Our Dining Table Explained

Our Dining Table
Ja Kanji:僕らの食卓
Ja Romaji:Bokura no Shokutaku
Genre:Cooking, drama,
Type:manga
Author:Ori Mita
Publisher:Gentosha
Magazine:Rutile
Imprint:Birz Comics Rutile Collection
Volumes:1
Type:drama
Studio:The Room
Episodes:11
Portal:yes

is a Japanese manga series by Ori Mita. It is serialized in the manga magazine Rutile from November 21, 2015, to January 21, 2017. A live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast from April 6, 2023, to June 15, 2023, on BS-TBS.

Plot

Yutaka Hozumi is a lonely salaryman who is estranged from his family and finds it difficult to eat with other people. One day in the park, he meets brothers Minoru and Tane Ueda. Minoru and Tane find his cooking delicious and ask him to visit and teach them how to cook. Soon, Yutaka begins visiting and eating with the Ueda family. At the same time, Yutaka and Minoru's relationship begins to grow deeper as the two confront each other's past loneliness.

Characters

Yutaka is a salaryman. He was adopted into a family as a young child, and because his stepsiblings would tell him they were disgusted to eat with him, eventually, he found it difficult to eat with other people.
  • Minoru is a freeter who is Yutaka's age. He often acts as Tane's caretaker.
  • Tane is Minoru's 4-year-old younger brother.
  • Media

    Manga

    Our Dining Table is written and illustrated by Ori Mita. It is serialized in the manga magazine Rutile from the January 2016 issue released on November 21, 2015,[1] to the March 2017 issue released on January 21, 2017.[2] The chapters were later released in one bound volume by Gentosha under the Birz Comics Rutile Collection imprint.

    On May 23, 2019, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series for English-language distribution in North America.[3]

    Television drama

    On November 23, 2021, a live-action television drama series adaptation was announced through Rutiles Twitter account.[4] [5] The series was broadcast from April 6, 2023, to June 15, 2023, on BS-TBS.[6] [7] [8] During BS-TBS's press conference on March 8, 2023, the company highlighted Our Dining Table as one of the serial dramas meant to target the adult demographic, following the channel's Q2 programming's theme of "Let's enjoy being adults."[9] In addition to BS-TBS, the series was also streamed digitally on Lemino beginning on April 12, 2023.[8] It was streamed internationally with English subtitles on GagaOOLala.[10]

    The adaptation starred Atsuhiro Inukai as Yutaka, Hiroki Iijima as Minoru, and Kūga Maeyama as Tane.[6] The supporting cast includes as Kōji Ueda, Minoru and Tane's father; Seika Furuhata as Rei Ohata, Yutaka's co-worker; and Tomohiro Ichikawa as Yuki Hozumi, Yutaka's older stepbrother.[8] Additional cast members include Tetsuji from the comedy duo as Gotō, the owner of the ramen shop where Minoru works; Shiori Tamada as Nao, Minoru's ex-girlfriend, and Yo Hasegawa as Mika Ueda, Minoru and Tane's mother.[8] [11] The series is produced by The Room.[8] It is directed by Yuho Ishibashi,, and .[6] The three, along with, were also in charge of the script.[8] Filming took place in Mima in Tokushima Prefecture, which is also Inukai's hometown.[6] [12] [13] The opening theme song is "Andante no Sunadokei" by Beverly,[14] and the ending theme song is "Tooi Kuni" by .[15]

    Reception

    Our Dining Table came in 3rd place for Best Comic at the 9th BL Awards in 2018.[16] Anime News Network reviewed Our Dining Table favorably, calling the series "charming."[17]

