to the World of Shōjo Manga (World War II to Present)" for Professor Masami Toku's exhibition, "Shōjo Manga: Girl Power!" at CSU-Chico.
Outside of her work with Japanese publishers, she also self-publishes original doujinshi on a regular basis, most notably for Antique Bakery. Yoshinaga has also drawn fan parodies of Slam Dunk, Rose of Versailles, and Legend of Galactic Heroes.
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December 17, 2018
A disparate set of stories and some new foods, including salt rice malt, which I'd never heard of. I may try the simple-sounding chilled vegetables with dashi.
There was one chapter that made me quite sad: Shiro takes Kenji to Kyoto for the weekend. Kenji is so happy to be doing something romantic with his partner that he literally cries -- but he ends up not enjoying it because it is so out of character for Shiro that he suspects Shiro is doing it to soften a blow, like preparing to break up with him. What a sad commentary on their relationship.
There was one chapter that made me quite sad: Shiro takes Kenji to Kyoto for the weekend. Kenji is so happy to be doing something romantic with his partner that he literally cries -- but he ends up not enjoying it because it is so out of character for Shiro that he suspects Shiro is doing it to soften a blow, like preparing to break up with him. What a sad commentary on their relationship.
September 4, 2018
Still adoring this low stakes focus on daily life and food. I love the characters and the art. Truly a favorite of mine.
September 1, 2023
Unlike in many manga, the frequent presence of throwaway characters like Shiro's and Kenji's clients doesn't bother me all that much. Their situations always have an effect on "what's for dinner," who's cooking it, or both, making cooking come across as the infinitely malleable and situational art that it must certainly be for someone who knows what they're doing.
This is definitely a foodie manga, though since it focuses on home cooking, it's somewhat less technical than the others I've read. The directions, and the manga panels showing the preparation, are easy to follow, and the "ta-da!" panel where the evening's meal is shown on the table is always easy to connect to the preparation that preceded it.
The translator has taken the (imo) odd tack of converting the measurements into American. I'd think that anyone who was serious about making these dishes would also have access to metric measuring devices. As is, it's hard to get a good idea of the proportions of ingredients, and measurements I rarely, if ever, see in American recipes, i.e. 1/5 cup, show up occasionally.
Storywise, my favorite episode was the one at the end where Kenji's father passed away. He'd been separated from the family, but they were diligent in taking care of the physical remains and the ceremonies that accompany a death, even though the deceased was all but a stranger at that point in time.
I've read three of these in as many days, so it's time to bid farewell to Shiro and Kenji before I'm tempted to gobble all of these up. Pun intended.
This is definitely a foodie manga, though since it focuses on home cooking, it's somewhat less technical than the others I've read. The directions, and the manga panels showing the preparation, are easy to follow, and the "ta-da!" panel where the evening's meal is shown on the table is always easy to connect to the preparation that preceded it.
The translator has taken the (imo) odd tack of converting the measurements into American. I'd think that anyone who was serious about making these dishes would also have access to metric measuring devices. As is, it's hard to get a good idea of the proportions of ingredients, and measurements I rarely, if ever, see in American recipes, i.e. 1/5 cup, show up occasionally.
Storywise, my favorite episode was the one at the end where Kenji's father passed away. He'd been separated from the family, but they were diligent in taking care of the physical remains and the ceremonies that accompany a death, even though the deceased was all but a stranger at that point in time.
I've read three of these in as many days, so it's time to bid farewell to Shiro and Kenji before I'm tempted to gobble all of these up. Pun intended.
September 9, 2017
Hahaha, Kenji's reaction to the trip Shiro's taken him on! It was fun getting to see Kenji with his family too. And I love that they make brownies--brownies are the best! Although adding rum raisins to them...eh???
September 24, 2017
Oh, to eat brownies for the first time. I hope Shiro gets to visit Kenji's family too sometime. :)
June 7, 2021
Xmas 🎄🎁🎅🏻 and NY 🎇🎆episodes are full of love and cozy joy 😌 and best of all, Shiro’s dad is okay 🙏🏻 love the part where Kenji finally does the cooking 👨🏻🍳🥘
February 15, 2018
4.0 Stars '
Cute, funny and mouth watering as always.
Loved the brownies & the trip to Kyoto.
Cute, funny and mouth watering as always.
Loved the brownies & the trip to Kyoto.
January 13, 2022
I really appreciate how far our protagonists have come in the book. As much as the series as a whole feels like vignettes of their life strung together, we do get to appreciate some degree of character progression. As aloof as Shiro can be, we've seen him accommodate Kenji more and this book features some great moments of him going out of his way to do something a bit more special for his partner. And we've also had more stories with some of the supporting characters, thus also presenting more of their lives.
This may start to feel boring to some with the general lack of any serious conflict in the story structure, but I find it to be a welcome respite from the rigors of our modern lives. It's definitely some great feel-good comfort reading and I'm all for it.
This may start to feel boring to some with the general lack of any serious conflict in the story structure, but I find it to be a welcome respite from the rigors of our modern lives. It's definitely some great feel-good comfort reading and I'm all for it.
January 2, 2024
This volume kicks off with fatshaming a pregnant woman. I don't know why I'm surprised, at this point, I should know what to expect, fool me once, shame on you, fool me eight times...
Four stars because the Kyoto trip was pleasantly nostalgic, although I did feel bad for Kenji because he was right that Shiro wouldn't hold his hand in public unless something dire was happening.
