Narusawa-kun wa Oishii Kao ni Koishiteru

A food manga about how scary looking high schooler Narusawa is secretly just a guy who loves looking at happy girls eating his cooking. His life is suddenly interrupted when an Italian girl comes to homestay. Now he gets to feed her food and see her look happy everyday.

For a simple food manga the storytelling in this series was top notch. They really explain Narusawa by exploring a traumatic past and then addressing it. I liked how he gradually opened up to his classmates after cooking for three different girls changed his view on school life. You’d think the story setup would be just a simple harem but they don’t focus on the romance and instead focus on the relationship between characters. It’s so great!

A surprisingly deep story within a food manga. I approve!

~dakazu