After reading Tokyo Bay, you'll probably need a little sweet treat!
Here's My Neighbor and Me
A cozy, everyday sweet romance with a touch of food.
I haven't settled on the main characters' names yet, so for now I'm just posting an initial blurb.
Screenshot taken on July 4, 2024.
Couple: A literature grad who has been beaten down by society and has become a numb, lazy fish x an energetic little sunshine of a designer office worker who still works overtime
[Blurb]
The tragic heroine, exhausted by the 996 work schedule, finally can't take it anymore and quits to study abroad.
The soundproofing in her Tokyo apartment is mediocre, so she can always hear what's going on next door.
As time goes by, she even figures out her neighbor's routines:
He likes using an Apple radar alarm clock.
His time getting home changes every day.
He drinks canned beverages on the balcony in the middle of the night.
Sometimes he sings softly. He has a lovely voice, and from the sound of it,
he should be a man.
On rainy days, she sees his umbrella by the door.
On sunny days, she spots the white shirt hanging on his balcony.
What kind of person is he? ...
Then one day, while the heroine is stewing pork ribs at home, the doorbell suddenly rings.
A handsome, refined man stands outside, looking bashful. He opens with an extremely polite string of Japanese:
"I'm your next-door neighbor."
"The food from your place smells so good. Could I have a little?"
"I'll trade you some Shizuoka strawberries."
The heroine slurps down a mouthful of saliva and, as if possessed, nods.
[Reader's Guide]
1. A slow-paced, cozy, sweet romance with a slice-of-life anime feel. Everyone gets a happy ending.
2. The male and female leads are entirely fictional, have no real-life models, and have nothing to do with the author. Please don't draw comparisons or project them onto real people.
3. Don't form unrealistic fantasies about Japanese men!
4. It's fine if you can't get into the office-worker stuff. Goodbye, people with no taste! (← Just kidding.)
Theme: Eat well and live a healthy life.