There is only one panel of "Gilbert" and as always he is the best character in the series. Now I'm off to volume 9 to find out who gets fatshamed there--a law firm colleague? Already did that. A pet? Maybe a chubby dog will show up and there will be a discussion of pet metabo. Petabo.
Four stars because the Kyoto trip was pleasantly nostalgic, although I did feel bad for Kenji because he was right that Shiro wouldn't hold his hand in public unless something dire was happening.
There is only one panel of "Gilbert" and as always he is the best character in the series. Now I'm off to volume 9 to find out who gets fatshamed there--a law firm colleague? Already did that. A pet? Maybe a chubby dog will show up and there will be a discussion of pet metabo. Petabo.
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February 12, 2021
I loved their trip to Kyôto, although it was quite sad to learn about the more serious reason for the trip.
2021 sidenote: I decided in January to finally continue reading this series this year and have resolved for myself to point out one thing that I especially liked for every volume. There usually is more than one thing that I enjoy but I want to try to pick out and focus on one and see how it goes for me.
2021 sidenote: I decided in January to finally continue reading this series this year and have resolved for myself to point out one thing that I especially liked for every volume. There usually is more than one thing that I enjoy but I want to try to pick out and focus on one and see how it goes for me.
September 1, 2021
I liked the trip to Kyoto but Kenji couldn't enjoy it because he was worried that this out of character idea was to soften a blow of a break up. I was glad when Shiro confessed the reason for the trip. Kenji could relax.
They made brownies! Wouldn't have thought of putting rum raisins in it. Their self control of not eating brownies the night they made them is amazing
They made brownies! Wouldn't have thought of putting rum raisins in it. Their self control of not eating brownies the night they made them is amazing
October 7, 2019
I absolutely enjoyed this book in the series. The relationship between Shiro and Kenji is becoming more clear and relatable. The food sounds so delicious. Yes I copied and pasted the review from the last volume but they deserve the same praises without spoilers.
January 28, 2019
I like this one for the Kyoto chapter. Also, the recipes are wonderfully interesting.
April 28, 2019
I love this series and I enjoyed this progression in the story. always so inspired to cook and eat after reading this.
September 6, 2019
I like it.
September 13, 2019
Still not entirely feeling the relationship between Shiro and Kenji, unfortunately.
August 6, 2021
Aaahhh the Kyoto trip was cute! I’m really hoping Shiro gets to meet Kenji’s family
April 12, 2022
Lovely and funny. I think this volume was the idea for the movie, right??? Can’t wait to see the live action movie soon this year >,<
November 22, 2022
There’s a lot of time skips in this.
July 3, 2024
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October 9, 2016
Very cute book! Wish I could have started with the beginning of the series, but this was what was in at the library.
Also wish they had shown more drawings of Kyoto--I had gone as a teen and it would have been nice to see more.
Also wish they had shown more drawings of Kyoto--I had gone as a teen and it would have been nice to see more.
September 5, 2015
What did you Eat Yesterday? Vol. 8 by Fumi Yoshinaga is great at depicting the normalness of life. It really calms a reader I think to delve into something like this and to take a break from our own lives. Also as with the other volumes the recipes in here are again fabulous. These are unique I think because you can read these in two ways. One can be a cookbook with some interesting conversation in between. Or you can read it as a good show with some really good food recipes as a commercial of sorts. Either way they are fun but be prepared to get very hungry as you read them.
July 28, 2017
okay i mostly talk about the food porn when it comes to this series (it's just so good! ;_;) but i just want to say, shiro and kenji are like the embodiment of #relationshipgoals
they are such comfortable middle aged marrieds, i hope in five years i've got someone i can chill and cook with a lot
i say five years to give myself a chance to learn how to cook first :')
anyways. this is the nicest calmest slice of life food porn on the market; you should definitely read it if that sounds like a thing you'd be into
4 stars
they are such comfortable middle aged marrieds, i hope in five years i've got someone i can chill and cook with a lot
i say five years to give myself a chance to learn how to cook first :')
anyways. this is the nicest calmest slice of life food porn on the market; you should definitely read it if that sounds like a thing you'd be into
4 stars
October 17, 2015
Most of what I love about the series continues in the 8th installment. I learned about salted rice malt, and Shiro learns about brownies. Shiro and Kenji celebrate Kenji's birthday. I still notice the odd way some of the characters react about the couple's homosexuality, but I'm less bugged by it. I figure maybe it is just a cultural thing.
June 21, 2015
Another great installment of this slice-of-life manga - I love how Yoshinaga can make this couple seem so real!
This volume sees Shiro and Kenji experience death, children, and experiment with Western cooking!
This volume sees Shiro and Kenji experience death, children, and experiment with Western cooking!
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December 17, 2023(Dec. 2023) That final chapter always kills me.
It's been a while since I last read a volume of this series, but honestly I really enjoyed it. I think this is a series I can't just binge read like other manga. I need to read a volume a week probably.
It's been a while since I last read a volume of this series, but honestly I really enjoyed it. I think this is a series I can't just binge read like other manga. I need to read a volume a week probably.
May 13, 2015
I am in love with this series. The author does a wonderful job making these people seem real. When I read this series I feel like the friend that is always over.
July 20, 2015
I love this entire series. This one had a recipe for brownies and the reaction of the characters was adorable!
December 30, 2016
This is the last book I may read of this series for a while. There's one more that I have to get that's in the US, but the next doesn't come out till next year. It was pretty much more of the same.
November 1, 2015
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