Beauty and the Feast

28-year-old Shuuko Yakumo is aimlessly living day-to-day life since she lost her husband. She's content to live out her days in peace until a 15-year-old high school student named Shohei Yamato moves next door. Curious about her new neighbor, she soon finds that he lives alone and works himself to the bone as the only scholarship student for his school's baseball team. Not only that, but he's been living off nothing but convenience store food.

Worried for his health, Yakumo invites Yamato to eat dinner at her place from now on so he can perform his best. But after extending this invitation, she soon finds that the high schooler possesses a monstrous appetite, and she has to get creative to keep up with his dietary needs. All the while, Yamato's ability to pack away food brings back memories of Yakumo's husband.

And so begins the story of a lonely widow rediscovering her passion for cooking to feed a very hungry high schooler.

The series is written and illustrated by Satomi U. It started serialization in Young Gangan on March 4, 2016.{{cite web|title=食べ盛りな男子高校生を「餌づけ」、母性あふれるハートフル新連載がYGで|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/178548|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=March 4, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2021|language=ja}} The series ended in Young Gangan on March 19, 2021.{{cite web|title=Beauty and the Feast Manga Ends in 2 Chapters (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-15/beauty-and-the-feast-manga-ends-in-2-chapters/.168434|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=July 9, 2021}} The series was collected into eleven tankōbon volumes. An autograph session with the author was held to commemorate the release of the final volume.{{cite web|title=里見U「八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。」最終巻発売＆完結記念でオンラインサイン会|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/418721|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=July 9, 2021|language=ja}}

In November 2019, Square Enix announced they would publish the manga in English starting in October 2020.{{cite web|title=Square Enix Manga & Books Licenses 5 Manga, 1 Novel|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-16/square-enix-manga-and-books-licenses-5-manga-1-novel/.153293|website=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=November 16, 2019|access-date=July 9, 2021}} However, it was later delayed to February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|title=Square Enix Delays Releases of 4 More Manga Due to COVID-19|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-01/square-enix-delays-releases-of-4-more-manga-due-to-covid-19/.160148|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=June 1, 2020|access-date=July 9, 2021}}

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Sean Gaffney from Manga Bookshelf praised the first volume, calling it "sweet".{{cite web|title=Bookshelf Briefs 6/2/21|url=http://mangabookshelf.com/2021/06/02/bookshelf-briefs-6-2-21/|website=Manga Bookshelf|last=Gaffney|first=Sean|date=June 2, 2021|access-date=July 9, 2021}} Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the plot and characters, while criticizing the artwork in some frames.{{cite web|title=Beauty and the Feast GN 1 Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/beauty-and-the-feast/gn-1/.172528|website=Anime News Network|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|date=May 21, 2021|access-date=July 9, 2021}} Like Gaffney, Demelza from Anime UK News also called the series "sweet".{{cite web|title=Beauty and the Feast Volume 1 Review|url=https://animeuknews.net/2021/03/beauty-and-the-feast-volume-1-review/|website=Anime UK News|author=Demelza|date=March 30, 2021|access-date=July 9, 2021}}

• Heisei Haizanhei Sumire-chan, another manga series by Satomi U

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