So here is another fun food related isekai! If you enjoyed Restaurant to Another World, this is a fun restaurant isekai story to check out.

The Basics

Unlike some of the other stories I’ve reviewed thus far, I have discovered very little information about this particular story. I actually read this story because I had discovered it on Amazon. I had done some searching for any other food related isekai series out there I could actually read. I managed to stumble on this one. It appears to be a manga only available on Comixology. Kindle users would also have access to.

One clue I did get was there was info on the original publisher: alphapolis. What is Alphapolis? A Google search revealed the answer of course! It is a Japanese publisher who mostly does online publishing. They release both light novels and manga. In fact they also created an English-language app for international audiences.

I don’t currently have this app mainly because I’ve read some negative reviews from other users. I discovered them as I was doing my research of Alphapolis. Perhaps if I read newer reviews that are more positive I’d look ingo this app. In the meantime I’ll get any future content from them via Kindle/Comixology.

Another light novel/manga title they’ve released is Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy, which is a pretty popular anime series on Crunchyroll.

The Premise

Risa Kurokawa was a regular office worker in Japan. She’s got one great interest: food! She loves cooking and eating and demonstrates a real talent for it. She impresses people with her homemade lunches and tasty meals when she hosts friends. It’s this particular talent that causes the agricultural goddess in another world to teleport her to another world!

Risa is unable to go back home so she makes do with her new life. She is one of the small number of people able to see sprites. Her new companion, Basil, gets her help through a court magician, Gilford Hyde Claude. He and his wife, Anastasia, become her foster parents and provide her with much moral and financial support.

Risa could have enjoyed a life of aristocratic luxury, but she discovers a huge problem: the food in this world is terrible. Can Risa revolutionize cuisine in this world? You bet she can!

General Thoughts

So far there have been 9 volumes of this manga available on Amazon. It might not be the most action packed series out there. I will say that it’s a very delightful, relaxing series. There’s developments in terms of Risa befriending more people and helping those in need. And all of this was possible through the power of a tasty meal. I have no idea how long this series is, but I certainly hope we get more of the story.

Risa starts off with just her two foster parents helping her. Very quickly she has a staff helping her as the cafe she opens becomes the talk of the capital! Heartwarming stories like this are a big reason why I keep going back to meshi series. I hope that there will be more to this series. I can’t be sure if there are more volumes coming or what the situation is.

It’s really impressive what Risa is able to achieve during the time she’s in this new world. I can’t wait to see what other adventures she gets into. Hopefully she gets to have a happy life.

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