Food Wars! The Third Plate - Recommendations

• TV (12 eps)
• 2021 - 2022

Kiyo and Sumire came to Kyoto from Aomori Prefecture, dreaming of becoming maiko. But after an unexpected turn of events, Kiyo starts working as the live-in cook at the Maiko House. Their story unfolds in Kagai, the Geiko and maiko district in Kyoto, alongside their housemate maikos. Kiyo nourishes them daily with her homecooked meals, and Sumire strives toward her promising future as the once-in-a-century maiko.

• TV (52 eps)
• 2010 - 2012

• TV (12 eps)
• 2018

Takunomi. follows the story of Michiru Amatsuki, a 20-year-old woman who just moved to Tokyo to change jobs. She lives in apartment 101 of Stella House Haruno, an all-female boarding house. There, she meets other women of different ages, jobs, and personalities. They all have something in common though: their love for good food and drinks.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2018

Feminine-featured Shiina Aki is at odds with his masculinity. To fix this, he heads to Tokyo to attend a new school and to meet new people—the living situation was bound to be weird but not this weird! Now Aki’s the only boy among three older female classmates—and he’s totally crushing on his voluptuous dorm room caretaker!

• TV (10 eps)
• 2021

Nagumi Koushi is a 12-year-old boy who was abandoned by his broke father after their house caught on fire, leaving him to roam the streets penniless. He then one day, meets a girl named Minerva who finds him lying on the sidewalk. She takes him to a women’s college dormitory, one known for housing troublesome residents, and asks him to be their "Dormitory Mother." Surrounded by older women and forced to deal with their idiosyncrasies, Koushi starts his new life!

• DVD Special (14 eps)
• 2014 - 2015

• OVA (3 eps)
• 2002

Did you think the chaos at the Hinata Inn is over? No way! Love Hina Again introduces a new girl--Kanako--who has a big crush on Keitaro and magical powers on her side! Will Naru finally confess her feelings to Keitaro, or will he literally be 'charmed' away?

• TV (99 eps)
• 1987 - 1989

Genjirou Murata, the most renowned food critic in Japan and leader of the Ajiou Group, discovers a boy called Youichi Ajiyoshi (known to his friends as Mr Ajikko), whose innate cooking prowess creates the most heavenly of flavors. Convinced that he might have just found the heir to the company, Mr Murata decides to immerse Youichi fully into the world of professional chefs, a world where cooking is not just a skill, but a matter of pride, honor, and reputation; if you can't even cook spaghetti 'al dente' then you better get out of town! However, not everyone is so sure of a wildcard boy’s abilities, and there are more than enough challengers queuing up to halt Youichi's climb to the top. Is a young, untrained chef truly prepared for what it takes to prove himself the best in Japan?

• TV (22 eps)
• 1991

• TV (12 eps)
• 2017

Sakuragi Hinako has a hard time talking with others. In order to get over her paralyzing shyness, Hinako leaves her home in the country because she ends up starting school at the high school that has the drama club that she admires and ends up staying at Hitotose-sou. There, she meets Kuina, who loves books and to eat, Mayuki, who’s a bit older but smaller who’s good at cooking, and the quiet landlady with the hot body, Chiaki-san. A cute and fun drama comedy about the former girl who was paralyzed from shyness.