Kitchen For Singles (2019)
Natsuki Hayashi is a 26-year-old office worker who leaves home at 8:00 a.m. and returns home at 6:00 p.m. everyday. She is usually dressed in a suit, but when she comes home, it is her castle. She lives in a 2DK apartment complex, surrounded by the sundries she has collected since her school days. Her daily routine is to cook dinner while listening to music. All recipes are in her head. The events of the day, things that interest her, and nostalgic memories. Whatever pops into her head, she cooks it rhythmically. Muttering to herself, she lets the music take over and today, too, a new recipe is born.
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Episode 1 - Easy Potato Gratin but not light
Release Date: 2019-12-24“I knew I should have waited until spring." Natsuki was depressed as soon as she got home. She pretended not to notice the disturbing skies and put on the leather shoes she had fallen in love with at first sight, but as expected, it rained. After wiping off the water and praying that it would not stain my shoes, I realized that I was also wet and cold. "On a day like this, I needed something hot to eat." Wearing a colorful apron, Natsuki heads for the kitchen. Today's dish is ...... gratin.
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Episode 2 - Spring Rolls of Shredded Vegetables, Not Just in Spring
Release Date: 2020-01-07On her way home from playing with friends, Natsuki is approached by a strange man. Running back from the sudden “Nanpa(pick-up),” she looks up the word "Nanpa" in the dictionary. She then takes vegetables out of the "package from her mother" in the hallway and confronts him, placing them on the counter. At times like this she always does one thing to calm down. Today's dish is going to be ...... spring rolls.
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Episode 3 - Soy Milk Miso Soup in the Morning
Release Date: 2020-01-14Natsuki woke up early, because she had been busy working every day and went to bed immediately after coming home last night. Beautiful sunny Saturday morning, and she suddenly has a lot of time on her hands after doing the laundry piling up. On days like this, she want to do something a little different. This morning, let's try a different breakfast. 8
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Episode 4 - Spanish Omelette in Celebration
Release Date: 2020-02-04The bookstore in front of the station has closed. It was my favorite store with good taste. After coming home, Natsuki is struck by a little loss. On a day like this, let's make something special. It would be nice to celebrate to say goodbye. I'm going to make a special omelette with lots of eggs.
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Episode 5 - Tomato udon noodles with guilty feeling
Release Date: 2020-09-02Natsuki lives alone in an apartment complex. She is absorbed in playing video games and has been sleep‐starved. she thinks "A week ago, I was living a regular life" ,but she reaches for a nighttime meal to fill her stomach. She pull out the tomato sauce frozen feeling guilty. With this, let’s make stewed udon noodles, perfect for summer nights.
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Episode 6 - Long and thin, Stir-fried bean sprouts with butter
Release Date: 2020-09-09Natsuki attended the wedding of a high school friend. She was fond of saying "definitely" and said "I will definitely have a garden wedding. However the wedding was more relaxed than Natsuki had expected, and she came home anticlimactic. She paid a lot of congratulatory gifts and had a poor wallet. Today's supper is going to be a economical menu using bean sprouts. And the other star of the dish is....
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Episode 7 - Summer cucumber fried rice
Release Date: 2020-09-16On her day off, she cleans her room thoroughly. Small things fall from shelves overflowing with stuff, and Natsuki decides to declutter. As cleaning up, she remembers many encounters with each object, she finds a profile paper tucked into a book. She wonders if the previous owner of the book had left it. Looking at the blank part of profile paper, she takes a breath. Lets's make fried rice quickly and continue cleaning.
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Episode 8 - Deep-fried Chicken Breast with Japanese Tartar Sauce
Release Date: 2020-09-30I want to eat meat irresistibly. I want to eat Deep-fried Chicken. Natsuki came home from the supermarket with these thoughts in her mind. She bought 400 grams of chicken. Her Deep-fried Chicken is made with light breast meat, not juicy thigh meat. Remembering the Deep-fried Chicken she has eaten in the past, she creates her own recipe in the atelier of her kitchen. On a hot and humid summer night, the heat of the fried food envelops the room.
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Episode 9 - Spoil me, Fried onion dumplings
Release Date: 2022-03-11Natsuki brought the rest of the work home. Frustrated because no one wants to do it, she ends up volunteering. However, she has a hard time finding the motivation to do it. In such a case, let's try cooking something a little more elaborate. Move your hands, and your feelings will naturally follow.
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Episode 10 - Asian Celery Soup Pasta
Release Date: 2022-03-12Afternoon. A package came from her mother. There are ingredients and aromatic moxa which is “popular” inside it. She never thought she’d know “popular things” from her mother. She starts preparing for lunch with the celery that was in the package. Meals and moxa. Let's make a holiday to take care of herself.
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Episode 11 - Steamed salmon in foil without a steamer
Release Date: 2022-03-18“Nobunaga" living in a neighborhood shopping street, has disappeared. Cats are traditionally said to disappear when they realize they are about to die.However, it is hard to believe that the brawny stray cat would lose its energy so easily. Let’s make a fish dish tonight. Gentle and warm, steamed salmon.
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Episode 12 - Fluffy Tamagoyaki Sandwich
Release Date: 2022-03-19Changing clothes is an indoor fashion show. Trying out all sorts of bizarre combinations that she wouldn't be able to wear outside.Natsuki poses in front of the mirror. Through the open window, petals of cherry blossoms are coming in.The spring air invites her to go on a picnic today. With her favorite sandwich.