“Unemployed 31-year-old Harumi becomes guardian to his 12-year-old cousin Kururi, bonding through heartfelt homemade bento lunches.”
Takasugi-San's Obento
高杉さん家のおべんとう
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Unemployed 31-year-old Harumi becomes guardian to his 12-year-old cousin Kururi, bonding through heartfelt homemade bento lunches.
Takasugi Harumi is a 31-year-old man, and even though he has a college degree, he is unable to find a job. One day Miya, Harumi's aunt, a sister-like woman to Harumi, suddenly dies. Harumi had a 12 years old daughter, Kururi, and now that her mother is dead, she has no one to rely on. Harumi has to take care of Kururi now but her heart was kept closed. "Obentou," a lunch box made reasons to get closer to each other. Each lunch box has there feeling, love and there heart in to it. This is a lovable heartful story.. (Source: FairGame)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 80 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 10h 40m approx
- Published Apr 2009 – May 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M20837 catalog