Kinou Nani Tabeta?

Attorney Kakehi Shiro (played by Nishijima Hidetoshi) works at a small law firm in town. His daily routine includes heading to the local discount supermarket after work, where he carefully selects bargain ingredients while planning dinner in his head, aiming to keep his monthly food budget under 25,000 yen.

Back home, Shiro quickly prepares dinner: three side dishes, seasoned rice, and miso soup. Just as he finishes, his live-in partner Yabuki Kenji (played by Uchino Seiyo), a hairdresser, returns home. The couple, who call each other “Shiro-san” and “Kenji,” share their daily experiences and feelings over dinner, making it their precious time together.

One day, while walking together, they run into Kenji’s regular client, Ms. Sengoku. She immediately recognizes Shiro, saying, “So this is the boyfriend you mentioned? The lawyer who plays the woman’s role…?” Shiro’s expression changes instantly. While he keeps his personal life private at work to avoid prejudice, he discovers Kenji has been openly discussing it not only at his workplace but with clients too. Tonight’s dinner table might be more turbulent than usual…

This begins the story of Shiro-san and Kenji’s bittersweet yet warm daily life together, centered around their shared meals.

The household of Kakei Shiro and Yabuki Kenji is facing a financial crunch while they continue to maintain their 25,000 Yen Food Budget. Wataru and Kohinata’s lover’s quarrel continues as usual. What do they learn about their relationships through these minor hiccups? Is there any space left for love to blossom?

Kakei Shiro is a 45-year-old lawyer who works at a small law firm. He is good at cooking and a meticulous and thrifty person who keeps the monthly food budget to 25,000 yen. Shiro’s daily routine is to leave work on time and head to a discount supermarket nearby. His partner Yabuki Kenji is an affable hairdresser in his 40s. The two of them share a two-bedroom apartment and the finer points of two men living together come up at the dining table every day. Although two of them have been in a relationship for three years and Kakei’s parents know he is gay, Kakei never shares the fact that he is gay or Kenji is his partner to anyone.

The slice of life series focuses on the relationship between Kakei Shiro and Yabuki Kenji, a middle-aged gay couple living in Tokyo.

Shiro’s daily routine is to head to the discount supermarket in the neighborhood after work. Quickly sifting through bargain ingredients, he throws together a dinner menu in his head. His goal is to keep the monthly food expenses within 25,000 yen but as he reaches the limit he begins to think about the the rising price costs. What’s more, the two men begin to undergo the subtle daily challenges in their environment and the mental and physical changes that everyone “Arafif” is known to experience. And yet, the bittersweet and warm days of Shiro and Kenji’s daily dining table begin once more.