Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou (2023)

- Both stories take place during the war
- Both stories have a slow-burn romance with the leads supporting each other, falling in love slowly, and becoming great companions
- Both stories reflect the resilience, optimism and growth of the characters
- Both stories have simple, positive and sweet characters with zero negativity or unnecessary angst and misunderstandings

In Kyoto, soon after the war, Ichika strives to save her family's long established ryoten restaurant from financial crisis. In order to do so, she marries Yamaguchi Amane, who is 15 years younger, in a marriage of convenience.

Both are a slow paced slice of life taking place mostly in the kitchen.
Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou has more romance, but in both of them, the focus is on character growth and not love.