Asura’s Dish of the Day

Asura’s Dish of the Day summary

You are reading Asura’s Dish of the Day, a manga that covering cooking, romance, school life, seinen, slice of life. Asura’s Dish of the Day (今日のアシュラ飯, Kyou no Ashura Meshi) is a heartwarming seinen manga that blends cooking, romance, school life, and small-slice-of-life drama in a coming-of-age story. The series centers on Omori Sizuka, a high school girl who loves to eat but is often bullied, and Akira Kurose (“Ashura-kun”), the lone tough yankee in school with a surprising talent: he can cook. One day he invites Sizuka to try his homemade bento on the rooftop with the condition she keeps quiet about his secret. From there, he starts making more lunches to help her eat healthier, and an unlikely romance blooms between two very different people. Asura’s Dish of the Day explores friendship, self-acceptance, and growth, all centered around the comfort of food and the courage to be oneself. It’s perfect for readers who enjoy gentle romance, food themes, and character development.