    For the television drama adaptation, called the series "heart-warming."[18]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Book: ルチル 2016年1月号 . Rutile January 2016 issue . ja . . 2015-11-21 . 2024-03-03 . March 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306110424/https://www.gentosha-comics.net/book/b518983.html . live .
    2. Book: ルチル 2017年3月号 . Rutile March 2017 issue . ja . . 2017-01-21 . 2024-03-03 . March 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306110427/https://www.gentosha-comics.net/book/b518167.html . live .
    3. Web site: Jennifer . Sherman . Seven Seas Licenses Dungeon Builder, Our Dining Room, Reincarnated as a Sword Manga . . 2019-05-03 . 2024-03-03 . December 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221222153626/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-23/seven-seas-licenses-dungeon-builder-our-dining-room-reincarnated-as-a-sword-manga/.147044 . live .
    4. Web site: サラリーマン&歳の離れた兄弟が3人で食卓を囲む「僕らの食卓」実写ドラマ化 . Our Dining Table, which is about a salaryman sharing a dining table with brothers with an age difference, will be adapted into a live-action drama . ja . . 2021-11-23 . 2024-03-03 . December 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215113841/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/454664 . live .
    5. Web site: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . Our Dining Table Manga Gets Live-Action Series . . 2021-11-23 . 2024-03-03 . March 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331232450/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-23/our-dining-table-manga-gets-live-action-series/.179881 . live .
    6. Web site: 犬飼貴丈×飯島寛騎、仮面ライダー出身俳優のW主演で『僕らの食卓』ドラマ化 弟役は前山くうが . Atsuhiro Inukai and Hiroki Iijima, actors originating from Kamen Rider, co-star in drama adaptation of Our Dining Table, role of little brother played by Kūga Maeyama . ja . . 2023-02-06 . 2024-03-03 . March 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306232722/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2266688/full/ . live .
    7. Web site: ドラマ「僕らの食卓」BS-TBSで4月放送開始、3人の後ろ姿を映したビジュアルも . Our Dining Table drama to begin broadcast in April on BS-TBS, visual of the three main characters from behind also revealed . ja . . 2023-01-31 . 2024-03-03 . February 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201043822/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/510988 . live .
    8. Web site: ドラマ「僕らの食卓」穰と種の父親役は原田龍二、追加キャスト&新ビジュアル公開 . Ryūji Harada added to cast of Our Dining Table drama as Minoru and Tane's father, new visual unveiled . ja . . 2023-03-06 . 2024-03-03 . March 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315022604/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/515499 . live .
    9. Web site: BS-TBS、2023年春の改編テーマは『オトナを楽しもう』 スペシャル放送&リアルイベントで認知度アップ目指す . BS-TBS' reorganization theme for spring 2024 is "Let's enjoy being adults", aims to increase awareness through special broadcasta and real-time events . ja . . 2023-03-08 . 2024-03-03 . March 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308071159/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2270655/full/ . live .
    10. News: GagaOOLala, the World's Largest LGBTQ+ Streaming Platform, Announces Impressive 2023 Viewer Metrics . . . 2024-02-23 . 2024-03-03 . March 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240309221306/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gagaoolala-the-worlds-largest-lgbtq-streaming-platform-announces-impressive-2023-viewer-metrics-302069860.html . live .
    11. Web site: 犬飼貴丈×飯島寛騎、ドラマ『僕らの食卓』おとん役の原田龍二ら追加キャスト発表 . Our Dining Table drama starring Atsuhiro Inukai and Hiroki Iijima adds Ryūji Harada in the cast as the father . ja . . 2023-03-06 . 2024-03-03 . March 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307155534/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2270540/full/ . live .
    12. Web site: ドラマ「僕らの食卓」W主演は犬飼貴丈と飯島寛騎、一緒に食卓を囲んで距離が縮まる . ja . . 2023-02-06 . 2024-03-03 . March 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230314112603/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/511740 . live .
    13. Web site: 犬飼貴丈&飯島寛騎、前山くうがにメロメロ 爆弾おにぎり手渡され笑顔 . Atsuhiro Inukai, Hiroki Iijima lovingly smile when Kūga Maeyama hands out bomb onigiri . ja . . 2023-03-29 . 2024-03-03 . March 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308202940/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2273292/full/ . live .
    14. Web site: ドラマ「僕らの食卓」犬飼貴丈・飯島寛騎らが食卓囲む予告映像、主題歌はBeverly . Our Dining Table drama reveals trailer featuring Atsuhiro Inukai and Hiroki Iijima sharing a dining table, theme song by Beverly . ja . . 2023-03-13 . 2024-03-03 . March 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320110724/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/516409 . live .
    15. Web site: 犬飼貴丈&飯島寛騎『僕らの食卓』おにぎりと笑顔のオフショット . Atsuhiro Inukai and Hiroki Iijima show off onigiri with a smile in behind-the-scenes of Our Dining Table . ja . . 2023-03-20 . 2024-03-03 . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327051124/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2272330/full/ . live .
    16. Web site: ついに今年もランキング決定!! 商業BLの祭典BLアワード2018!! . Finally, this year's results are in!! Commercially released BL festival, BL Awards 2018!! . ja . Chil-Chil . 2024-03-03 . February 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240212151258/https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2018/ . live .
    17. Web site: Rebecca . Silverman . Our Dining Table . . 2020-01-31 . 2024-03-03 . November 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117021026/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/our-dining-table/gn/.155671 . live .
    18. Web site: 犬飼貴丈"豊"が飯島寛騎"穣"たちと過ごした時間をかみ締める様子に心がジーンと温まる<僕らの食卓> . The time that Atsuhiro Inukai's "Yutaka" and Hiroki Iijima's "Minoru" spend together makes us clench our teeth as it tugs our heartstrings and warms our hearts (Our Dining Table) . ja . . 2023-06-15 . 2024-03-03 . April 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407054431/https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1132347/ . live .