An original animation about the daily life of five girls who have just become university students.
They love delicious food, want to have lots of fun with everyone, and try their best to study, so they're enjoying university life to the fullest!
Food for the Soul is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi, 日々は過ぎれど飯うまし, Hibimeshi
Genres: Slice of Life
Top 7 Anime Like Food for the Soul
7. Yuru Camp△
Rin likes to go camping by herself along the lakes that provide a scenic view of Mt. Fuji. Nadeshiko loves to take cycling trips by herself to places where she can see Mt. Fuji. After they meet, Rin and Nadeshiko take camping trips, eat cup ramen together, and enjoy the scenery.
Laid-Back Camp is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ゆるキャン△, Yurukyan, Yurucamp
6. Mono
Satsuki Amamiya, a high school Photography Club member, was feeling down due to the graduation of her beloved club president. However, her best friend and fellow member, An Kiriyama, encourages her, and Satsuki decides to dedicate herself to the club activities once again.
The 360-degree camera that Satsuki eagerly bought at an auction has not arrived. An investigates the seller, and she discovers that the person lives very close to the school.
When Satsuki and An visit the seller’s address, they find a candy store. They meet the manga artist Haruno Akiyama, who asks them to model for her manga.
Sakurako Shikishima, a former Cinema Club member, joins the "Cinephoto Club," which merged with the Photography Club. They decide to cooperate with Haruno on her interview, but...
mono is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: mono, mono: Weekend Animation
5. Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
The gourmet comedy follows the daily life of Koizumi, a high school girl who looks like a cool beauty at first glance, but actually has an unexpected side of her that loves ramen.
Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ラーメン大好き小泉さん, Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
4. Bocchi the Rock!
Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah...”
During her middle school years, she started playing the guitar, wanting to join a band because she thought it could be an opportunity for even someone shy like her to also shine. But because she had no friends, she ended up practicing guitar for six hours every day all by herself.
After becoming a skilled guitar player, she uploaded videos of herself playing the guitar to the internet under the name “Guitar Hero” and fantasized about performing at her school’s cultural festival concert. But not only could she not find any bandmates, before she knew it, she was in high school and still wasn’t able to make a single friend!
She was really close to becoming a shut-in, but one day, Nijika Ijichi, the drummer in Kessoku Band, reached out to her. And because of that, her everyday life started to change little by little...
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！, Bocchi the Rock!
3. Koufuku Graffiti
The main protagonist of Koufuku Graffiti is a girl named Ryou Machiko who lives alone while attending art school. Ryou absolutely loves to cook but lately, all of her dishes have been tasting horrible to her. One day, she gets a sudden call from her aunt who tells her that her second cousin Kirin will be staying with her on the weekends because she wants to attend the same art school as her.
Soon after Kirin arrives, Ryou learns a valuable lesson and completely changes her perspective on cooking which is that good meals are meant to be eaten with loved ones and that's what makes them taste great. Over the course of the series, Ryou cooks a variety of dishes for her cousin, friends, neighbors and anyone else who drops by her apartment! This is not a series that you'll want to watch on an empty stomach!
Gourmet Girl Graffiti is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 幸腹グラフィティ, Happy Cooking Graffiti
2. Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san
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.
Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 舞妓さんちのまかないさん, The caterer at the Maiko Manor
1. Amaama to Inazuma
Since the death of his wife, Kouhei Inuzuka has been caring for his young daughter Tsumugi to the best of his abilities. However, with his lack of culinary knowledge and his busy job as a teacher, he is left relying on ready-made meals from convenience stores to feed the little girl. Frustrated at his own incapability to provide a fresh, nutritious meal for his daughter, Kouhei takes up an offer from his student, Kotori Iida, to come have dinner at her family's restaurant. But on their very first visit, the father and daughter discover that the restaurant is often closed due to Kotori's mother being away for work and that Kotori often eats alone. After much pleading from his pupil, Kouhei decides to continue to go to the restaurant with Tsumugi to cook and share delicious homemade food with Kotori.Amaama to Inazuma follows the heartwarming story of a caring father trying his hardest to make his adorable little daughter happy, while exploring the meanings and values behind cooking, family, and the warm meals at home that are often taken for granted.
Sweetness & Lightning is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 甘々と稲妻, Amaama to Inazuma
