![]() Theme 2: Loss. Throughout the story, all the characters have experienced some kind of death in their lives. As the story progresses, you learn Minoru and Tane were also in need of Yutaka. Our Dining Table is about Yutaka finding a new family in young man Minoru and his four-year-old brother, Tane. He lost his parents at a young age, and relatives took him in, but he was never fully accepted. Theme 1: Found Family. Yutaka is a young man who has a difficult relationship with his adoptive family. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane - two brothers, many years apart in age - who ask him to teach them how to make his delicious food! It’s not long before Yutaka finds himself falling hard for the meals they share together - and falling in love!” (from the back of the book) Intro: “Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. Ages of the protagonsists are early 20’s, and may be more interesting to an older teen audience. Our Dining Table, Story & Art by Mita Ori, 180 pages, Seven Seas Entertainment, 2019Īge Recommendation: Older Teen. ![]()
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