Synopsis

Tokoro Madoka (nicknamed “Koro”), a 33-year-old employee in the girls’ manga “Juice” editorial department at Yotsuba Publishing, played by Motokareya Yuika, finds herself unable to take the plunge into real-life romance. One day at work, she falls in love after seeing Yatsukado Naoya (Hiraoka Yuta), one of the company’s “Four Heavenly Kings of Popularity,” smiling while eating a beef bowl.

 

When she consults her assigned manga artist about this situation, she receives unusual advice: “You want to eat with him, don’t you? But if you don’t dare to do that, then research what he eats, consume the same foods, and feel his presence that way!” This leads to a recommendation for “meal stalking.” Following this guidance, Koro begins eating beef bowls, simmered mackerel in miso, and omelet rice, believing she can feel closer to Yatsukado through these shared culinary experiences while letting her imagination run wild with romantic fantasies.