僕らの食卓

cheaper than therapy

Soft, heartwarming, and completely blissful, this manga is a story about family and what it means to eat together. There is a very sweet romance aspect, but that's not the primary focus, and mostly it's just an incredibly nice and cozy slice of life story (I would even use the term iyashikei). With lovable characters, adorable art, and all the catharsis and emotional vulnerability that the best of BL can offer, this is definitely a gem in the genre.

Difficulty wise, I think this rating is fairly accurate. The main detriment is there is a lot of "manga scribble", including a 2 page atogaki. I know a lot of people skip these, but I think they're really cute and add lots of good characterization, so it's kind of a shame that it's not so easy to read. That said, the vocab is overall extremely simple, with some domain-specific vocab (Japanese holidays and food). If you're familiar with some aspects of Japanese culture nothing here will be too out of the ordinary though, and in general I think everyone should learn these things since they pop up all the time in books. There's also no furigana, but the kanji is almost all fairly common kanji.